Noah, Job, and Daniel...
james.wa...@elf.mcgill.ca
Ezekiel 14:12-23 mentions Daniel, Job, and Noah in the context of the
destruction of and judgment upon the land. God says "Though these three
men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their
own souls by their righteousness." I was trying to come up with the
characteristics that each of these men had that would allow them to go
through the time of trouble and this is what I came up with:
Noah: preacher of righteousness
Job: sufferer without complaint
Daniel: witness to kings
Does this make sense or can you think of something better?
God bless,
James
p.s. here is the text...
The word of the LORD came again to me, saying,
Son of man, when the land sinneth against me by trespassing grievously,
then will I stretch out mine hand upon it, and will break the staff of
the bread thereof, and will send famine upon it, and will cut off man
and beast from it: Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were
in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness,
saith the Lord GOD.
If I cause noisome beasts to pass through the land, and they spoil it,
so that it be desolate, that no man may pass through because of the
beasts: Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord
GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters; they only shall be
delivered, but the land shall be desolate.
Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the
land; so that I cut off man and beast from it: Though these three men
were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither
sons nor daughters, but they only shall be delivered themselves.
Or if I send a pestilence into that land, and pour out my fury upon it
in blood, to cut off from it man and beast: Though Noah, Daniel, and
Job were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver
neither son nor daughter; they shall but deliver their own souls by
their righteousness.
For thus saith the Lord GOD; How much more when I send my four sore
judgments upon Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the noisome
beast, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and beast? Yet,
behold, therein shall be left a remnant that shall be brought forth,
both sons and daughters: behold, they shall come forth unto you, and ye
shall see their way and their doings: and ye shall be comforted
concerning the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, even concerning
all that I have brought upon it. And they shall comfort you, when ye
see their ways and their doings: and ye shall know that I have not done
without cause all that I have done in it, saith the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel 14:12-23