Dear Rowina,

Scripture is not a complete record of everything that transpired. God is not unrighteous, it is just that sometimes we may perceive this to be the case, simply because of the limited information that we have before we reach a conclusion. The solution is to ask God sincerely for the answer and then patiently wait for the answer.

Many years ago, I had a big problem with Abraham being prepared to sacrifice his son Isaac, reasoning that today we would never accept such an action, so why should it be acceptable and even revered when someone was prepared to do this in the biblical past. My problem was that I never asked God for the answer, so it was about 10 years later that I received the explanation from Him - it was all there even in the scripture, God just opened my eyes to see it:

1. Isaac was prophesied to have children

Gen 17:19 And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.

2. Isaac was to be sacrificed before he had any children:

Gen 22:2 And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.

So the answer is that Abraham knew that Isaac would somehow still be alive even after the sacrifice, because God had already told that Isaac would have descendants. That was in Abraham's heart, so he was not a murderer, but just had extreme faith in God. The apostles knew that Abraham believed that Isaac would have been resurrected after the sacrifice. Even the Rabbi's today don't know about this.

Heb 11:17 By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,
Heb 11:18 Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:
Heb 11:19 Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.

Heb 6:18 That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

It is the same with Ishmael and Isaac - it was not because of Sarah's jealousy but because of her knowing about Ishmael's nasty character, that Ishmael and Hagar were sent away.

Gen 21:9 And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking.
Gen 21:10 Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.

So it must be the same with Lot - there is some information that we are not aware of, that explains Lot's actions - you must ask the Lord why, wait for the answer, and then let us know what He says about it. He is not an unrighteous God.

Eze 18:29 Yet saith the house of Israel, The way of the LORD is not equal. O house of Israel, are not my ways equal? are not your ways unequal?

in Jesus' Name,
Lester