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Ante-Nicene · to AD 325 · 2,651 passages across 61 books

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Ezekiel 16:2

Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations,

Why is it that I admire Ezekiel? Because the order was given him to make known to Jerusalem its abominations, and he did not place before his eyes any danger that would result from his preaching, but in order to keep only the precepts of God, he spoke whatever he was told. Let us realize that there was a mystery, that there was the revelation of a mysterious kind on the subject of Jerusalem and all that is said against it. Nevertheless, he prophesied, and accused it of fornication.
Ezekiel 16:3 · 2 passages

And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto Jerusalem; Thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of Canaan; thy father was an Amorite, and thy mother an Hittite.

Which of the cities in the world were so elevated and so deep in knowledge as the city of God?
If so many things are said in Jerusalem about which such great and wonderful things are written that have been promised to her, what future is there for unhappy me, if I sin? Who will I have for a father, who will I have for a mother?
Ezekiel 16:4 · 5 passages

And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all.

It is a great work to be rubbed with salt. If we are seasoned with salt, we are full of grace.
Not everyone is washed for salvation. We who have received the grace of baptism in the name of Christ are washed, but I do not know who is washed for salvation.
To take an example from human relationships, if the Holy Spirit gives, then I travel on to Jesus Christ and God the Father.
It is quite difficult that he who is washed should be washed in order to be saved. Listen, catechumens, listen, and from what is said, prepare yourselves, while you are catechumens, while you are not yet baptized, and come to the bath and be baptized for salvation. Do not be so baptized that you are washed but not for salvation.
Ezekiel 16:6

And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live.

But see the mercy of God, see his extraordinary goodness. Even though Jerusalem was thrown into the open field, he does not look down on it as thrown out forever, he does not leave it in a state of perversion as entirely forgotten, as not in the end to lift up the fallen. You were thrown out, but I still return to you; my visit is not lacking after your ruin.”
Ezekiel 16:8 · 2 passages

Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord GOD, and thou becamest mine.

Let us pray that the mercy of God will come on us and wash away the blood from our souls.
When we are of a greater age and can therefore sin, angels look for a chance to influence us, and that is as true of the angels of God as it is of the angels of Satan.
Ezekiel 16:12 · 2 passages

And I put a jewel on thy forehead, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thine head.

Ezekiel 16:17

Thou hast also taken thy fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given thee, and madest to thyself images of men, and didst commit whoredom with them,

The golden and silver vase, the censers, the cups and the rest of that kind we have in the holy Scriptures. But when we turn the meaning of Scripture into another that is contrary to the truth, we kindle the divine words and turn the things of God into other images.
Ezekiel 16:18 · 5 passages

And tookest thy broidered garments, and coveredst them: and thou hast set mine oil and mine incense before them.

Whoever is born in the teaching of heretics and has taken these principles for his own faith is a child of Jerusalem the fornicator and sinner.
To me who preaches the gospel in the church, the devil always stretches out a noose, in order to confuse the whole church with my conduct.
We do not imitate anyone, but if we want to imitate anyone, we should imitate Jesus Christ.
Incense and oil are the prayer that is offered to God with understanding and in which God delights.

EXCERPTS ON EZEKIEL 16:18

These various clothes and beautiful garments that God has bestowed on us, if we cut them up and rip them and surround them with false teaching to deceive human beings, there is no doubt that we are covering idols with different clothing.
Ezekiel 16:23

And it came to pass after all thy wickedness, (woe, woe unto thee! saith the Lord GOD;)

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