63 Then, when I make atonement for you for all you have done, you will remember and be ashamed and never again open your mouth because of your humiliation, declares the Sovereign Lord.’”
In spite of the adulteress mess of a life Jerusalem has lived, in the end God will wipe away these sins. I find it interesting He uses adultery and sexual immorality to illustrate how disobedient Jerusalem had been behaving. It seems this kind of activity is about as despicable as anything people could do to defile their relationship with him. I don't think this is the message of this chapter but it does show how damaging that kind of lifestyle is to a person and their relationships. He is showing how the Jews stomped on their relationship with him in the worst way, but in the end they will benefit from his Grace.
Thank God for Grace.
knut
I have to admit, that I got a little lost in this one. Is he using the adulterous language as a metaphor for Jerusalem? He goes into so much detail, it seems like more than a metaphor. I kept slipping into thinking he was really describing someone. Crazy!
ReplyDeleteI agree that it is striking that he uses sexual deviance as his "worst possible scenario"
I can also see parallels to our modern, western society in there. Becoming fat and happy, with an abundance of food and fine clothes, that we forget who brought it all to us in the first place.....when nobody wanted us. Its a stark reminder to thank him for all the blessings, and to remember they are all his.....so treat them that way.
tp