This
picture (actually Ezekiel 22:30) has been used to advocate the
building of a wall between The U.S.A. and Mexico. Sounds great, but
there is more to the story than just ONE verse. If you look at
the whole chapter, you will quickly see that Israel had become
corrupt and deserved to be destroyed for their many, many sins. For
the sake of brevity, I have quoted from just one of the series of
God’s pronouncements in the chapter.
Ezekiel
22 ( World English
Bible )
Eze 22:23, The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
Eze 22:24, Son of man, tell her, You are a land that is not cleansed,
nor rained on in the day of indignation.
Eze 22:25, There is a conspiracy of her prophets in its midst, like a
roaring lion ravening the prey: they have devoured souls; they take
treasure and precious things; they have made her widows many in its
midst.
Eze 22:26, Her priests have done violence to my law, and have
profaned my holy things: they have made no distinction between the
holy and the common, neither have they caused men to discern between
the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my Sabbaths,
and I am profaned among them.
Eze 22:27, Her princes in its midst are like wolves ravening the
prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, that they may get
dishonest gain.
Eze 22:28, Her prophets have daubed for them with whitewash, seeing
false visions, and divining lies to them, saying, Thus says the Lord
Yahweh, when Yahweh has not spoken.
Eze 22:29, The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised
robbery; yes, they have troubled the poor and needy, and have
oppressed the foreigner wrongfully.
Eze
22:30, I sought for a man among them, who should build up the wall,
and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not
destroy it; but I found none.
Eze
22:31, Therefore have I poured out my indignation on them; I have
consumed them with the fire of my wrath: their own way have I brought
on their heads, says the Lord Yahweh.
(
Emphasis added)
Israel
sinned and God sought for a man to build the wall and change things
in that nation, but found none. God can use walls and HE can use
specific people to change the course of a nation.
The
wall between the U.S.A. and Mexico should be built to keep unvetted,
undesirable people out. But our problem is more extensive than just
that. We need to deport those who have entered the country illegally,
change the broken immigration system by enacting tougher laws and
enforcing them. There is also the issue of sin in our country. Like
Israel of old, America has become throughly corrupt and almost beyond
help. Unlike Israel, we have Donald Trump (as imperfect as he is) to
stand in the gap and attempt to change things.
As
far sin goes – if America turns back to God, there is hope! Please
pray for our country!