As I was reading this kind-of bizarre illustration of Israel as an abandoned newborn, a pubescent teen, and an all-out whore, I was getting the point but put off by the language and imagery. One of the sites recommended by my pastor that I check routinely (www.soniclight.com), noted the following about the book of Ezekiel...
The Hebrew text of Ezekiel has suffered more than most Old Testament books in the
process of transmission. This is due to the large number of technical expressions,
including dates and measurements, that occur only once in the Hebrew Bible. Unknown
and difficult words resulted in many copyist errors. Consequently there are many
interpretive difficulties in Ezekiel.
So, while the words penned by Ezekiel were inspired and perfect when written, the exact text no longer exists. The Bible is still a wholly trustworthy book, as the errors are remarkably minimal given the conditions under which the scrolls were passed down. But some of the oddities of the book can be explained by human error.
Tomorrow's reading: Ez. 17-19:14
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Or the oddities can be explained by His thoughts being higher than ours and our limited viewpoints and perspectives......
ReplyDeleteI was struck by the last part of today's passage where in Ezekiel 16:59-63 God speaks of reaffirming the covenant and the holy shame that His people will feel when they remember their sins. What a picture when He says, "You will remember your sins and cover your mouth in silent shame when I forgive you of all that you have done." We have a great shortage of shame over sin in today's society too. May God gift us with that holy shame.