From c77570f11f3397393573ab83fa5701e54a121860 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lyle Mantooth Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2023 23:19:15 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Ezekiel 16:15-29 --- content/bible_journal/ezekiel_16:15-29.md | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/bible_journal/ezekiel_16:15-29.md diff --git a/content/bible_journal/ezekiel_16:15-29.md b/content/bible_journal/ezekiel_16:15-29.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d3f413f --- /dev/null +++ b/content/bible_journal/ezekiel_16:15-29.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ ++++ +title = "Ezekiel 16:15–29" +date = "2023-04-10" ++++ + +### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Ezekiel16.15-29) + +The queen that represents Jerusalem has been pampered and riches have been +lavished upon her. But instead of being grateful to the One who put her in such +a privileged position, she indulges in her base wants with anyone and everyone +she can find. What should have been reserved for God alone (that is, worship) +has instead been given away wantonly. Everything the Lord has given her is +turned to this pursuit. The elegant clothes are made into bedsheets. The gold +and silver become idols. Even the choice food she ate became offerings. And not +only the flour, oil, and honey, but even the children that God caused her to +have were sacrificed as a burnt offering. The metaphor wears thin here because +all of these things literally happened in Israel and Jerusalem. + +As if this weren't already bad enough, the queen Jerusalem makes something like +billboard advertisements for her beauty, offering herself even further afield +than before. Partnering with the Egyptians provoked God's jealousy and He +caused some of the land to be taken by enemies. These foreign alliances were an +indication that the people failed to trust in the Lord for national security, +something He had promised to them if they had been faithful to Him. + +He had in fact promised great blessings, on the condition that Israel would be +faithful to keep the laws and commands He had set out for them. As Paul +explains in Romans, this was an impossible task for them, and they needed to +rely on God to hold up both His end of the covenant and theirs at the same +time. But for the most part, they didn't even try. + +* * * + +You treat kindly with sinners who have been unfaithful to their Creator when +they repent of their sins against You.