Lot gained a seat of influence, but he lost the power of dominion.
He sat at the gate of Sodom, the place of judgment and civic authority in the ancient near east, yet when the mob came to his door he had nothing to offer but compromise. He thought position could substitute for covenant faithfulness. But gates without guardianship are just decorations.
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