If judgment truly begins with the household of God (1 Pet. 4:17), and if the most godly of the leaders in Jerusalem was found wanting and so was struck dead, what hope is there for the rest of the nation? More pointedly (this is where Ezekiel is going here), what about the Jew who already was “cursed” (in their mind) on account of the exile?… who struggled and suffered much, for life in a sinful world is filled with pain? For example, consider Asaph (cf. Ps. 73:2-5, 13-14, 15)…
That is the place many of us go when it comes to the difficult path that must be traversed if you and I would arrive at the gates to the Jerusalem above! Don’t Miss It! According to Peter (1 Pet. 1:1-2), in Christ we too are exiles in the diaspora- for this world is not our home! And so with our brethren who suffered as exiles in Babylon, the question naturally arises, “Are we cursed?” Ezekiel took that question head on here…
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