“I (God) have been hurt by their adulterous hearts which turned away from Me, and by their eyes which played the harlot after their idols; and they will loathe themselves in their own sight for the evils which they have committed, for all their abominations. Then they will know that I am the Lord; I have not said in vain 1that I would inflict this disaster on them.” (vv.9-10)
God is represented here as heart broken. The suggestion is daring indeed, but the most daring of human words and figures of speech are needed to convey to us the suffering His people put upon Him by rejecting His Eternal Love for their lewd and whorish practices before other gods.
Worshiping other gods was a direct violation of God’s covenant with Israel. It amounted to mocking the Lord, and justice demanded that He respond. He is the only One worthy of worship, and those who act otherwise learn the hard way of His irresistible power and absolute sovereignty. The people’s wickedness was brazen and God’s wrath would be entirely just.
God is just as heart broken today as He sees His children choosing to spend their time (hours upon hours) engaged in meaningless practices, or being consumed by their lustful desires, trapped in their secret sins that mock His LORDSHIP in their lives. O how He is broken hearted over what man has become in the secret places of his own heart.
Sadly not much has changed from Ezekiel's time to today. But, let this sound a warning trumpet for you as well—for one way or another, God is going to teach us all that He alone is Lord!
The Truth: "I Am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God but Me." (Isaiah 45:5)
God is represented here as heart broken. The suggestion is daring indeed, but the most daring of human words and figures of speech are needed to convey to us the suffering His people put upon Him by rejecting His Eternal Love for their lewd and whorish practices before other gods.
Worshiping other gods was a direct violation of God’s covenant with Israel. It amounted to mocking the Lord, and justice demanded that He respond. He is the only One worthy of worship, and those who act otherwise learn the hard way of His irresistible power and absolute sovereignty. The people’s wickedness was brazen and God’s wrath would be entirely just.
God is just as heart broken today as He sees His children choosing to spend their time (hours upon hours) engaged in meaningless practices, or being consumed by their lustful desires, trapped in their secret sins that mock His LORDSHIP in their lives. O how He is broken hearted over what man has become in the secret places of his own heart.
Sadly not much has changed from Ezekiel's time to today. But, let this sound a warning trumpet for you as well—for one way or another, God is going to teach us all that He alone is Lord!
The Truth: "I Am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God but Me." (Isaiah 45:5)
