There Are The Four Sections Of Ezekiel 18
Throughout the Bible, there are many sections that are quite memorable and that leave us with a positive message. However, there are some sections that are not read out loud in mass because of how disturbing they are, and one of those sections is Ezekiel 16. This section of the bible is bloody, erotic, and just plain disturbing. In Ezekiel 16, God is speaking to Jerusalem like if it were God’s wife. He is quite angered because Jerusalem has been unfaithful to him by loaning herself to various passer-by, including foreign Gods.
This section starts with God describing how he raised Jerusalem like a young female child. It was God that saved Jerusalem and nurtured it to what it became after it was “abandoned” by its parents, an Amorite and a …show more content…
Consequently, God is quite angered by this and he portrays his anger by listing all the wrongs that Jerusalem has done to him in very strong emotions. He portrays it in a way that makes it seem like Jerusalem just used God for its own benefit. Like an unfaithful wife, at some point, Jerusalem was weak and needed help, but once it gained its strength, it prostituted itself to others. In a way, it seems almost like Jerusalem is making fun of God with no remorse whatsoever and is ridiculing him by abusing God’s love and forgives for it. “You took your beautiful things, made of gold and silver that I had given to you, and you made yourself phallic images and fornicated with them.” (Ezekiel, 16:17) For me, this was the most shocking sentence in Ezekiel 16. The reason being because God’s “wife” completely disrespects and betrays God’s love for her by fornicating herself with silver and gold dildos! This is not at all what someone would expect to find in the Bible. It is very sexually graphic, but obviously not in an erotic way, but rather in a quite disturbing manner because God has gifted Jerusalem all these wonderful things and she has completely disrespected him with no remorse whatsoever. It almost seems like it is being done on purpose and God’s “wife” enjoys watching him suffer as she “harlots” herself to
This section starts with God describing how he raised Jerusalem like a young female child. It was God that saved Jerusalem and nurtured it to what it became after it was “abandoned” by its parents, an Amorite and a …show more content…
Consequently, God is quite angered by this and he portrays his anger by listing all the wrongs that Jerusalem has done to him in very strong emotions. He portrays it in a way that makes it seem like Jerusalem just used God for its own benefit. Like an unfaithful wife, at some point, Jerusalem was weak and needed help, but once it gained its strength, it prostituted itself to others. In a way, it seems almost like Jerusalem is making fun of God with no remorse whatsoever and is ridiculing him by abusing God’s love and forgives for it. “You took your beautiful things, made of gold and silver that I had given to you, and you made yourself phallic images and fornicated with them.” (Ezekiel, 16:17) For me, this was the most shocking sentence in Ezekiel 16. The reason being because God’s “wife” completely disrespects and betrays God’s love for her by fornicating herself with silver and gold dildos! This is not at all what someone would expect to find in the Bible. It is very sexually graphic, but obviously not in an erotic way, but rather in a quite disturbing manner because God has gifted Jerusalem all these wonderful things and she has completely disrespected him with no remorse whatsoever. It almost seems like it is being done on purpose and God’s “wife” enjoys watching him suffer as she “harlots” herself to