Ezekiel 20-21; Psalm 123
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I think what is happening in Psalm 123 and in Ezekiel is quite
opposite. In the psalm there is a
crying out to God, a “Pilgrim’s Song,” looking to God for mercy. In Ezekiel there is an inquiring of the
Lord, but God knows their hearts and knows their desires. He reminds them that to that very day
they were sacrificing their children to pagan idols and then they come inquire
of the Lord. He knows that they
are thinking, “We want to be like the nations, like the peoples of the world,
who serve wood and stone” (Ezekiel 20:32).
They could not have it both ways. They could not follow God while still following the
world. God gave them a little
history review of the generations before them who tried to do this and failed
over and over. Why try to be like
everyone else around you when God has something so much better in store for
you? God basically tells them to
go, do what you want, but eventually you will realize my way is better. “Then you will know that I am the
Lord.”
Don’t be stubborn like the Israelites … wanting to be like the
world around us, wanting to do things our own way … His way is so much better. God says – Trust me. You’ll see.
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