Title: People Who Forgot God
Contents
Ezekiel 22:1-16 / People who forgot God
* In today's text, / the image of Israel's sins that will be judged is specifically mentioned.
- In particular, today's words / point out the specific sins committed by the leaders of Israel.
& the Word of God's Law! - Point out the sin of ignoring all the Ten Commandments.
* Through today's text / What kind of God is... What are the lessons he gives me...
& Let's think / do a few things.
1. God - the reason for judging Jerusalem - reveals in detail.
- why?
- To make known / the abominations they have done.
* The specific sins they committed / are found in verses 6-13.
- If you look at the contents... / Oh, thoroughly
& Covenant with God - You will see that you are completely violating the Ten Commandments.
- Abuse of power to bleed /
& despise parents / defile the sabbath /
& commit all kinds of dirty fornication
& defrauding neighbors / taking bribes / extortion.
** <In the spirit of the Ten Commandments...>
& I have sinned against God / and against my neighbor.
* Everyone! / Jews who received thorough Shema education from an early age
& you don't even know the ten commandments
& how could you/can you completely break [the Ten Commandments] like this? - The reason is that?
Verse 12 (If you pay special attention to the second half...)
** Why did they do that?
- Because they / forgot God....
- This is the most fundamental reason.
** So, what is God continuing to say?
- (Looking at verse 16) / Through judgment, ‘I will make known that I am Jehovah’
* Actually, through Moses / God continued to speak
& “Do not forget God!” / Didn’t he say?
“Beware that you do not keep the commandments, decrees, and ordinances of the Lord, which I am giving you today, and do not forget the Lord your God. lest your heart become arrogant and forget the LORD your God when all that you have is abounding” (Deuteronomy 8:11-14).
- Deuteronomy 8:19
“If you forget the LORD your God and follow other gods and serve them and bow down to them, I testify to you that you will surely perish.
** They ought not to forget - God.
- But the moment you forget God!!
& departing from the word of God / committing all kinds of disgusting sins before God.
<This is automatic.>
<The moment I am far from God and far from the Word!! - You will become closer to sin.>
* Dear friends!
- Please do not forget God in your life.
- Always remembering God / walking in the presence of God - I hope that you will become such people.
2. If we consider only one of the crimes committed by those in the leadership of Israel,
Verses 6-7!
* They were not afraid to abuse their power - to make others bleed.
- why?
- (Looking at verse 13) For their own benefit - <If you think this is your interest...>
& others will bleed - I thought nothing of it.
* Also, in relation to people... (just look at the verb in verse 7)
& People // were despised / abused / harmed (with no power). - I was treated rudely.
* As I said at the Wednesday worship service yesterday, / In our relationship with people - Are there any laws ordained by God?
- If you make someone else bleed... / You end up bleeding yourself.
- If you abuse / bully / knock others down... // you end up falling yourself.
** This is the truth set by God.
* In the end, what about the weak - who oppressed / despised / abused / them?
Verse 4
- Is it the same?
- by strangers - being abused / ridiculed and made fun of.
* Dear friends! / - Remember again this dawn
- The fact that [what I did to others - it comes back to me!!]!
- Respect / (don't despise) the people you meet today.
- Treat the people you meet today / with love and kindness.
** Excite others. // Then I get excited.
3. If you look at the Bible - God is very interested in [the socially weak].
** Orphans and widows / the poor / strangers...
& interest and consideration for them - because you want them.
* But / what about a bad society?
- Not only are they not caring or interested in them,
& the socially underprivileged - oppressed / despised / mistreated /
& Even what they have a little - they exploit it all.
* Christmas is coming.
- To those who need more attention and consideration in our society
& Showing love / showing interest - I want you to be like that.