God ends a proverb the people have adopted because of His words. No longer does the son answer for the father’s sins or the father for the sons. Each answers for his own actions. In the beginning of the nation of Israel there was national accountability through the generations. Sin would follow the family for […]
God shares a parable with Ezekiel about two eagles and a vine. The vine breaks its allegiance with the first eagle. The cost of promises broken is God’s focus today. I will admit to trying to figure out this parable on my own, or for myself initially. I’m SO grateful that God takes the time […]
God has just told His unfaithful wife, Jerusalem/Israel/Judah, of her punishment for her actions. Now He tells her that He still LOVES her. “I will remember our covenant.” God is addressing Judah peripherally and Jerusalem specifically. Israel is implied in this message too. He addresses Jerusalem as the symbolic city of Israel for that is […]
God likens unfaithful Judah, especially Jerusalem, to that of an unfaithful bride. The bride He protected from her birth has turned away from Him. As I was reading this and my bible helps along with it, I was thinking about when each of these events in the bride’s life would have taken place in Israel’s. […]
God speaks to Ezekiel concerning the vine’s strength as a wood. It is not good as wood but has other purposes not mentioned here. God is strictly speaking to Ezekiel of the strength and usefulness of the vine for tasks that require wood. He is NOT calling the vine useless for any purpose. He has […]
