Today’s reading was so good! It broke my heart and gave me pause to read of us as Gods bride and how we broke/break his heart each time we “play the whore” by putting others before him. How we take his gifts and his treasures and we give them away to things that hurt him or devalue ourselves. It makes me continue to search through my life and release these useless things so that I can be wholly and truly his.
This is what my Bible study notes say. Chapter 16: “The whole history of God’s dealings with Jerusalem is graphically portrayed in an allegory that highlights the Lord’s great goodness to the city on the one hand and the depth of the city’s unfaithfulness to him on the other. Here Jerusalem as a royal city among the other cities of the world serves an as analogue and representative of Israel. …”
Chapter 17: “An allegory/parable symbolizing King Zedekiah’s vacillating royal policy that led to his downfall.”
“.., and never open your mouth again because of your shame, when I •atone• for you for all that you have done, declares the Lord.” How crazy to see that the Old Testament teaches some of the exact things from the New Testament!
Ezekiel’s imagery of the cycle of being on the streets to God giving us good gifts to then using these gifts as idols or for ourselves has led me to search my own heart and see if I have turned a blessing from God into an idol.
Hebrews 6:19 Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;
What a wonderful way to start a day!
http://youtu.be/59xPDnsL4qw a beautiful song by Gungor that illustrates this heartbreaking passage from Ezekiel in detail
Today’s reading was so good! It broke my heart and gave me pause to read of us as Gods bride and how we broke/break his heart each time we “play the whore” by putting others before him. How we take his gifts and his treasures and we give them away to things that hurt him or devalue ourselves. It makes me continue to search through my life and release these useless things so that I can be wholly and truly his.
Can someone please help me understand today’s reading in Eziekel?
This is what my Bible study notes say. Chapter 16: “The whole history of God’s dealings with Jerusalem is graphically portrayed in an allegory that highlights the Lord’s great goodness to the city on the one hand and the depth of the city’s unfaithfulness to him on the other. Here Jerusalem as a royal city among the other cities of the world serves an as analogue and representative of Israel. …”
Chapter 17: “An allegory/parable symbolizing King Zedekiah’s vacillating royal policy that led to his downfall.”
I posted a song that may help http://youtu.be/59xPDnsL4qw
How encouraging to read that God has promised us something and will not ever break that promise. We will make it to His kingdom.
Hebrews 6:10 God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.
Our good deeds aren’t going unnoticed, we should do them regardless knowing He is watching us and proud of us!
“.., and never open your mouth again because of your shame, when I •atone• for you for all that you have done, declares the Lord.” How crazy to see that the Old Testament teaches some of the exact things from the New Testament!
How gracious and merciful is our God!
Ezekiel’s imagery of the cycle of being on the streets to God giving us good gifts to then using these gifts as idols or for ourselves has led me to search my own heart and see if I have turned a blessing from God into an idol.
what a thought! this speaks to me today.
Hebrews 6:19 Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;
What a wonderful way to start a day!