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 […]
The judgment of Jerusalem WILL happen. There is nothing that can prevent it. Even the heroes of the faith can’t save the unrighteous. Each will be accountable for their own actions. HORRIBLE things are in Jerusalem’s future. It is because of their OWN actions that these things lie in their future; the sword, famine, pestilence, […]
Ezekiel is warned about false seekers. Those that hold onto their idols and their sins while also trying to reach out to God. You cannot do both! You have to drop one or the other. The wording of this passage is strange to me. I understand the “taken their idols into their hearts” part but […]
