Ezekiel seems to talk about ways that the Israelites would know the Lord.
One that recurs is that they will know that He is God when they are punished for their sins. I take that to mean they will see that God is righteous and just and see that they are not and know that God is Lord.
In Ezekiel 24 it says that Ezekiel himself would be a sign to the people and they would know that He is Lord.
Now in what way would he be a sign? By being a prophet and them seeing that what he foretold was correct? I think even being himself with the crazy goings on might be a sign!
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Friday, December 25, 2009
Ezekiel 18 and the life of Darth Vader
Yesterday night I read Ezekiel 18 and today I read to James the book "The life of Darth Vader" and I couldn't help but see the similarities. Vader starts out as good but becomes evil but then turns back to good again and it was what he was at the last that counted for where he went to Jedi heaven.
This is the same as what Ezekiel 18 says- if you live righteously and do right you will live.
If you change and do evil, you will be punished for your sin.
But if you change again and do good your sin will be washed away.
You are only punished for your own sin, not your parents sin, not your kids sins.
And this was all before Jesus came!
This is the same as what Ezekiel 18 says- if you live righteously and do right you will live.
If you change and do evil, you will be punished for your sin.
But if you change again and do good your sin will be washed away.
You are only punished for your own sin, not your parents sin, not your kids sins.
And this was all before Jesus came!
Thursday, December 24, 2009
your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite
Ezekiel 16 is not too pretty. God doesn't seem bothered by the reality of humanity as He(through Ezekiel) speaks of a newborn baby covered in blood and left in a field to die. It's reality. We are that way before God restores us. Rustle started out that way too. God redeems us from the state we were in.
The chapter goes on to be a warning. When God has taken you away from being a bloody baby in a field. When you are starting to grow up. When you are becoming the man or woman that God wants you to be, don't get so full of yourself that you think you can make it without Him. Because you can't. There may be things in the world that cause you to take your focus off God, if you are doing ok, but He always is ready and waiting for you to come back.
The chapter goes on to be a warning. When God has taken you away from being a bloody baby in a field. When you are starting to grow up. When you are becoming the man or woman that God wants you to be, don't get so full of yourself that you think you can make it without Him. Because you can't. There may be things in the world that cause you to take your focus off God, if you are doing ok, but He always is ready and waiting for you to come back.
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