Human
sin and divine judgment, described in such detail in these chapters of
Ezekiel - this is the backcloth against which we are called to go on
with the Lord: “If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have
received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, but
only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will
consume the enemies of God” (Hebrews 10:26-27).
In the face of our sin and God’s judgment, “our eyes look to the Lord
our God, till He shows us His mercy.” We pray, “Have mercy on us, O
Lord, have mercy on us” (Psalm 123:3).
" ... Will you ... come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, We are safe" - safe to do all these detestable things? Has this house, which bears My Name become a den of robbers to you? But I have been watching! declares the Lord" (Jeremiah 7:8-11). “God demands a conversion of the mind and heart as the basis of peace and security (cf. Is 26:3), not the superstitious veneration of a stone building or a traditionally sacred site” ( R K Harrison , Jeremiah ).
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