The spoils of war are claimed by the victors — goods and provisions stripped from Sodom and Gomorrah. This sets up the personal tragedy of verse 12: among those goods is Lot himself. War's victims are always the ordinary people caught in the middle.
Memory phrase: Our things are never as important as the people we love.
Talk about it: Everything was taken from Sodom. What is more important — possessions or people? Why?
Prayer: God, help me value people more than possessions. Help me be someone who protects people, not just things.