This city is a pot, and we are the meat in it

Ezekiel 11:1-13

The Lord said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who are plotting evil and giving wicked advice in this city. They say, ‘Haven’t our houses been recently rebuilt? This city is a pot, and we are the meat in it.’ Therefore prophesy against them; prophesy, son of man.”

Then the Spirit of the Lord came on me, and he told me to say: “This is what the Lord says: That is what you are saying, you leaders in Israel, but I know what is going through your mind. You have killed many people in this city and filled its streets with the dead.

I will drive you out of the city and deliver you into the hands of foreigners and inflict punishment on you. You will fall by the sword, and I will execute judgment on you at the borders of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord. This city will not be a pot for you, nor will you be the meat in it; I will execute judgment on you at the borders of Israel. And you will know that I am the Lord, for you have not followed my decrees or kept my laws but have conformed to the standards of the nations around you.”

Now as I was prophesying, Pelatiah son of Benaiah died. Then I fell facedown and cried out in a loud voice, “Alas, Sovereign Lord! Will you completely destroy the remnant of Israel?”

Why?

This city is a pot, and we are the meat in it： City of Jerusalem is safe?

People thought this city could defend the enemy, but we depended is the Lord, not the city or others

I will execute judgment on you at the borders of Israel. And you will know that I am the Lord. 

But you conformed to the standards of the nations around you. The enemy is because we are away from the Lord. Most people and leaders did not know this. are easy to rely on our own, this is the sin of pride.

Alas, Sovereign Lord! Will you completely destroy the remnant of Israel? Ezekiel shows his love and pity to his people.

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神在異象中帶以西結到耶路撒冷看到的現象。讓以西結從神的角度來看民間首領的作為

看到25個人在圖謀罪孽。因應特別狀況，定些重要決策，如果神不在其中，最後都會變質，殘害百姓。

你們殺在城中的人就是肉，這城就是鍋： 當時反對首領的人，可能是政治犯被關，反而安全在城裏。

我必在以色列的境界審判你們： 人以為最安全的地方，會在城裏。結果跑到邊界，

神讓人看到自己的愚蠢，

毘拉提可能是很有影響力的人，向百姓保證絕對安全的人，反而先死了。這麼為百姓著想，這麼正直的人死了，尼西米問那麼其他人怎麼辦呢?

只有在神的旨意中行事，我們才能是鍋中的肉!

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How?

May my heart and my mind always accompany with my Lord!