Question of the day: If you could inhabit the mind of any Biblical woman for a day (kind of like in that movie I never saw, Being John Malkovich), which one would it be and why?

My Answer: I think I'd inhabit the mind of one of Lot's daughters. Last night I went to a Bible study in which we went over the story of Lot's daughters committing incest and giving birth to the Moabites and Ammonites (Genesis 19:30-38). It is a very odd story-- you don't usually see a Bible study on them! The pastor's point on the outline was "Our bad actions have long term consequences." Umm... that's definitely one way to put it. All that said, I think it would be interesting to know what their reasoning really was for all that, beyond what the Bible tells us about it. It isn't something I think most of us would want to do. On the other hand, maybe they were still mad at Lot for trying to give them to an angry mob earlier in the chapter.

Think about this, though-- even though the Moabites were descended from this incident of incest, one of their nation, Ruth, eventually became an ancestress of King David and of Jesus (and got her own book in the Bible, to boot). It points to the beauty of God's redemptive work in the world, and in our own lives. Nothing, and no one, is out of the reach of God's love.

"We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to God's purpose." --Romans 8:28

Kelsey