The Lord said Israel’s king broke God’s covenant. Ezekiel faithfully recorded God’s Words regarding judgment and a new relationship with the Lord. God added a piece to the overall theme in Ezekiel’s message: I the Lord have spoken. Israel needed to pay attention to God’s Word as well as His…
What a cheery way to start the new year—we’ve slogged through Israel’s sin, spiritual adultery, and depravity through Ezekiel’s descriptions. God compared unfaithful Jerusalem to her pagan neighbors, declaring the city more depraved than surrounding nations. The Lord even destroyed Sodom for its inhabitants’ sins. Through Ezekiel’s message, God continued…
My Bible contains section headings. I turned to Ezekiel chapter 16 and read, “An allegory of unfaithful Jerusalem.” This sounds like another dramatic scene—which role(s) might the Lord ask Ezekiel to play? The YouVersion online Bible I quote for these posts titles this section, “Jerusalem as an Adulterous Wife.” I…