Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Ezekiel 13

“Likewise, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people, who prophesy out of their own heart; prophesy against them, and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Woe to the women who sew magic charms on their sleeves and make veils for the heads of people of every height to hunt souls! Will you hunt the souls of My people, and keep yourselves alive?  vv.17-18

Read chapter 13
Boy did Ezekiel need Divine courage to do some of the things he did.  It's no small matter to face your own people and prophesy against them.  Yet this is what the Lord tells him to do towards the women of Israel, who practice divination or false prophesy.  Now this isn't just calling out women not to be prophets as we know of many great prophets that were women (e.x. Deborah, Miriam, Huldah, Ana), but false women prophets that were luring away men with enchantments.  How hard is it for you to tell someone a hard truth?  Harder with your family and friends than a stranger or acquaintance? 
These magic charms on their sleeves were like a pillow between the elbow and wrist that was sewn on their clothes they might rest in their evil ways.  The veils, or handkerchief, worn on the heads was a sign of prosperity or victory.  These women were said to be hunting souls.  This was what the ways of these women were like, alluring in their prey to trap them or bring them down.  They were deluding them with promises to bring men down.  Oh the power of women over men is a harsh thing.
If you're a women, how have you purposely allured men in some form to get what you want?  If you're a man, how have you been caught by a women in this way?

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