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The Divine Commentary on The Book of Ezekiel - Ch 20 (31.10.11)

Eze 20:1   It came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and sat before me. 

Divine Commentary –

“My servants are aware of a time of enquiry,

                                                      of a time of selection,

                                                      of a time of penitence before The Lord.

My servants are aware of a time of sin,

                                                    of a time of salvation,

                                                    of a time of reconciliation.

My servants are aware of a time of baptism,

                                                    of a time of faith,

                                                    of a time of covenant.”

Eze 20:2   Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 

Divine Commentary –

“My servants are aware of a time of loneliness,

                                                      of a time of companionship,

                                                      of a time of discipleship.

My servants are aware of a time of stunting,

                                                    of a time of growth,

                                                    of a time of fellowship.

My servants are aware of a time of entry,

                                                    of a time of learning,

                                                    of a time of departure.”

Eze 20:3   "Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Have you come to inquire of Me? As I live," says the Lord GOD, "I will not be inquired of by you."' 

Divine Commentary –

“My servants are aware of a time of a beginning,

                                                      of a time of grace,

                                                      of an eternal time of projection.

My servants are aware of a time of a decision,

                                                    of a time of judgment,

                                                    of an eternal time of hell.

My servants are aware of a time of offering,

                                                    of a time of dedication,

                                                    of a time of confirmation.

My servants are aware of the set times of God.”

Eze 20:4   "Will you judge them, son of man, will you judge them? Then make known to them the abominations of their fathers. 

Eze 20:5   "Say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "On the day when I chose Israel and raised My hand in an oath to the descendants of the house of Jacob, and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt, I raised My hand in an oath to them, saying, 'I am the LORD your God.' 

Eze 20:6   "On that day I raised My hand in an oath to them, to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, 'flowing with milk and honey,' the glory of all lands. 

Eze 20:7   "Then I said to them, 'Each of you, throw away the abominations which are before his eyes, and do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.' 

Eze 20:8   "But they rebelled against Me and would not obey Me. They did not all cast away the abominations which were before their eyes, nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt. Then I said, 'I will pour out My fury on them and fulfill My anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.' 

Eze 20:9   "But I acted for My name's sake, that it should not be profaned before the Gentiles among whom they were, in whose sight I had made Myself known to them, to bring them out of the land of Egypt. 

Eze 20:10   "Therefore I made them go out of the land of Egypt and brought them into the wilderness. 

Eze 20:11   "And I gave them My statutes and showed them My judgments, 'which, if a man does, he shall live by them.'

Eze 20:12   "Moreover I also gave them My Sabbaths, to be a sign between them and Me, that they might know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them. 

As in My book –

“As it is written so it is sustained.

      Every seventh day is still reserved as Holy unto The Lord,

           and this sign shall be upheld in honour by My servants,

                                                                                              My labourers –

                                                                                                                         all those professing,

                                                                                                                         with The Spirit on their lips,

                                                                                                                                   and,

                                                                                                                                      with their tongues,

                                                                                                                                                                      declaring that Jesus is LORD.”

Divine Commentary –

“My servants come before,

                               attend to,

                               worship at,

                                               the altar of The Lord,

                                               the altar of The Lamb,

                                               the altar of The Son.”

Eze 20:13   "Yet the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness; they did not walk in My statutes; they despised My judgments, 'which, if a man does, he shall live by them'; and they greatly defiled My Sabbaths. Then I said I would pour out My fury on them in the wilderness, to consume them. 

Divine Commentary –

“My servants no longer suffer the rigidity of the law of sacrifice.

My servants now know the reconciliation born of grace.

My servants now live under the cross of sacrifice.

My servants now are bestowed the gifts of My Spirit.

My servants now dwell in a time of preparation.”

Eze 20:14   "But I acted for My name's sake, that it should not be profaned before the Gentiles, in whose sight I had brought them out. 

Divine Commentary –

“My servants do not see Me profane My Name,

                               do not see My wrath as an embarrassment to My word,

                               do not see their God acting within the demands of the day.

 My servants do not see their God assessing right and wrong within the worldliness of man.”

Eze 20:15   "So I also raised My hand in an oath to them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, 'flowing with milk and honey,' the glory of all lands, 

Eze 20:16   "because they despised My judgments and did not walk in My statutes, but profaned My Sabbaths; for their heart went after their idols. 

Eze 20:17   "Nevertheless My eye spared them from destruction. I did not make an end of them in the wilderness. 

Eze 20:18   "But I said to their children in the wilderness, 'Do not walk in the statutes of your fathers, nor observe their judgments, nor defile yourselves with their idols. 

Eze 20:19   'I am the LORD your God: Walk in My statutes, keep My judgments, and do them; 

Eze 20:20   'hallow My Sabbaths, and they will be a sign between Me and you, that you may know that I am the LORD your God.' 

Eze 20:21   "Notwithstanding, the children rebelled against Me; they did not walk in My statutes, and were not careful to observe My judgments, 'which, if a man does, he shall live by them'; but they profaned My Sabbaths. Then I said I would pour out My fury on them and fulfill My anger against them in the wilderness. 

Eze 20:22   "Nevertheless I withdrew My hand and acted for My name's sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the Gentiles, in whose sight I had brought them out. 

Eze 20:23   "Also I raised My hand in an oath to those in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the Gentiles and disperse them throughout the countries, 

Eze 20:24   "because they had not executed My judgments, but had despised My statutes, profaned My Sabbaths, and their eyes were fixed on their fathers' idols. 

Eze 20:25   "Therefore I also gave them up to statutes that were not good, and judgments by which they could not live; 

Eze 20:26   "and I pronounced them unclean because of their ritual gifts, in that they caused all their firstborn to pass through the fire, that I might make them desolate and that they might know that I am the LORD."' 

Eze 20:27   "Therefore, son of man, speak to the house of Israel, and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "In this too your fathers have blasphemed Me, by being unfaithful to Me. 

Eze 20:28   "When I brought them into the land concerning which I had raised My hand in an oath to give them, and they saw all the high hills and all the thick trees, there they offered their sacrifices and provoked Me with their offerings. There they also sent up their sweet aroma and poured out their drink offerings. 

Eze 20:29   "Then I said to them, 'What is this high place to which you go?' So its name is called Bamah to this day."' 

Eze 20:30   "Therefore say to the house of Israel, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Are you defiling yourselves in the manner of your fathers, and committing harlotry according to their abominations? 

Eze 20:31   "For when you offer your gifts and make your sons pass through the fire, you defile yourselves with all your idols, even to this day. So shall I be inquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live," says the Lord GOD, "I will not be inquired of by you. 

Eze 20:32   "What you have in your mind shall never be, when you say, 'We will be like the Gentiles, like the families in other countries, serving wood and stone.' 

Eze 20:33   "As I live," says the Lord GOD, "surely with a mighty hand, with an outstretched arm, and with fury poured out, I will rule over you. 

Eze 20:34   "I will bring you out from the peoples and gather you out of the countries where you are scattered, with a mighty hand, with an outstretched arm, and with fury poured out. 

Eze 20:35   "And I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there I will plead My case with you face to face. 

Eze 20:36   "Just as I pleaded My case with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so I will plead My case with you," says the Lord GOD. 

Eze 20:37   "I will make you pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant; 

Eze 20:38   "I will purge the rebels from among you, and those who transgress against Me; I will bring them out of the country where they dwell, but they shall not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD. 

Eze 20:39   "As for you, O house of Israel," thus says the Lord GOD: "Go, serve every one of you his idols—and hereafter—if you will not obey Me; but profane My holy name no more with your gifts and your idols. 

Eze 20:40   "For on My holy mountain, on the mountain height of Israel," says the Lord GOD, "there all the house of Israel, all of them in the land, shall serve Me; there I will accept them, and there I will require your offerings and the firstfruits of your sacrifices, together with all your holy things. 

Eze 20:41   "I will accept you as a sweet aroma when I bring you out from the peoples and gather you out of the countries where you have been scattered; and I will be hallowed in you before the Gentiles. 

Eze 20:42   "Then you shall know that I am the LORD, when I bring you into the land of Israel, into the country for which I raised My hand in an oath to give to your fathers.

Eze 20:43   "And there you shall remember your ways and all your doings with which you were defiled; and you shall loathe yourselves in your own sight because of all the evils that you have committed. 

Divine Commentary –

“My servants when they sin should be familiar with My words to the Elders.

My servants when they sin dwell with their life in peril,

                                                             dwell with their destiny at risk,

                                                             dwell at risk of suspension of their calling of My Spirit and their tasking of The Lord.

My servants in their sin are in urgent need of confession,

                                                      are in urgent need of reconciliation,

                                                      are in urgent need to forswear the devil’s work.”

Eze 20:44   "Then you shall know that I am the LORD, when I have dealt with you for My name's sake, not according to your wicked ways nor according to your corrupt doings, O house of Israel," says the Lord GOD.'" 

Divine Commentary –

“My servants are not sacrificed from a high tower in an arid place,

                               are not left as a huddled heap of failure in the dust,

                               are not regarded as of little hope with their lifelines cut.

My servants learn from their experience,

                             forsake the cause of injury,

                             forsake the beam implanted in the eye,

                             forsake the blockage embedded in the ear.

My servants are carried until they choose to stand again,

                                                       until their limbs are straightened,

                                                       until their spirits rise in conquest,

                                                       until their souls rejoice before The Coming King.

My servants are redeemed by the utterance of their lips as driven by their tongue.

My servants are redeemed by the covenant written on their hearts.

My servants are redeemed by the grace of God.”

Eze 20:45   Furthermore the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 

Divine Commentary –

“My servants are redeemed by the grace of The Father,

                                                               by the love of The Lord,

                                                               by the testimony of My Spirit of their aching hearts.”

Eze 20:46   "Son of man, set your face toward the south; preach against the south and prophesy against the forest land, the South,

Divine Commentary –

“My servants in the gathering of the saints prophesy within the word of God,

                                                                                                      by the word of God,

                                                                                                      through the word of God.

My servants lead,

                                  direct and preach as instructed By My Spirit;

                             lead,

                                  direct and preach as their words flow from My Spirit;

                             lead,

                                  direct and preach:

                                            in order the signs of the kingdom are evident within the assemblies of the saints of The Living God.

My servants are not easily dismissed,

                             are appointed with wisdom,

                             are sustained by fellowship with God,

                             are graduated with honour from the tenure of their tasking.”

Eze 20:47   "and say to the forest of the South, 'Hear the word of the LORD! Thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold, I will kindle a fire in you, and it shall devour every green tree and every dry tree in you; the blazing flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be scorched by it. 

Eze 20:48   "All flesh shall see that I, the LORD, have kindled it; it shall not be quenched." ' " 

Eze 20:49   Then I said, "Ah, Lord GOD! They say of me, 'Does he not speak parables?' "

NKJV Footnotes:

      * (20:6) Exodus3:8

      * (20:11-13) Leviticus18:5

      * (20:15) Exodus3:8

      * (20:21) Leviticus18:5

      * (20:29) Literally High Place

      * (20:46) Hebrew Negev

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