Monthly Archives: May 2007

The sword is a metaphor used often throughout the Bible, a metaphor with a powerful purpose. One might say that the metaphor of the sword reveals intent, and in these verses of Ezekiel, God reveals His intent to use Babylon to carry out His wrath against idolatrous and rebellions Jerusalem. Continue reading →

Ultimately, it was not the physical idolatry of the people of Israel that condemned them, but the idolatry of their hearts. In their hearts, they forsook their God and replaced Him with idols made of their own hands, idols that reflected their selfish pursuit of the way of the world. Continue reading →

In Ezekiel 18, God clearly outlines the nature of His command to everyone who believes: do My will, do what is righteous, and you will live. Do otherwise, and you will die. This faithfulness is for each believer to fulfill through the faith God has already given him. Continue reading →

In spite of all of Israel’s, Judah’s, and Jerusalem’s rebellion against the God who made them into a people and a nation, God still intended to keep His promises to them. While God allowed them to suffer for a while, it was a suffering intended to further God’s plan to bring about salvation. Continue reading →