Lesson 6: Come and See Jesus’ Mission of Rescue from Darkness
Question 2 and 3
Whenever we read the Bible it is important to see ourselves in it and to see Christ in it. In the above passage, Lot was taken captive by enemy kings and carried off as plunder. He was no longer a free man but rather a captive, under the authority of the enemy kings, living in enemy territory.
Consider how Lot’s story of captivity is similar to our own story. All people on earth, who have ever lived, were taken captive by our enemy, the devil, and forced to live in the kingdom of darkness. From birth, we are not free to do as we please but rather are captives of the evil one, in his kingdom and under his power and authority. We lived in unbelief and rebellion. Notice that this Biblical truth is taught in a variety of passages:
“We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one” (1 John 5:19 NIV). All people in this world have been, or are, “under the control of the evil one”, having been born in the world and in the kingdom of Satan who is called “the god of this world” (2 Corinthians 4:4). We all need to “escape the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him to do his will” (2 Timothy 2:26 NKJV). This captivity began in the Garden of Eden where Satan tempted Adam and Eve to sin; and through sinning, they plunged the entire human race into darkness, sin, and death.
And so we, like Lot in the Genesis 14 story, have been taken captive by the enemy, have lost all our freedom and are under the influence and power of the enemy of our souls.
Question 2. According to Genesis 14:15 what time of day was it when Abraham came to pursue Lot’s abductors in order to rescue Lot?
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Yes, it was “at night” that Abraham came to Lot’s rescue. Clearly, Abraham loved his nephew Lot, to assemble an army and go in to retrieve him under the cover of darkness, at the risk of his own life.
Abraham acted much like Jesus who entered the darkness on our behalf when, at the cross, He “rescued us from the dominion of darkness” (Colossians 1:13). He did this out of a heart full of love for you, a desire to rescue you and take you to be with Him.
Question 3. According to Genesis 14:16, how thorough was the rescue and recovery that Abraham performed?
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