Deeper Issues – Eze 13
Cracks in a wall usually mean there is something wrong with the foundation, not the wall. To put plaster over the crack does not fix the foundational issue. In Ezekiel 13, God describes the lies of the false prophets as
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Cracks in a wall usually mean there is something wrong with the foundation, not the wall. To put plaster over the crack does not fix the foundational issue. In Ezekiel 13, God describes the lies of the false prophets as
For eleven chapters, Ezekiel has been warning the people of Jerusalem about the next level of judgment on them. At God’s direction, he has explained why and illustrated how it will all happen. Despite all these signs, prophecies, and visions,
In the final part of Ezekiel’s vision (Eze 11), he is shown the sin of the corrupt judges of the city (v.1-2). Though they inwardly are afraid (v.8), they pridefully say that they are as safe as meat in a
So far in Ezekiel’s vision, we have seen the hidden idolatry of the city of Jerusalem that has polluted all the people (Eze 8). We have seen the destruction that is appointed to all who are not repentant (Eze 9).
After exposing the deep idolatry and wickedness of the people of Judah (Eze 8), God called for judgment. Those who were in charge of the city (probably angels) came with destroying weapons and were told to go through the city,
Fourteen months after his first vision of God, Ezekiel is given another vision. In this vision, God transports Ezekiel to Jerusalem to see the sin of the people. He is brought to the temple where an idol has been set
Ethnocentrism is when we evaluate other cultures according to the standards and customs of our own culture. In other words, we think that everyone else should be like us, and, if they aren’t, they are different and wrong! Seeing the world
Ezekiel 7 is a scary chapter. It contains prophecies of Jerusalem’s end. A fate so serious that no one would escape. Whether they fled to the field or stayed in the city, death would come. Whether they call on God
Anything good in us pales in comparison to God. His character infinitely surpasses anything we think is “good” about us. In Ezekiel 6, we have a great contrast between the unfaithfulness of Israel and the faithfulness of God. Three times,
Jerusalem was placed in an exalted position (v.5). All other nations were around her and admired her. (Think of Jerusalem during the days of Solomon when people like the Queen of Sheba came to see what he had built.) This