Woe To False Prophets
A message from the Lord came to Ezekiel, commanding him to prophesy against the false prophets of Israel, those who were inventing their own visions and deceiving the people. They proclaimed that there was peace in Israel, or that peace would soon come, when in truth, it was not so. God’s judgment was approaching because of Israel’s rebellion.
8 “Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because what you say is false and your visions are a lie, I will stand against you, says the Sovereign Lord.
Ezekiel 13: 8-9
9 I will raise my fist against all the prophets who see false visions and make lying predictions, and they will be banished from the community of Israel. I will blot their names from Israel’s record books, and they will never again set foot in their own land. Then you will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.
The Lord compared their actions to building a weak, flimsy wall and attempting to strengthen it by covering it with whitewash. But this false covering would not stand, it would be exposed and destroyed.
13 “Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will sweep away your whitewashed wall with a storm of indignation, with a great flood of anger, and with hailstones of fury.
Ezekiel 13:13-16
14 I will break down your wall right to its foundation, and when it falls, it will crush you. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
15 At last my anger against the wall and those who covered it with whitewash will be satisfied. Then I will say to you: ‘The wall and those who whitewashed it are both gone.
16 They were lying prophets who claimed peace would come to Jerusalem when there was no peace. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!’
The Lord also instructed Ezekiel to prophesy against the false prophetesses who were deceiving the people. Sorrow awaited them for spreading lies, for ensnaring souls with magic veils and charms, and for condemning the innocent while promising life to those who did not deserve it. Yet the Lord declared that He would deliver His people from the power of these deceitful women prophets.
…Do you think you can trap others without bringing destruction on yourselves?
Ezekiel 13:18-21
19 You bring shame on me among my people for a few handfuls of barley or a piece of bread. By lying to my people who love to listen to lies, you kill those who should not die, and you promise life to those who should not live.
20 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am against all your magic charms, which you use to ensnare my people like birds. I will tear them from your arms, setting my people free like birds set free from a cage.
21 I will tear off the magic veils and save my people from your grasp. They will no longer be your victims. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
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