Reading from Wednesday, November 10

Hey gang.

Reading for November 10
Ezekiel 21:1-22:31
Wow. This is pretty funny. God is talking about the impending attack from the Babylonians on Jerusalem and how terrifying it will be. Here's how he describes it:

 ⁶ “Therefore groan, son of man! Groan before them with broken heart and bitter grief. ⁷ And when they ask you, ‘Why are you groaning?’ you shall say, ‘Because of the news that is coming. Every heart will melt with fear and every hand go limp; every spirit will become faint and every leg will be wet with urine.’ It is coming! It will surely take place, declares the Sovereign LORD.”

God himself said it's gonna be so scary you gon' pee yo pants! Just one of those things you don't expect to see in the Bible. 

Hebrews 10:1-17
This is a pretty cool interpretation of the idea of animal sacrifices in the OT.

³ But those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins. ⁴ It is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
 ⁵ Therefore, when Christ came into the world, he said:
   “Sacrifice and offering you did not desire,
   but a body you prepared for me;

Basically what he's saying is that the animal sacrifices never actually did anything to take away sins but were meant to serve as reminders of sins. It's kinda the same way that asking for forgiveness from sins doesn't actually take away your sins - you are already forgiven. But you are encouraged to pray for forgiveness to remind you of this thing that is hurting you. Like if you hurt your friend and you knew he would eventually forgive you, but never acknowledged that you screwed up, there would always be that tension there. 

Psalm 108:1-13
This is a song

⁴ For great is your love, higher than the heavens;
   your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
⁵ Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;
   let your glory be over all the earth.

Proverbs 27:12
 ¹² The prudent see danger and take refuge,
   but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.