And He said to me: “Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity and give wicked counsel in this city (Ezekiel 11:2)
There are always a group of people who give wicked counsel in a city, in a state in a nation.
Prayer
1.Every group giving wicked counsel in this city die in Jesus’ name.
2.LORD raise up groups giving godly counsel in this city and nation in Jesus’ name.
I know what you are saying, for I know every thought that comes into your minds. (Ezekiel 11:5)
God knows every thought that comes into our minds
Moreover, the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the East Gate of the Lord’s house, which faces east. And behold, at the door of the gateway there were twenty-five men; and I saw in the midst of them Jaazaniah the son of Azzur and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people. (Ezekiel 11:1)
At the eastern temple gate, Ezekiel saw twenty-five men. Are these the same men Ezekiel observed worshiping the sun in 8:16? Probably not. The former company was a priestly group, while these twenty-five appear to have been lay leaders. Furthermore, the two groups are seen in different localities.
Therefore say, thus says the Lord God: Whereas I have removed [Israel] far off among the nations, and whereas I have scattered them among the countries, yet I have been to them a sanctuary for a little while in the countries to which they have come. (Ezekiel 11:16)
The theme of the movie Iron Man-III “does the man make the suit or does the suit make the man?”
It is the presence of the Lord that makes the sanctuary, not the sanctuary that secures the presence of God. The physical temple was not absolutely essential to the relationship between God and his people. Although the exiles had lost the temple, they had not lost the presence of God.
Chapters
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
- Chapter 11
- Chapter 12
- Chapter 13
- Chapter 14
- Chapter 15
- Chapter 16
- Chapter 17
- Chapter 21
- Chapter 22
- Chapter 26
- Chapter 27
- Chapter 29
- Chapter 30
- Chapter 31
- Chapter 32
- Chapter 33
- Chapter 34
- Chapter 35
- Chapter 36
- Chapter 37
- Chapter 38
- Chapter 47
- Chapter 48