Read: Ezekiel 14-16
The leaders of Israel came to Ezekiel to hear what God had to say about their nation. God rebuked them for having idols in their hearts yet wanting to hear from the Lord. They must have prided themselves in their righteous living yet forgot that God looks at the heart. Their hearts were far from the Lord. God referred to three men in the past and said if they were there, even they wouldn’t be able to save their nation from the destruction planned it. These three men were Noah, Daniel and Job. All three of these men lived during a time of great national sin and judgment. They were wealthy, exalted and of great reputation yet the chose to lay all of that down to stand for the Lord. They chose to be outcasts in the name of righteousness rather than play with the pleasures of sin. They were rewarded in the end.
Noah saw the judgment of the Lord on the whole earth and he and his family were the only ones to survive. Job saw the destruction of his whole family and he and his wife were the only ones to survive. Daniel saw the destruction of his nation and he and his friends were the only ones to survive. These men survived very hard and sad times but came through victoriously.
God described Jerusalem as an unfaithful wife. Even Noah, Daniel, or Job would be able to save her. She would get what she deserved until she repented, then the Lord would forgive her.
Lord, thank you for your long-suffering, faithful love towards us. You never give up on your people.
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