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The Battle to Go Forward
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Reasons For Looking Back
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Lots Childhood
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Loss of Family
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Father first- Haran (Genesis 11:28)
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Grandfather next- Terah (Genesis 11:32)
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Land Traveled
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Ur to Haran (Genesis 11:31)
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Haran to Canaan (Genesis 12:5)
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Canaan to Egypt and back (Genesis 12:10; 13:1)
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Leaving Family
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Sons (Genesis 19:12)
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Daughters in his house (Genesis 19:8)
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Daughters that were married (Genesis 19:14)
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Sons In Law (Genesis 19:14)
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Leaving Stability (A position of authority and judgment)
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Position (Genesis 19:1)
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Economy (Luke 17:28; Ezekiel 16:49)
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Leaving Comfort
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Home - It seems that Lot was no longer living out of the tent, but that he had a house
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Garden - More than likely Lot and his family had some sort of garden to aid in their food supply
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Friends and Neighbors - When Lot came out of the door to address the men, he called them brethren
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Leaving Attraction - Apparently the place where they lived was a beautiful place. (Genesis 13:10)
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Reasons For Not Looking Back
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Gods word (Genesis 19:17)
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Gods plan (Genesis 19:22)
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Gods judgment (Genesis 19:12-13)
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Results of Looking Back
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Judgment (Genesis 19:26)
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More Sin (Genesis 19:31-36)
