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The prophet Malachi outlines a curse for priests that deceive, and do not give glory to the name of the LORD. These priests are told that God will ''“corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your solemn feasts; and one shall take you away with it.”'' One of the reasons God is not happy with these priests is because they say, ''“everyone who does evil is good in the sight of the LORD”.'' | The prophet Malachi outlines a curse for priests that deceive, and do not give glory to the name of the LORD. These priests are told that God will ''“corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your solemn feasts; and one shall take you away with it.”'' One of the reasons God is not happy with these priests is because they say, ''“everyone who does evil is good in the sight of the LORD”.'' | ||
While God called Ezekiel to eat | While God called Ezekiel to eat manure, he cursed the priests to wear it. The prophet Isaiah calls our own righteousness ''"filthy rags”''. Today, you might call your own righteousness “toilet paper”. So when we try to remain clean through our own obedience to the law, we are only proudly covering ourselves in our own filth when we present ourselves to the Lord and to his people. | ||
==The Roman Soldier and the Wine== | ==The Roman Soldier and the Wine== | ||