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1 | Restoration of Sodom? | Ezek 16:55 | Jubalee | 222660 | ||
This prophecy was spoken well after the judgement and destruction of Sodom in Genesis. How is it possible it can be fulfilled? Ezek 16:53 "Nevertheless, I will restore their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, and along with them your own captivity, Ezek 16:54 in order that you may bear your humiliation and feel ashamed for all that you have done when you become a consolation to them. Ezek 16:55 "Your sisters, Sodom with her daughters and Samaria with her daughters, will return to their former state, and you with your daughters will also return to your former state. |
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2 | Restoration of Sodom? | Ezek 16:55 | DocTrinsograce | 222662 | ||
Hi, Jubalee... Presumably this has to do with God's bringing in the "fullness of the Gentiles" (Romans 11:25). In Him, Doc |
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3 | Further study... other explanations? | Ezek 16:55 | Jubalee | 222671 | ||
Thank you Doc for your quick reply. I'm not very familiar with this doctrine, could you give me the main points in a nutshell? Are there any articles/outlines you could recommend for further study? Can you think of any other possible explanations for this passage? Thank you. |
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4 | Further study... other explanations? | Ezek 16:55 | DocTrinsograce | 222674 | ||
Dear Jubalee, Rightly handling unfulfilled prophecy is always a bit risky. People have built whole castles of cards on pretty shaky ground. There is a spiritually unhealthy fascination with how the future will unfold that draws greater attention than it warrants, and makes people susceptible to prophecy mongering. Nevertheless, I would say yes, there are several ways we might interpret this passage. Two that come immediately to mind are as follows: We can certainly say that this particular prophecy has not been fulfilled in a literal sense, because the area of Sodom and Gomorrah still stands utterly desolate. On the other hand, there has been significant physical restoration -- during the time of Cyrus and even in modern times -- for Moab (Jeremiah 48:47) and Ammon (Jeremiah 49:6). Thus, I tended to lean toward the Pauline reference to the time of the "fullness of the Gentiles." See also Ezekiel 16:61. On the other hand, looking more closely at the context of this passage, I note that God is not speaking of some future blessing, so much as He is expressing a threat of punishment (cf Ezekiel 16:59). Consequently, what He might be saying would be something like "you will be restored when Sodom is restored." This would be kind of like our saying "when pigs fly" or "when hell freezes over." After all, Judah was even more sinful than Samaria and Sodom's offspring (see Ezekiel 16:47). As to further studies, there is no dearth of those: Dr. Robert Reyburn (Presbyterian) did a good sermon series on Ezekiel which you can find here: http://www.faithtacoma.org/series/ezekiel.aspx Of course, as a Historic Baptist, I would be remiss if I did not recommend the sermons of Charles Spurgeon: http://www.spurgeon.org/index/r_eze.htm A more contemporary Baptist, Steve Watkins, did a series a few years ago: http://www.slvbaptist.org/ezekiel.shtml I would be careful about teachers that do not exposit the whole of the book, but simply a few passages. Context is a crucial aspect of interpretation. Every word is in the context of a sentence, every sentence in the context of a passage, and every passage in the context of a section, and every section in the context of a book. I hope this has been helpful for you. God bless you in your further study. In Him, Doc |
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