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Mephi2K
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| Posted 11/27/2001 6:11 AM (GMT -6) |   | I...am...not...letting...this...go! The following is a repost from another post.
Ezekiel 24:6-24
"Son of man, with one blow I am about to take away from you the delight of your eyes. Yet do not lament or weep or shed any tears. Groan quietly; do not mourn for the dead. Keep your turban fastened and your sandals on your feet; do not cover the lower part of your face or eat the customary food of mourners."
[Mephs note: This is a LOVELY thing to tell a husband, right? Something any well-adjusted, emotionally stable, omnibenevolent being would tell a person, right? Don't mourn for the very delight of your eyes that I know you love. Sheeyeah... And before we get anyone trying to get God of the hook...the text SPECIFICALLY says that GOD was taking her away...not "allowing" jack!]
So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. The next morning I did as I had been commanded. Then the people asked me, "Won't you tell us what these things have to do with us?" So I said to them, "The word of the LORD came to me: Say to the house of Israel, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am about to desecrate my sanctuary-- the stronghold in which you take pride, the delight of your eyes, the object of your affection. The sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword. And you will do as I have done. You will not cover the lower part of your face or eat the customary food of mourners. You will keep your turbans on your heads and your sandals on your feet. You will not mourn or weep but will waste away because of your sins and groan among yourselves. Ezekiel will be a sign to you; you will do just as he has done. When this happens, you will know that I am the Sovereign LORD.'
My question is still essentially the same (another repost):
Any comments on the Ezekiel passage I talk about? I'd love to hear a open view take on it. Was there no other way that the infinitely intelligent God could get his point across to His people than to willingly (and apparently, prematurely) take the life of Ezekiel's beloved wife...and commanding him not to mourn? Is there really any kind of "givens" that we can consider that would justify this as being the BEST option for God's purposes? Just wondering aloud...
First I just want to deal with the Ezekiel passage and how y'all look at it. I'm HOPING that Modes will come here and lace us with Soren Kierkegaard's idea of the "teleological suspension of the ethical" Then I will try to bring things together.
So who's first?
Edited by - mephi2k on 11/27/2001 11:12:29 AM | | Back to Top | | |
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