
Then Abraham approached him and said: “Will you sweep away the righteous with the wicked?
Genesis, 18:23, New International Version
The news of the arrival had spread. A Sodomite, having eavesdropped on Abraham's conversation with the storm god, had rushed back to warn the city. His feet bled from running across the rocky plain.
The Sodomites were thus prepared to drive the angels away; but the creatures disguised themselves to avoid capture. At that time, the Patriarchs were no longer ruling in Sodom; the free people assembly had replaced them. Only one faithful to the old system remained; Lot, know to all due to his greed.
And so it came that an old woman, seeing Lot hosting two strangers in his house, grew suspicious of him; for she had lost two daughters to the Patriarchs' rule. She informed the assembly, which soon sent the city guards knocking at Lot's door, followed by a angry crowd.
"Lot, hand over the messengers. You know the authority that sends them: and you know how much he despises us, for being free. The angel's presence here is ominous, and surely means something dire moves against us; we must interrogate them."
While the crowd clamored for Lot to stop offering asylum to the angels, the women of Sodom emptied the city house by house, as a safety measure against the storm god.
Lot stepped out, shut the door behind him and said:
"No, my friends. Don’t do this wicked thing. Look, I have two daughters who have never slept with a man. Let me bring them out to you, and you can do what you like with them. But don’t do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof." [Genesis, 19:7-8, New International Version]
"Lot, you dog-faced bastard, what do your daughters have to do with it?" The crowd clamored.
Then the soldiers pushed Lot aside and forced their way into the house, attempting to imprison the angels; but them, hearing the clamor, had already changed form and flown away.
Seeing that the hour was late, the assembly chained Lot to his home, decreeing that whatever fate was reserved for the city, he should share his part in it. His wife and daughters, however, were evacuated with the others.
And along the desert road, the women of Sodom were heard singing:
"If the storm god rains phosphorus and brimstone, we will arm ourselves with umbrellas and loud curses!"
About the Creator
M.
Half-time writer, all time joker. M. Maponi specializes in speculative fiction, and speculates on the best way to get his shit together.
Author of "Reality and Contagion" and "Consultancy Blues"



Comments (2)
Great twist on the story here. Lot is a villain offering to give his daughters to an angry mob and the residents are bravely resisting control by a vengeful deity. I love it. ❤️
that's great one