March 23, 2013 – Ezekiel 35

I love the part where God says “I heard everything”.  He lays out what He is going to do to those that were a part of the destruction and desolation of Israel and He says that He heard all that they said about Israel.  Now, we know Israel was punished by God for their own actions.  But what God appears to be punishing here is they taunts or actions of those taken against Israel because they were punished.

It reminds me of what I have to tell Paul.  Noah is getting old enough to get in trouble and every time this happens, Paul seems very entertained by the situation.  I have to remind Paul that if he laughs or teases Noah while he gets in trouble, that is going to cause him to be in trouble.  That is what God is telling the people here.  You laughed at Israel when I punished them, so you will be punished.

And it is pretty severe.  I don’t know how many bodies it would take to fill a mountain, but that is a devastating image.