15 Therefore this is what the Lord says about the prophets who are prophesying in my name: I did not send them, yet they are saying, ‘No sword or famine will touch this land.’ Those same prophets will perish by sword and famine. 16 And the people they are prophesying to will be thrown out into the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and sword. There will be no one to bury them, their wives, their sons and their daughters. I will pour out on them the calamity they deserve.
I read this several times looking for something to say. One interesting point is that not only the false prophets but also those they prophesy to will suffer and die. My first thought was this doesn't seem fair, there were prophets that God had sent and it was ok to listen to them, so why penalize those that are fooled.
But maybe its because if you knew God yourself a false prophet talking about false idolatries would be obvious. People were turning a blind eye to that fact because they liked what the prophet had to say in good times. Then in bad times they were all running back to God, he said too bad.
Well we are in bad times worldwide. Are people looking for God to save us all from this pandemic? Why would he--have we been faithful to him?
knut
Sorry, I'm a little out of my rhythm with the new stay at home...
ReplyDeleteI didn't pick a verse out of this, but more of a feeling. In the first part we are given a picture of what's it like when we rebel against God. I found myself thinking if this was the immediate result from my bad decisions....it might be better. The reality of it is I can make decisions for the good or for the bad...and it doesn't seem to effect much. So, there is no learned behavior. I'm my own accountability partner.
Makes it tough. I'm a good liar. Especially to myself.
tp
i know i'm not getting up as early since my commute is so short--which cuts into my bible study time some how. i should have more time
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