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