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NASB | Ezekiel 43:10 ¶ "As for you, son of man, describe the temple to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities; and let them measure the plan. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ezekiel 43:10 ¶ "As for you, son of man, describe the temple to the house of Israel, so that they will be ashamed of their sins; and let them measure its plan [in detail]. |
Subject: How does it make them ashamed? |
Bible Note: Greetings, Prophecy comes in two forms: Fore-telling and Forth-telling. But first, what is the role of the Prophet? The role is, simply put, to bring God's message and judgment to the People. Fore-telling is what we commonly think of when it comes to prophecy. As the name suggests, it's focus is on the future. In the Fore-telling aspect, the Prophet declares the warning of God's pending judgment or future blessings to the people so they can either repent or strive harder. Forth-telling brings God's current message to the people, be it a message of judgment or blessing. An example of this is comparing Jonah to Nahum. Both prophets spoke against Nineveh. However, they were separated by at least 100 years. Jonah presented the "fore-telling" message of Nineveh's doom. The people of Nineveh repented for a while, but fell back into their old ways. Nahum comes along a 100 years later to "forth-tell" or bring forth the message of God's dissatisfaction. God was willing to spare them, but they fell back into their old ways. So, God sent his prophet to make good on his warning. The message in Ezekiel 43:10 isn't necessarily predictive, but it is an analogy used by the prophet to help the jews understand how far they have fallen from God's intended path. He uses the Temple because that, at the time, was the center of Jewish worship. It would have struck a cord, as it were, with every Jew who read or heard Ezekiel's message. Jalek |