Ezekiel, 28
17. Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.
17. Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.
Ezekiel 28 talks about the Tire Judgment, a city that was proud of his wealth and wisdom, but had deviated from God's ways. The chapter also describes the fall of the King of Tire, who considered himself a god and boasted his greatness. The verses selected below address issues related to pride, fall and trial of shooting, as well as God's sovereignty over all nations.
Isaiah 2:12: For the day of the Lord of hosts shall come against all the superb and haughty, and against all who exalts himself, that this verse speaks about God's judgment against those who are exalted and proud. .
Proverbs 16:18: "Superb precedes ruin, and the haughtiness of the Spirit precedes the fall" This verse talks about the connection between pride and fall, something that is evident in the fall of shooting.
Jeremiah 25:15-17: "For thus said to me the Lord, God of Israel: Take this cup of wine from the wrath, and give him to drink to all the nations, to which I send you. and walk staggers, and go crazy because of the sword I send between them. Then I took the cup of the hand of the Lord, and I gave it to drink to all nations. "This verse talks about God's sovereignty over all nations and about The punishment he brings upon those who deviate from his ways.
Psalm 52:7: "Here is the man who did not take God for his fortress; he first entrusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his malice" This verse talks about the foolishness of trusting wealth and malice instead of Trust in God, something that was evident in the lives of the inhabitants of shooting.
Obadiah 1:3-4: "The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who dwell in the cracks of the rocks, whose housing is in the highest; who says in your heart: Who will bring me down to the ground? If you raise your nest like eagle, From there I will bring you down, says the Lord, "this verse talks about the arrogance and the fall of those who rise above others, something that is also seen in the fall of shooting.
“Deus não opera prodígios onde não há fé.” São Padre Pio de Pietrelcina
