From 3262840d39a6d9448d2baf5c03426a45ade44bbd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lyle Mantooth Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2023 09:06:27 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Ezekiel 12:1-16 --- content/bible_journal/ezekiel_12:1-16.md | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/bible_journal/ezekiel_12:1-16.md diff --git a/content/bible_journal/ezekiel_12:1-16.md b/content/bible_journal/ezekiel_12:1-16.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3aaee61 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/bible_journal/ezekiel_12:1-16.md @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ ++++ +title = "Ezekiel 12:1–16" +date = "2023-03-30" ++++ + +### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Ezekiel12.1-16) + +The Lord gives Ezekiel another symbolic action to perform before the people +which demonstrates for them actions happening in far-off Jerusalem. He is to +pack a bag as if he is going into exile, dig a hole in his wall in the evening, +and escape through it into the country. As he goes out he is to cover his face +so that he cannot see the land he is leaving. + +As He gives Ezekiel these instructions, the Lord emphasizes again the +rebellious nature of the house of Israel. He indicates that their stubborn +rebellion is what keeps them from seeing and hearing the message that Ezekiel +has been telling them, but maybe if Ezekiel remains faithful to the Lord they +will eventually realize what's going on. This strategy seems to work, because +the Lord implies that they have asked Ezekiel what he is doing. + +Having gone out for the night, Ezekiel returns to the exiles in the morning to +explain what he was showing them. The prince in Jerusalem (that is, the puppet +king Zedekiah who tried to use Egypt to get out from under Babylon's thumb) and +the rest of the people left in the city are going to be exiled as well. The +prince will try to escape by night, digging a hole in the wall and covering his +face so that he cannot see the land. However, Ezekiel explains that he will be +unsuccessful in his flight, and the Lord will capture him using the Chaldeans. +It turns out he will be unable to see the land because they will blind him. (_2 +Kings 25:7_) They will take him to Babylon and he wll die there. Everyone +around him will be scattered or slain, though a few will escape to spread the +news of what the Lord has done to them. + +* * * + +Your patience is astonishing, that You continue to reach out to those with +hardened hearts.