He Pressed Them Strongly

Genesis 19:1-3 ESV

1 The two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them and bowed himself with his face to the earth 2 and said, “My lords, please turn aside to your servant's house and spend the night and wash your feet. Then you may rise up early and go on your way.” They said, “No; we will spend the night in the town square.” 3 But he pressed them strongly; so they turned aside to him and entered his house. And he made them a feast and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.

Two angels continue on to Sodom instead of three. The mission has changed from blessing to judgement. Two is the number of difference. Lot sits at the city's gate as they come. Abraham was in the hills in front of his own tent. Abraham serves his guests cakes of fine flower and a calf. They eat under a tree. Lot prepares unleavened bread, which implies a wilderness journey. They eat in his house. I hope he made plenty because he would soon be making a hurried exit. He will end up finding refuge in the darkness of a cave, a place of his own choosing. Isn't that what he did in the first place?