They will realise how I was crushed by their unfaithfulness, and loathe themselves

Ezek 6:9 Then your survivors will remember me among the nations where they are exiled. They will realize how I was crushed by their unfaithful heart which turned from me and by their eyes which lusted after their idols. They will loathe themselves because of the evil they have done and because of all their abominable practices. [NET Bible]

The Lord was crushed by the unfaithful heart of the Israelites. So closely had he bound himself and his affections to the Israelites that he says to them in this chapter, that in the punishment for their iniquities, in their suffering under his wrath, what they shall realise is how grieved he is. "Crushed" he says. The ESV uses the word "Broken" and refers to their eyes as whoring, and their hearts as whoring after idols. Striking as this picture is, of the Lord Almighty "broken", the NET Bible translators correctly point out that when we come to see God as the husband of the church, and the church as his bride, then this jealousy, and brokeness because of their wayward hearts is understandable. If true love between man and woman is to be marvelled at, how much more the source of love when he binds himself to a people as a husband? How far greater the pain at the betrayal? He alludes that even the suffering Israelites shall realise the folly of their ways, and shall curse not him, but themselves. "they will loathe themselves, because of the evil they have done..."

Do our hearts look to the things of this world for our comfort? Do we yearn for his love? Or has he grown dull to us? Not exciting us as much as the joys of the world. Let us test our eyes, and watch our hearts, that nothing brings them greater joy and happiness than the love of our saviour. Let us not be wandering spouses. 

Meditate on God's use of marriage to explain the unfaithfulness of the Israelites, his bride. [Ezekiel 16:4-16]

Ezek 16:4 As for your birth, on the day you were born your umbilical cord was not cut, nor were you washed in water; you were certainly not rubbed down with salt, nor wrapped with blankets.
Ezek 16:5 No eye took pity on you to do even one of these things for you to spare you; you were thrown out into the open field because you were detested on the day you were born.
Ezek 16:6 “‘I passed by you and saw you kicking around helplessly in your blood. I said to you as you lay there in your blood, “Live!” I said to you as you lay there in your blood, “Live!”
Ezek 16:7 I made you plentiful like sprouts in a field; you grew tall and came of age so that you could wear jewelry. Your breasts had formed and your hair had grown, but you were still naked and bare.
Ezek 16:8 “‘Then I passed by you and watched you, noticing that you had reached the age for love. I spread my cloak over you and covered your nakedness. I swore a solemn oath to you and entered into a marriage covenant with you, declares the sovereign LORD, and you became mine.
Ezek 16:9 “‘Then I bathed you in water, washed the blood off you, and anointed you with fragrant oil.
Ezek 16:10 I dressed you in embroidered clothing and put fine leather sandals on your feet. I wrapped you with fine linen and covered you with silk.
Ezek 16:11 I adorned you with jewelry. I put bracelets on your hands and a necklace around your neck.
Ezek 16:12 I put a ring in your nose, earrings on your ears, and a beautiful crown on your head.
Ezek 16:13 You were adorned with gold and silver, while your clothing was of fine linen, silk, and embroidery. You ate the finest flour, honey, and olive oil. You became extremely beautiful and attained the position of royalty.
Ezek 16:14 Your fame spread among the nations because of your beauty; your beauty was perfect because of the splendor which I bestowed on you, declares the sovereign LORD.
Ezek 16:15 “‘But you trusted in your beauty and capitalized on your fame by becoming a prostitute. You offered your sexual favors to every man who passed by so that your beauty became his.
Ezek 16:16 You took some of your clothing and made for yourself decorated high places; you engaged in prostitution on them. You went to him to become his.
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