15:1ffThe messages given to Ezekie! in chapters 15-17 provided further evidence that God was going to destroy Jerusalem. The first message was about a vine, useless at first and even more useless after being burned. The people of Jerusalem were useless to God because of their idol worship, and so they would be destroyed and their cities burned. Isaiah also compared the Nation of Israel to a vineyard (see Isaiah 5:1-7), Have you become apathetic and unfruitfu! to God? How can you begin fulfilling his plan for you?
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Ezekiel 15
New Living Translation · Life Application Study Bible · Original pages: 1324, 1325
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15Ezekiel 15
Jerusalem—a Useless Vine
1Then this message came to me from the LORD: 2“Son of man, how does a grapevine compare to a tree? Is a vine’s wood as useful as the wood of a tree? 3Can its wood be used for making things, like pegs to hang up pots and pans? 4No, it can only be used for fuel, and even as fuel, it burns too quickly. 5Vines are useless both before and after being put into the fire! 6" And this is what the Sovereign LORD says: The people of Jerusalem are like grapevines growing among the trees of the forest. Since they are useless, I have thrown them on the fire to be burned. 7And I will see to it that if they escape from one fire, they will fall into another. When I turn against them, you will know that I am the LORD. 8And I will make the land desolate because my people have been unfaithful to me. I, the Sovereign Lor, have spoken!” Jerusalem—an Unfaithful Wife