Now Abraham journeyed from there toward the land of the Negev, and settled between Kadesh and Shur; then he lived for a time in Gerar.
Genesis 20:1 (NASB)
Genesis 20 starts with Abraham. Without Lot. Lot is not mentioned again during his lifetime, and the rabbis speculate on this.
One view is Abraham abandoned Lot due to the shameful act with his daughters, but I disagree. I think Lot stayed behind because he was ashamed.
Shame is so powerful. It’s soul crushing and paralyzing, and it’s right there in the very beginning of the story of sin, when the serpent deceived humanity.
Lot’s hesitation, his drunkenness… he is a man drowning in shame and worthlessness.
He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.”
Genesis 3:10 (NIV)
But God, who knows all things, remained kind to Lot’s descendants. We read in Deuteronomy 2 that a portion of the Promised Land has been preserved for them, and that Israel is not to make war against them to take their land.
Yes, Psalm 83 shows the sons of Lot are remembered for their rebellion and aggression against God’s people.
But we should consider the way God gave them a possession of the Land first. This tells us the future: perhaps He will again.