Ezekiel 12:1-16
November 13, 2023
Judah's Captivity Symbolized
The word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, you dwell in the midst of a rebellious house, who have eyes to see, but see not, who have ears to hear, but hear not, for they are a rebellious house. As for you, son of man, prepare for yourself an exile's baggage and go into exile by day in their sight. You shall go like an exile from your place to another place in their sight. Perhaps they will understand, though they are a rebellious house. You shall bring out your baggage by day in their sight, as baggage for exile, and you shall go out yourself at evening in their sight, as those do who must go into exile. In their sight dig through the wall, and bring your baggage out through it. In their sight, you shall lift the baggage upon your shoulder and carry it out at dusk. You shall cover your face that you may not see the land, for I have made you a sign for the house of Israel.”
And I did as I was commanded. I brought out my baggage by day, as baggage for exile, and in the evening, I dug through the wall with my own hands. I brought out my baggage at dusk, carrying it on my shoulder in their sight.
In the morning the word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, has not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to you, ‘What are you doing?’ Say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: This oracle concerns the prince in Jerusalem and all the house of Israel who are in it.’ Say, ‘I am a sign for you: as I have done, so shall it be done to them. They shall go into exile, into captivity.’ And the prince who is among them shall lift his baggage upon his shoulder at dusk and shall go out. They shall dig through the wall to bring him out through it. He shall cover his face, that he may not see the land with his eyes. And I will spread my net over him, and he shall be taken in my snare. And I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans, yet he shall not see it, and he shall die there. And I will scatter toward every wind all who are around him, his helpers and all his troops, and I will unsheathe the sword after them. And they shall know that I am the Lord when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them among the countries. But I will let a few of them escape from the sword, from famine and pestilence, that they may declare all their abominations among the nations where they go, and may know that I am the Lord.”
May I ask a question to not the unbeliever, but to the one who goes by the title of Christian? If God called Israel His chosen people a rebellious people what do you think He calls those who go by the title Christian? I can tell you what He calls a Follower of Christ, a saint, but many who go by the title of Christ are not following the authority of Scripture. When young college students call for the death of all Jewish people, when people in the Church, say a woman has the right to kill the baby in her womb, when people who go by the title of Christian say they do not have an opinion on the Homosexual marriage, or the push to teach children that God made a mistake and they should change their sex, are we, not a rebellious people, a rebellious nation,
Hate is from one source, the evil one, and he has many names, but he is a liar and the father of lies. The love money is a little god that has the control of many who go by the title of Christian.
Yes, it is clear that the church has been evaded by the culture of the world, often what we call worship, with the light turned down, and the performer on the, stage lit up is more like a concert, than worship. Real worship should be happening each day, as one seeks fellowship with the Holy Spirit.
1 John 2:17, “And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.”
From the Back Porch,
Bob Rice
No comments:
Post a Comment