Ezekiel 47:8 Then said he unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: [which being] brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed.
It is very sad when we see that, even after 2000 years, people have yet not learned how to study the Bible. They use the same approach as they used for historical documents, therefore are unable to understand it.
When I came to know the Lord and had the thirst to study the Bible, I immediately wanted to join a Bible college, but the Lord prevented me to do and told me that He would personally teach me. The Lord then taught me according to Isaiah 28:9-11. My Calling is that of a Teacher, therefore, this was possible for me; the same would not be for others. Although the Lord spoke to Paul, he needed people with Calling of a Teacher, like Luke and Mark, to guide him.
The stages of studying Biblical history (Commentaries), cross-reference, and language study are not that difficult, and many Bible colleges partly do them. The problem comes with the fourth stage, which is Bible symbolism, Bible numerics, Bible codes, etc.; these require wisdom that comes from the Lord. i.e. the word Yahweh (YHWH) in Hebrew is not a word but a symbol that identifies the Lord. The Hebrew alphabets are ideograms which have multiple options, it is only when we use the correct ones we understand it. The words YHWH in Hebrew mean Behold, Hand, Behold, Nail, and we know that symbolises the Lord Jesus Christ. YHWH is none other than God the Son – the Lord Jesus Christ.
If we read Isaiah 28:13, we see the Israelites (Jews) were not blessed with wisdom to understand the Word; thus saw/seeing destruction, they could not recognise their Saviour, just because they were stiff-necked.
Let us not be hard-hearted, stiff-necked people who become goats rather than sheep, people who are ultimately punished more than unbelievers.
Today’s scripture is from the set Ezekiel 41-47, which speaks of a Temple. Anyone with a sense of architecture or perspective measurements would find these chapters nonsense. It was after I wrote 3 books on the Inner-man/heart that the Lord led me to these chapters, stating that they give a perspective of a perfect inner-man/heart. For years, even after being blessed with wisdom I have yet to understand these chapters. I know I would need undivided attention, not doing anything else, spending weeks continuously just to understand them. The book of Songs of Solomon, which takes days to days to digest each verse is still easier than Ezekiel 41-47 (the book Songs of Solomon is nothing to what people think of it).
Let us not take the Word of God so lightly. We are called to have something like dedicated research centres that just work on decoding and expounding the Word unto all.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, You are Almighty God. You Lord created everything and made everything according to design. It is understanding of the design that we understand the things of the Spiritual Kingdom. Lord we pray we see things beyond their natural appearance. We pray You bless your people with wisdom, we pray for more and more Teachers…
We make this prayer in Jesus’ Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
Isaiah 28:13-15
13 But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, [and] there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.
14 Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which [is] in Jerusalem.
15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
Jeremiah 23:36-38
36 And the burden of the LORD shall ye mention no more: for every man’s word shall be his burden; for ye have perverted the words of the living God, of the LORD of hosts our God.
37 Thus shalt thou say to the prophet, What hath the LORD answered thee? and, What hath the LORD spoken?
38 But since ye say, The burden of the LORD; therefore thus saith the LORD; Because ye say this word, The burden of the LORD, and I have sent unto you, saying, Ye shall not say, The burden of the LORD;