Ezekiel – You Will Know That I AM GOD
Ezekiel took me a bit by surprise at how much I actually enjoyed this book. I don’t think I have ever read it before and with the benefit of some historical background and the rest of the Old Testament as a backdrop I was pleasantly surprised!
The Israelites are in exile and are wondering if God is confined to Jerusalem. They also think that there are many visions but God is not acting on the visions he is giving through his prophets.
We can see that God uses Ezekiel to show them that he is not confined to one place and that the judgement that has been prophesied is coming and soon!! Those who are already in exile should consider it Gods grace that they are there and not in Jerusalem when it is burnt to the ground.
BUT the thing which really touched my heart with this book was the idolatry of the Israelites. God reminds them how he can and call them to be his people with such compassion and tenderness because they were like an abandoned baby with no hope of life. He takes care of them and loves them and gives them good things and yet some how as time passes they forget all that God has done for them and turn to idols and behave like a prostitute turning to anything and everything else for love and security.
It really hit home with me how much God has done for me and how often I don’t turn to him in my weakness. So God is reminding me of my need to turn to him in every day moments and remember how he rescued me, how he loves me and how he wants to be there for me.
