THE DANGER OF HIGH PLACES (5 OF 6)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: Ezekiel 16:48-59
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The Danger Of High Places (5 of 6)
Series: The Six Sins Of Sodom
Jeff Strite
Ezekiel 16:48-50
POEM: A lion met a tiger as they drew beside a pool.
Said the tiger, ''Tell me why you're roaring like a fool''
''That's not foolish,'' said the lion with a twinkle in his eyes.
''They call me king of all the beasts because I advertise.''
A rabbit heard the talking and ran home like a streak;
He thought he'd try the lion's plan, but his roar was just a squeak.
A fox came to investigate - had luncheon in the woods,
So when you advertise, my friend, be sure you've got the goods.
That cute little poem sums up the problem with the people Sodom. Ezekiel 16:50 tells us ''They were haughty.'' They thought they had ''THE GOODS'' and so they were tried to roar because they felt superior. But like the rabbit in the woods... they paid a terrible price. God destroyed them.
Now, ''haughty'' is an interesting word. We often use it without giving much thought to what it actually means. So I did a study of the Hebrew word used here in Ezekiel and I found that it was a pronounced 'gaw-bah' and that it meant - ''Lofty'', ''High'', ''Exalted.''
As I researched how this word was used in the Old Testament I ran across an oddity. Not only was ''gaw-bah'' used to describe haughty and arrogant people... it was also often used to describe God.
Psalm 103:11 ''For as HIGH (gaw-bah) as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him''
Psalm 113:5 ''Who is like the LORD our God, who is seated on HIGH?'' (gaw-bah)
Isaiah 55:9 ''For as the heavens are HIGHER (gaw-bah) than the earth, so are my ways HIGHER (gah-baw) than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.''
When Isaiah had a vision of God in the Temple he said ''I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, HIGH AND LIFTED UP; and the train of his robe filled the temple.'' Isaiah 6:1
It seems to be a repeated theme in Scripture: God is WAYYYY UP THERE! Even pagans underst ...
Series: The Six Sins Of Sodom
Jeff Strite
Ezekiel 16:48-50
POEM: A lion met a tiger as they drew beside a pool.
Said the tiger, ''Tell me why you're roaring like a fool''
''That's not foolish,'' said the lion with a twinkle in his eyes.
''They call me king of all the beasts because I advertise.''
A rabbit heard the talking and ran home like a streak;
He thought he'd try the lion's plan, but his roar was just a squeak.
A fox came to investigate - had luncheon in the woods,
So when you advertise, my friend, be sure you've got the goods.
That cute little poem sums up the problem with the people Sodom. Ezekiel 16:50 tells us ''They were haughty.'' They thought they had ''THE GOODS'' and so they were tried to roar because they felt superior. But like the rabbit in the woods... they paid a terrible price. God destroyed them.
Now, ''haughty'' is an interesting word. We often use it without giving much thought to what it actually means. So I did a study of the Hebrew word used here in Ezekiel and I found that it was a pronounced 'gaw-bah' and that it meant - ''Lofty'', ''High'', ''Exalted.''
As I researched how this word was used in the Old Testament I ran across an oddity. Not only was ''gaw-bah'' used to describe haughty and arrogant people... it was also often used to describe God.
Psalm 103:11 ''For as HIGH (gaw-bah) as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him''
Psalm 113:5 ''Who is like the LORD our God, who is seated on HIGH?'' (gaw-bah)
Isaiah 55:9 ''For as the heavens are HIGHER (gaw-bah) than the earth, so are my ways HIGHER (gah-baw) than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.''
When Isaiah had a vision of God in the Temple he said ''I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, HIGH AND LIFTED UP; and the train of his robe filled the temple.'' Isaiah 6:1
It seems to be a repeated theme in Scripture: God is WAYYYY UP THERE! Even pagans underst ...
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