Genesis 19:30–38 is one of the Bible’s most unsettling sex stories—Lot’s daughters, believing the world has ended, get their father drunk and sleep with him to preserve their family line. It’s a tale of desperation, incest, and survival, and it’s ripe for exploration in our first episode of Advent After Dark: Unwrapping Sacred Smut.

Discussion Questions:

1. What have you been taught about this story before?

2. What does consent mean to you? Is it the same for men and women? What is the consent issue(s) in this story?

3. Why do you think this story is included in the Biblical narrative?

4. Are there un-redeemable sins?

5. What does this tell us about God?