AS IT WAS IN THE DAYS OF LOT (Part 9)

AS IT WAS IN THE DAYS OF LOT (Part 9)

Kenute P. Curry

ENCASED IN SALT

At this point, Lot’s wife looked back, and was turned into a pillar of salt מֶלַח [melach /meh·lakh/]. The command was clear, not to look back or linger, but to escape (v. 17). Lot’s wife disobeyed and she became encased in salt. Her destruction was sudden. Jesus referred to her in His teaching on the sudden destruction that will come in the last days. “Remember Lot’s wife,” Jesus warned (Luke 17:32).

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salt: Transliteration: Strong’s H4417 מֶלַח [melach /meh·lakh/] n m. From 4414; TWOT 1197a; GK 4875; 28 occurrences; AV translates as “salt” 27 times, and “saltpits + 4379” once. 1 salt.

The word “salt” transliterates as Strong’s H4417 melach /meh·lakh, meaning salt or saltpits. This mineral is sodium chloride, a white crystalline substance. Asphalt, a black mineral substance, which is a form of bitumen, is found especially in the Dead Sea region. Because of her disobedience in looking back at Sodom, Lot’s wife became encased in salt, or became a “pillar of salt.” It also could have been a mixture of salt and asphalt she was framed in. There were no more chances for her; she had her chance to escape judgment and disobeyed Yahweh, the Sovereign of the universe. Oh that we as God’s representatives would warn the people of the impending judgment to come. We are called to be “watchmen” by the Sovereign LORD, Jehovah.