From 5a1e793c96e8c8dd80d4d719a8c1ef978a7b7c06 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lyle Mantooth Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2023 22:16:20 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Ezekiel 22:1-16 --- content/bible_journal/exekiel_22:1-16.md | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/bible_journal/exekiel_22:1-16.md diff --git a/content/bible_journal/exekiel_22:1-16.md b/content/bible_journal/exekiel_22:1-16.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1f18964 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/bible_journal/exekiel_22:1-16.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ ++++ +title = "Ezekiel 22:1–16" +date = "2023-04-25" ++++ + +### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Ezekiel22.1-16) + +Many times the sins of Israel have been declared, but the Lord gives even more +detail in this chapter. Violence, immorality, and idolatry top the list, but +they aren't the whole list. Her inhabitants were graciously offered many years +to turn back from their wicked ways and trust in the Lord's goodness, but the +time for that is now over. Indeed, the reputation of Israel among the nations +is at its lowest point, and there is no peace in the land. + +Those in power feel no compunction against shedding blood. Parents are not +given the honor they are due for their God-given position. The poor are +oppressed. People do not rest on the Sabbath, but keep on working. People are +killed for the slander told about them. False gods are given sacrifices on the +high places. Incest of various forms is rampant. Murders are bought and paid +for. Predatory loans are given. Each and every one of these things the Lord has +spoken against and made a commandment that His people should not do them. Most +of them carried the death penalty, but no one in Israel remembered what the Law +said. + +I see many similar things in the world today. We are not under the Law of +Moses, but God still expects us to act in righteousness. Two thousand six +hundred years ago He purged Israel of its abominations because He is holy. No +one could withstand His judgements unless he had been made clean and found +refuge in the Lord. There will come a day when He will do the same thing again, +and there will be no nation on earth that will be safe from His wrath. + +* * * + +Come quickly, Lord Jesus.