Author	Thread: A Rebellious House
Admin	A Rebellious House Posted : 15 Nov, 2012 09:28 AM 1 And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee. 2 And the spirit entered into me when he spake unto me, and set me upon my feet, that I heard him that spake unto me. 3 And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this very day. 4 For they are impudent children and stiffhearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God. 5 And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them. 6 And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house. 7 And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious. 8 But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee. 9 And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein; 10 And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe. Ezekiel 2 (King James Version: Pure Cambridge Edition) Post Reply
dljrn04 View Profile History	A Rebellious House Posted : 15 Nov, 2012 12:01 PM Amen !!!! This is a sermon preached last year by my Pastor on this text if you wish to listen. http://geekteam.dreamhosters.com/BlogFiles/Sermons/Sermon%20071711.mp3 Post Reply
dljrn04 View Profile History	A Rebellious House Posted : 15 Nov, 2012 12:26 PM The modern Christian often approaches his Christianity as a set of premises to accept or reject. Christianity does certainly contain many premises. But Christianity is also fundamentally about a story, and when all we know about that story is what Jesus did, we�re coming in about three-quarters of the way through. The whole story begins with creation, goes through the lives of Noah, the patriarchs, Moses, Israel and David. The story does not end until eternity, when the promised fellowship is finally fully restored. Jesus� life, death, and resurrection are certainly the pinnacle and most crucial part of the story. But we need the Old Testament to truly see the whole scope of God�s redemptive plan, the story that unfolds through all of human history. We need the Old Testament to see ourselves properly within the sweep of that whole tale. The story of redemptive history is so big and grand that we all come into it somewhere in the middle; no new believer has the perspective to start at the beginning and see the whole thing all at once. So we have to start somewhere, and the ministry of Jesus is a very good place to start, the place where most Christians have always started. But to deepen and broaden our understanding of the story of salvation, we need the Old Testament. The book of Ezekiel captures a big piece of the story, a summary of God�s dealings with Israel and how that chapter of the story ends, and a new one begins. Post Reply