The Biblical Illustrator - Ezekiel 47:11
Ezekiel 47:11But the miry places and the marishes thereof shall not be healed; they shall be given to salt.The danger of a fruitless possession of religious advantagesThis vision of Ezekiel unrolled the map of the progress of the Gospel. The scene on which he looked down--so dark, so sterile, so lifeless--is but a picture of the world at large, separated from the knowledge and influences of Christianity. The natural features of the one correspond to the moral features of the other; for man,... read more
The Biblical Illustrator - Ezekiel 47:1-12
Ezekiel 47:1-12He measured a thousand cubits. Curious things in lifeThis chapter is a chapter of measurement. Everything is meted out, as it were, by so many cubits and inches. The voice is very dogmatic:--“This is the north side” (Ezekiel 47:17); “This is the east side” (Ezekiel 47:18); “This is the south side” (Ezekiel 47:19); “This is the west side” (Ezekiel 47:20). “So shall ye divide.” Everything is done for us in grand totals. What, then, is the suggestion of wisdom? Surely it is, Lord,... read more