The American Wisdom Series

Presents Pamphlet #1172 Ezek kc 36-1

Their pulpits are infested with the "many who would come in the last days"
in the name of Christ and deceive the multitudes

In the opening verses of this 20th chapter of Ezekiel
we see that certain elders from the House of Israel (not Judah),
who were reeking from the smell of "*bull manure",
which is what idolatry smells like to our Father,
came down to ask Ezekiel for a word of wisdom from God.

* Just as Moses' brother Aaron and Company built
a golden calf to worship in the wilderness,
Rehoboam, king of the northern 10 tribed House of Israel,
had set up altars of molten "calves" in the hills (high places)
for the people to come and worship and bring their sacrifices.

In our understanding that there is nothing new under the sun (Ecc. 1),
we see today that there are many altars of spiritual bull
set upon the hills and street corners for people to come and worship.

Their pulpits are infested with the "many who would come in the last days"
in the name of Christ and deceive the multitudes (Mk. 13, Mat. 24).

How, you ask?

By teaching the traditions of men (bull) instead of God's Word.

So who do people really worship when they go there?

That's the point of this chapter for us to see.

One big question to consider as one reads this chapter 20 is,
"How would you feel toward a child who is not only ungrateful
for all that you have done for him (or her) but who totally disregards your instructions
with an "in-your-face" attitude,
and then turns around as if nothing was wrong and asks you to do him a favor?

That is exactly how God views these elders of Israel,
so He told Ezekiel to tell them regarding their inquiry, "No way!"

He is NOT going to answer their requests until they clean up their acts.

Let's study the 20th chapter of Ezekiel
where God is recapping to Ezekiel
the way He feels about how His children have treated Him
after all the wondrous and marvelous things He did for them
in bringing them out of the bondage of Egypt
and providing them with everything they needed
to live happily ever after under His protection.

They simply would NOT listen and obey Him?

It's no different today!


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