Not Even Ten

Genesis 19:27-30 - Early the next morning Abraham got up and returned to the place where he had stood before the LORD. He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah, toward all the land of the plain, and he saw dense smoke rising from the land, like smoke from a furnace.

So when God destroyed the cities of the plain, he remembered Abraham, and he brought Lot out of the catastrophe that overthrew the cities where Lot had lived.

Lot and his two daughters left Zoar and settled in the mountains, for he was afraid to stay in Zoar. He and his two daughters lived in a cave.

I'm sure when Abraham saw the smoke indicating the destruction of the cities his heart sank. He must have said to himself, "Good Lord, not even ten!"

I wonder how long it was before he found out that Lot and his daughters were safe. Remember, God hadn't promised Abraham that he would spare them. Perhaps Abraham didn't even consider looking for them. I wonder why they didn't go looking for him but ended up in a cave instead. Maybe they were too ashamed to face Abraham.