Saturday, September 05, 2020

Entrances and Exits

And the LORD said to me, “Son of man, take careful notice. Use your eyes and ears, and listen to everything I tell you about the regulations concerning the LORD’s Temple. Take careful note of the procedures for using the Temple’s entrances and exits. [Ezekiel 44.5]

I am just trying to get my head around some of this. If these regulations apply to the Temple and we are now the Temple of the LORD, how does all this apply to us?

I find it quite interesting that Jesus used the phrasing more than once, "eyes to see and ears to hear..."

Eyes and ears, if you will, are spiritual entrances into our bodies. 

So, what then would be the spiritual exit(s)? The mouth?

Interestingly enough, Jesus mentioned this:

Then Jesus called to the crowd to come and hear. “Listen,” he said, “and try to understand. It’s not what goes into your mouth that defiles you; you are defiled by the words that come out of your mouth.” [Matthew 15.10-11]

Is it any mistake that Jesus said, "Listen..." (ie. entrance) and then mentioned the mouth (ie. exit)?

There is obviously much more here than meets the casual eye!

Father, help me to understand. Help me to have eyes to see and ears to hear! Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight!

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