Ezekiel 13 – 18

Verse 13:10 is chastising those who are not telling the right thing:

t is because these false prophets have lied to My people and led them off course, saying, “Everything is peaceful and fine,” when nothing is peaceful or fine. When the people build a weak and wobbly wall, the false prophets are right behind them, coating it with plaster.

This is happening while Ezekiel is trying to tell the pending doom approaching Israel. As with most of us, we don’t want to hear what bad is on the horizon but rather something that is good. This was the problem Ezekiel had since he was telling the people what they did not want to hear, he was rejected for those telling of a prosperous future. We do this today, unfortunately most doom-and-gloom’ers or boomtown predictors are not doing this for God, but rather personal gain. They piece together facts to fit their story omitting others for selling their newsletter or book. When the truth is told today it often gets lost in the static!

The only other comment is the wall that is built isn’t worth doo-doo. It eventually collapses and is what Nehemiah eventually rebuilds in 52 days.

Verse 14:5 lets us all know God is going to keep at us:

I am going to recapture the hearts of Israel, all of whom have deserted Me for their idols.”

How many of us have drifted after idols of today? The clothes, the latest technological gizmo from Apple, the cars or shoes all become idols in our lives today. Today we dismiss God through science and chase stuff as idols. We worship the latest pop star that has sold out for success. I know my drift was a few years, only to be “recaptured” by God in a solid way. I look at Revelations and often wonder if this keeps getting pushed back like the destruction of Nineveh Jonah predicted.

Chapter 16 through 19 is a parable of Israel. Verse 16:15 is the first flip:

But you trusted in your own beauty and used your fame to become a whore. You slept with every man who was simply passing by. 

This analogy Israel is a woman raised by God and yet flips around from a faithful bride to a prostitute. God uses this analogy often to describe many instances where we drift from God, be it worshiping Lucifer to a Porsche the distractions from God are many. We need to be purposeful in our chasing Him. My favorite subject is Evolution vs Creationism and often engage the other side which gets me wondering if I am wrong in my beliefs. I need to be in the Word daily or I would be a mess, or more of a mess than I am today.

Verse 18:30 makes me feel better about life:

The person who sins will die. The child will not be punished for the guilt of the parent, nor will the parent be punished for the guilt of the child. The righteous will be credited with righteousness. The wicked will be charged with wickedness.

When things go wrong in life we often like to blame a “generational curse” and not look at what we are doing wrong. It’s easier to think “the family is cursed” than to accept the mess we made. This should give one peace and also unrest knowing they need to accept the blame. Now am I saying there are no “generational curses”? No, but most of these are learned from the parents and therefore are not righteous.