Post by Woody Williams on Mar 13, 2007 7:28:42 GMT -5
Text for the Day -- Ezekiel 17:1-5, 7-8, 10
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The word of the LORD came to me: O mortal, propound a riddle, and
speak an allegory to the house of Israel. Say: Thus says the LORD
GOD:
A great eagle, with great wings and long pinions,
rich in plumage of many colors,
came to the Lebanon.
He took the top of the cedar,
broke off its topmost shoot;
he carried it to a land of trade,
set it in a city of merchants.
Then he took a seed from the land,
placed it in fertile soil;
a plant by abundant waters,
he set it like a willow twig.
There was another great eagle,
with great wings and much plumage.
And see! This vine stretched out
its roots toward him;
it shot out its branches toward him,
so that he might water it.
From the bed where it was planted
it was transplanted
to good soil by abundant waters,
so that it might produce branches
and bear fruit
and become a noble vine.
When it is transplanted, will it thrive?
When the east wind strikes it,
will it not utterly wither,
wither on the bed where it grew?
Devotional
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Ezekiel uses an allegory of two eagles, Babylon and Egypt, to
describe the approaching judgment of God upon Israel. Babylon is the
east wind that will blow to cause the vine to wither (Israel). The
king of Israel was trying to work an alliance with Egypt to fight
against Babylon. This plot eventually failed as the prophet had
predicted. Ezekiel was trying to get the king to give up this
alliance and return to trusting in God.
Prayer
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Teach my heart to trust you in all things, gracious Lord. Amen
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The word of the LORD came to me: O mortal, propound a riddle, and
speak an allegory to the house of Israel. Say: Thus says the LORD
GOD:
A great eagle, with great wings and long pinions,
rich in plumage of many colors,
came to the Lebanon.
He took the top of the cedar,
broke off its topmost shoot;
he carried it to a land of trade,
set it in a city of merchants.
Then he took a seed from the land,
placed it in fertile soil;
a plant by abundant waters,
he set it like a willow twig.
There was another great eagle,
with great wings and much plumage.
And see! This vine stretched out
its roots toward him;
it shot out its branches toward him,
so that he might water it.
From the bed where it was planted
it was transplanted
to good soil by abundant waters,
so that it might produce branches
and bear fruit
and become a noble vine.
When it is transplanted, will it thrive?
When the east wind strikes it,
will it not utterly wither,
wither on the bed where it grew?
Devotional
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Ezekiel uses an allegory of two eagles, Babylon and Egypt, to
describe the approaching judgment of God upon Israel. Babylon is the
east wind that will blow to cause the vine to wither (Israel). The
king of Israel was trying to work an alliance with Egypt to fight
against Babylon. This plot eventually failed as the prophet had
predicted. Ezekiel was trying to get the king to give up this
alliance and return to trusting in God.
Prayer
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Teach my heart to trust you in all things, gracious Lord. Amen