Saturday, February 10, 2024

Ezekiel 6:11-13 WARNING about SIN

He that is far off shall die of the pestilence
and he that is near shall fall by the sword
and he that remaineth and is besieged shall die by the famine: thus will I accomplish my fury upon them. Ezekiel 6:12
"It is our duty to be affected, 
--not only with our own sins and sufferings, 
--but to look with compassion upon the miseries wicked people bring upon themselves. 
Sin is a desolating thing
therefore, stand in awe, and sin not. 
--If we know the worth of souls, 
--and the danger to which unbelievers are exposed, 
*we shall deem every sinner who takes refuge in Jesus from the wrath to come, an abundant recompence for all contempt or opposition we may meet with."
Matthew Henry

Thus saith the Lord GOD; Smite with thine hand, and stamp with thy foot, and say, Alas for all the evil abominations.....Then shall ye know that I am the LORD, when their slain men shall be among their idols round about their altars
upon every high hill, 
in all the tops of the mountains, 
and under every green tree, 
and under every thick oak, 
the place where they did offer sweet savor to all their idols. Ezekiel 6:11.13
"Through clapping of the hands and stamping of the feet - the gestures which indicate violent excitement - the prophet is to make known to the displeasure of Jehovah at the horrible idolatry of the people, and thereby make manifest
 that the penal judgment is well deserved." 
Keil