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Ezekiel is
told to act out a parable of the exile.
Ezekiel packs a bag and digs through a wall, representing the
exile. At this point, something neat
happens. Ezekiel has to explain himself.
When Isaiah
spoke in warning, the people ignored him because they didn’t want to hear the
message. When Jeremiah speaks warning
the people throw him in prison because they don’t want to face the reality of
the message. When Ezekiel acts out this
parable, the people are open to explanation.
There is a
deep spiritual point here. When we are
in a place of comfort, we aren’t interested in anything but our
circumstances. When we are in a place of
stress, we don’t want to face reality.
When we are in a position of humbleness, we are free to be curious and
inquisitive. It is in our lowest moments
that we are most susceptible to the message of God.
Ezekiel is
able to get his message across because of the exile. The hearts of the rebellious people needed to
be humbled before they could listen and be curious. The strife of the exile is a momentous moment
for the preparation of the hearts of the people.
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