Frank Goad
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Why in Ezekiel 32:18-27.Does it mention the word grave so many different times?In so many different ways?I think it is kind of redundant.
What do you think?
What do you think?
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Question for Jehovah's Witnesses
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Eyes to See
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This statement made me think about some people who have asked why God doesn't keep talking to humans like he did in the past through prophets and such.
Then I realize this truth. Jehovah doesn't have to repeat himself. Once he said something that is it. It is truth, it will be done, it is his word. Listen to him. He is like a Father that doesn't have to repeat himself. He has power and authority. And he doesn't need to keep repeating himself as if he was unsure of what he said, or as if he changed his mind.
He is God, listen to him. It doesn't matter if what he said was in the past and recorded in the Bible for us. It is enough.
Then I realize this truth. Jehovah doesn't have to repeat himself. Once he said something that is it. It is truth, it will be done, it is his word. Listen to him. He is like a Father that doesn't have to repeat himself. He has power and authority. And he doesn't need to keep repeating himself as if he was unsure of what he said, or as if he changed his mind.
He is God, listen to him. It doesn't matter if what he said was in the past and recorded in the Bible for us. It is enough.
The chapters from 25 to 32 of the book of Ezequiel talk about the nations surrounding Jerusalem and how God advised they would be judged and punished by their opposition to His people. Through Ezequiel God foretold the destruction of the city of Tyre and it's king. This happened in two stages. Years after Nebuchadnezzar devastated the mainland city, Alexander the great completed the destruction by building a causeway to the island city of Tyre, using the ruble remaining from the previous conquest.
Why is the reference to the grave used so many times? I can't tell you exactly, but maybe it was to emphasize the importance of what was going to happen. The use of repetition is very effective to make a point more vivid. That might have been the idea here.
Why is the reference to the grave used so many times? I can't tell you exactly, but maybe it was to emphasize the importance of what was going to happen. The use of repetition is very effective to make a point more vivid. That might have been the idea here.