The news that God gave to Ezekiel to pass on to the exiles would be a terrible as the attack on the World Trade Center towers in 2001. Shock, anger, rage, sorrow, and numerous other emotions would have poured out as the details of the news spread. The question would have been raised, “How is this justice?”, “Hasn’t Judah been punished already with our exile?” But the sons of Josiah and the people of Judah had not repented. They continued to live is disobedience to God; thumbing their noses at his Law, and the holiness that he called them to live. God had withheld his justice for years as the people continued their slide into arrogance and self-worship. Eventually the time for him to fulfill the curses of the Law came to pass. Today the church must protect itself from the very same traps of sin. The world already stands condemned. We must be busy sharing the news of hope and securing the faith.
It took me about 15 minutes to read this passage.
Stuart
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