[8] “Thus says the Lord GOD: Because Moab and Seir said, ‘Behold, the house of Judah is like all the other nations,’ [9] therefore I will lay open the flank of Moab from the cities, from its cities on its frontier, the glory of the country, Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim. [10] I will give it along with the Ammonites to the people of the East as a possession, that the Ammonites may be remembered no more among the nations, [11] and I will execute judgments upon Moab. Then they will know that I am the LORD.
(Ezekiel 25:8-11 ESV)
Do you remember that yesterday the Ammonites were disciplined for laughing at the Israelites for beginning disciplined by God for their scandolous ways before the Lord. The Lord wanted the Ammonites to know that he is the Lord God.
Today we find Moab and Seir the object of God's attention. Again, the Lord God wants these people to know that "I am the Lord."
Why is Moab and Seir being disciplined? Because they didn't see that Israel was different than the other nations around them. They said "Behold, the house of Judah is like all the other nations". So just like Ammon was given over to the peoples of the East, so will Moab and Seir.
How does this apply to me?
Moab and Seir said things that were untrue about Israel (at least they should have been untrue. They should have been seen as a special people of God.
So how am I seen? Will I cause people to make false assumptions about me or will I stand out as one of God's own?
What do you see in this passage?
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