Ezekiel 16 can be hard to listen to. Not only is it a long passage, but it is a shocking passage. God wants to shock you. He wants you to understand how horrific your idolatry is.
As I read, I want you to listen for the way in which Ezekiel weds the language of idolatry and the language of adultery – the language of worship and the language of sex – the language of the temple in Jerusalem and the language of prostitution, both sexual and political.
In short, you need to hear this as Jerusalem in Babylon.
Every time the graphic language starts to get to you, remember that we are talking about Jerusalem – we are talking about the holy city, the bride of Christ – the people of God. And you are the holy bride – you belong to Christ – and yet you live in the midst of Babylon, with all its temptations to harlotry.
We have asked throughout Ezekiel, what does it mean to be Jerusalem in Babylon?
Ezekiel 16 is describing how Babylon has come to reside in the heart of Jerusalem!
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