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Ezekiel 35

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1 And the word of Jehovah was unto me, saying,

2 Son of man, set thy face against Mount Seir, and prophesy against it,

3 and say to it, Thus says the Lord Jehovih*; Behold, O Mount Seir, I am against thee, and I will stretch·​·out My hand against thee, and I will put thee as desolate and a desolation.

4 I will set thy cities as a waste, and thou shalt be desolate, and thou shalt know that I am Jehovah.

5 Because there was to thee an eternal enmity, and thou hast made the sons of Israel to flow·​·down on the hands of the sword in the time of their downfall, in the time of the iniquity of the end;

6 therefore, as I live, says the Lord Jehovih, if I will make thee to blood, then blood shall pursue thee; if thou hatest not blood, then blood shall pursue thee.

7 And I will give Mount Seir to desolation and desolation, and cut·​·off from it him who passes·​·through and him who returns.

8 And I will fill its mountains with its slain; thy hills, and thy ravines, and all thy channels, into them shall fall those slain with the sword.

9 I will put thee as eternal desolations, and thy cities shall not return; and you shall know that I am Jehovah.

10 Because thou hast said, The two nations and the two lands shall be mine, and we will possess her, but Jehovah was there.

11 therefore, as I live, says the Lord Jehovih, I will do according·​·to thine anger, and according to thy jealousy which thou hast done from thine hatred against them; and I will make Myself known among them, as I have judged thee.

12 And thou shalt know that I am Jehovah, I have heard all thy disdain which thou hast said against the mountains of Israel, saying, They are desolate, they are given us for food.

13 And with your mouth you have magnified yourselves against Me, and have supplicated against Me with your words; I have heard.

14 Thus says the Lord Jehovih; When all the land is·​·glad, I will make for thee a desolation.

15 As thou didst have gladness at the inheritance of the house of Israel, on·​·account·​·of which it was desolate, so will I do unto thee; thou shalt be desolate, O Mount Seir, and all Edom, even all of her: and they shall know that I am Jehovah.

   


Thanks to the Kempton Project for the permission to use this New Church translation of the Word.

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David the King

David is one of the most significant figures in the Bible. He was a musician, one of history’s greatest poets, the boy warrior who killed the giant Goliath, a devout servant of God, a great leader of men and ultimately Israel’s greatest king. His stories cover the second half of the First Book of Samuel and all of the Second Book of Samuel, and his legacy was such that Jesus himself was born in the “City of David” to fulfill prophecies. For all that, David the man was not perfect. Most notoriously, he ordered his soldiers to make sure one of their comrades was killed in battle because he had seen the man’s wife bathing and wanted her as his own. He was also willing to actually ally with the Philistines for a time, while his predecessor Saul was still king. But in spiritual terms, David’s meaning matches his reputation: He represents the Lord, and especially the Lord as we are able to know Him and understand Him. The Writings call this “divine truth,” and it can be our ultimate guide if we want to serve the Lord and make His desires our own. This representation makes sense if we look at following the Lord as a whole picture. There are essentially two elements. First, we need to accept the Lord, believe in Him, open our hearts to Him, worship Him. These are matters of affection, and related to the Lord’s divine goodness. And they are generally represented by priests, who lead worship and perform rituals. Second, we need to act in accord with the Lord’s wishes: We need to serve others, care for those in need, defend the defenseless and work to make life and society better for everyone. These actions require thought, judgment, design, and are thus related to Lord’s divine truth, or divine guidance. They are generally represented by kings, who are men of action and are responsible for the activity of their nations. As the greatest of the kings, David represents this truth in its greatest form.