The Outcast Vine
A message from the Lord came to Ezekiel, comparing the people of Israel to the wood of a vine, useless except to be burned, and even then it burns too quickly.
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. 7 And 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. 8 And I will make the land desolate because my people have been unfaithful to me. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!”
Ezekiel 15: 6-8
This message further emphasises God’s plan to destroy Jerusalem.
The people had become useless to God because of their persistent unfaithfulness and idolatry. Are you fruitful and useful to God?
