The Inner Meaning of the Prophets and Psalms # 131
131. Internal Meaning of Ezekiel, Chapter 8
Profanation of what is holy. (3)
1-2 The Lord is represented in respect to Divine love, (1)
3 and it is shown how the holy of the Word has been profaned, (3, 17)
5-6 namely, that they have separated themselves from the holy of the worship of the church. (3, 17)
7-10 Diabolical loves have perverted the lowest sense of the Word. (3)
11-12 They have instituted a worship in accordance with those loves, (3)
13-14 by adulterating all things of good, (3, 8)
15-16 and adoring the devil in place of the Lord. (3)
17-18 They have closed against themselves the way to all mercy. (3)
Ezekiel 8:5-6
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Then he said to me, Son of man, lift up your eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up my eyes the way toward the north, and see, northward of the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry.
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He said to me, Son of man, do you see what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel do commit here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? But you shall again see yet other great abominations.
