336 - A Strange Love Letter
작가: Jonathan S. Rose
Title: A Strange Love Letter
Topic: The Word
Summary: God is love, and the Bible is a divine communication to us, so in some sense it mst be a love letter. But that's a pretty strange love letter!
References:
2 Samuel 12:1-7
Joshua 1:1-9
Judges 13:1-3
Isaiah 63:7-10
Ezekiel 1:28; 2
Matthew 4:17
Luke 1:1-5
1 Thessalonians 1:1
2 Timothy 1:1-2
James 1:1
1Pet 1:1
Deut 4:2; 12:32
Rev 22:18-19
This video is a part of the Spirit and Life Bible Study series, whose purpose is to look at the Bible, the whole Bible, and nothing but the Bible through a Swedenborgian lens.
Ezekiel 2
1
He said to me, Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you.
2
The Spirit entered into me when he spoke to me, and set me on my feet; and I heard him who spoke to me.
3
He said to me, Son of man, I send you to the children of Israel, to a nation of rebels who have rebelled against me. They and their fathers have transgressed against me even to this very day.
4
The children are impudent and stiff-hearted: I am sending you to them; and you shall tell them, Thus says the Lord Yahweh.
5
They, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house), yet shall know that there has been a prophet among them.
6
You, son of man, don't be afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you, and you do dwell among scorpions: don't be afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.
7
You shall speak my words to them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear; for they are most rebellious.
8
But you, son of man, hear what I tell you; don't be rebellious like that rebellious house: open your mouth, and eat that which I give you.
9
When I looked, behold, a hand was put forth to me; and, behold, a scroll of a book was therein;
10
He spread it before me: and it was written within and without; and there were written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.