Lot's Wife Turned into Salt! Updated Visual

This is my really old visual I made after seeing it at a teacher's workshop. 

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* Here are some fresh ideas to create your own visual! *

The updated visual pictures, instructions, and background information was used with permission by Anonymous. Thank you!

Information and pictures found here.

The Genesis account of Lot’s wife becoming a pillar of salt may seem odd to people in the United States. Do we serve a random, capricious God who randomly turns people into strange objects?

No. But without understanding Bible geography, people may get that impression.

Salt pillars are a natural part of the environment near the Dead Sea, where Sodom was.

The Dead Sea is located in the Jordan valley. It is the saltiest lake in the world, and it is Earth's lowest elevation on land. The Dead Sea is fed by the Jordan River, but there is no outlet. Water only leaves the Dead Sea by evaporation. The result is the accumulation of extremely high levels of salt and minerals. As more and more minerals accumulate, and water evaporates, it can leave behind pillars and formations made of salt and minerals.

When people learn about the geography of the area, they realize that God did not turn Lot’s wife into some random, strange object; He turned her into a natural part of the landscape.

Learning about Bible geography helps people understand the events in the Bible. It also provides evidence for the geographic accuracy of the Bible.

If you want to make a cheap, simple visual aid for Lot’s wife, you can use a Mrs. Butterworth bottle and some white paint.

1. Make sure the Mrs. Butterworth bottle is empty, clean, and dry. Peel the labels off if possible.

2. Put about 1 cup of sand or small pebbles in the bottom of the bottle for stabilizing weight to help keep the bottle upright.

3. Cut the white cloth into a small rectangle that will make an appropriately sized head covering for Mrs. Butterworth.

4. Coat the cloth with a thin layer of glue, so that the whole cloth will be stiff when it dries. Glue the cloth over the top of the bottle in the shape of a head covering.

5. Let the glue on the cloth head covering dry thoroughly.

6. Paint the bottle and head covering solid white. It may need 2-3 coats. Let dry.

7. Depending on age, consider showing students some photos of Dead Sea salt pillars in class to help them understand the event and the geographic accuracy of the Bible.

Supplies to spray paint using a textured paint:

Mrs. Butterworth syrup bottle

About 1 cup sand or small pebbles

Glue small piece of white cloth White paint

Optional: white textured paint

Directions:

Make sure the Mrs. Butterworth bottle is empty, clean, and dry. Peel the labels off if possible. Put about a cup of sand or a few small pebbles in the bottom of the bottle for weight to help keep the bottle upright. Squeeze a small amount of glue into the bottle to glue the pebbles in place.

Cut the white cloth into a small rectangle that will make an appropriately sized head covering for Mrs. Butterworth. Coat the cloth with a thin layer of glue, so that the whole cloth will be stiff when it dries. Glue the cloth over the top of the bottle in the shape of a head covering. Let the glue on the cloth head covering dry thoroughly.

Paint the bottle and head covering solid white. Let dry. If desired, finish by coating with a white textured paint (such as Krylon white stone texture spray paint).

Another note for this project: You can spray it with textured paint for quick & easy like this.

(These spray paints are cheaper at Wal Mart.)

Click here to see the lesson and printables.

Click here to see a song by Jeanne for this lesson.