Ezekiel lives certain parts of his prophecies. For example in chapter 12 of today’s reading the prophet packed his belongings, as if for exile, and dug through the walls of the city. After the people saw what he did and asked about it God inspired Ezekiel to say, “I am a sign to you. As I have done, so you will do. You are going into exile!”
Almost always the LORD’s condemnation is paired with a message of hope, mostly to the effect that after the people are punished they will be blessed. They will live in fellowship and obedience with God and God with them. As far as I can tell the message of hope is unfulfilled. Some, but not all, live in partial fellowship and tentative obedience, while others know nothing of either.
And yet I hope...
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