but Abraham was not told of it. In the process, Abraham came to understand the Lord’s eschaton. The end towards which God works is the destruction of sin and the purging of the earth. Abraham never mentions Lot in His prayers to the Lord. He recognized at once that the sin of Sodom and Gomorrah is unrighteousness, injustice, and God’s justice is no respecter of persons (Ex. 23:8, 9; Deut. 1:17; Acts 10:34, etc.). If Lot were righteous, God’s grace would cover Him; if he were not, it would be evil