Immerse Bible Reading: Day 88 - Abraham's Intercession and Lot's Escape

In today's Immerse Daily Bible Reading Experience, Day 88, we delve into the dramatic narrative of Genesis where Abraham shows his profound faith and intercedes for Sodom and Gomorrah. As the Lord plans to destroy these sinful cities, Abraham negotiates with God to spare the righteous. His nephew Lot and his family are rescued by angels, but not without Lot's wife looking back and turning into a pillar of salt. The narrative also covers the origins of the Moabites and Ammonites through Lot's daughters, Abraham's encounter with King Abimelech, and the birth of Isaac fulfilling God's promise to Sarah. This episode is rich with themes of faith, judgement, and fulfillment of divine promises.

00:00 Introduction and Welcome
00:03 Abraham's Plea for Sodom
02:52 The Angels Visit Lot
06:28 Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah
07:24 Lot's Daughters and Their Deception
08:47 Abraham and Abimelech
11:35 Birth of Isaac and Hagar's Departure
14:13 Abraham's Covenant with Abimelech
15:54 Conclusion and Farewell

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4 Questions to get your conversations started:
1. What stood out to you this week?
2. Was there anything confusing or troubling?
3. Did anything make you think differently about God?
4. How might this change the way we live?

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3 ways to get the most out of your experience

1. Use Immerse: Beginnings instead of your regular chapter and verse Bible. This special reader’s edition restores the Bible to its natural simplicity and beauty by removing chapter and verse numbers and other historical additions. Letters look like letters, songs look like songs, and the original literary structures are visible in each book.
2. Commit to making this a community experience. Immerse is designed for groups to encounter large portions of the Bible together
   for 8 weeks–more like a book club, less like a Bible study. By meeting every week in small groups and discussing what you read in open,
   honest conversations, you and your community can come together to be transformed through an authentic experience with the Scriptures.
3. Aim to understand the big story. Read through “The Stories and the Story” (p. 483) to see how the books of the Bible work together to tell God’s story of his creation’s restoration. As you read through Immerse: Beginnings, rather than ask, “How do I fit God into my busy life?” begin asking, “How can I join in God’s great plan by living out my part in his story?”