"Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon."
The measurement is same as of the measuring reed that the man in the vision of Ezekiel had in his hand. (Ezek.40.2). His appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, for apportioning the land. The gentile king wanted an image probably of himself and it was in multiples of 6. Does God measure the Gentiles and the Jews by a single measure? The word of God makes it absolute clear,"Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord."(Jer.17.5) Heathen is whose heart is alienated so he serves god and mammon as we see in our own times. For example ask a Dispensationalist or Evangelical this question,"And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?"(2 Cor.6.16). Yet in the ephod of the high priest was such a question was set. One onyx stone set in gold reminded of the curse such as Jeremiah poses here. God of all mercies also set these stone in ouches of gold were in not in isolation, " And two chains of pure gold at the ends; of wreathen work shalt thou make them, and fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches." Before men and angels in heaven the high priest served. The golden bell at the hem of the robe referred to his walk. His faith represented by gold dictated everything he did or said. The final vision of Ezekiel mentions sacrifices and offerings. But the measure o 6 cubits and the line laid over the city makes the outer darkness, a curse. Israel made their trust in Barabbas over Jesus before Pilate and became the heathen instead. The nation that has 'power with God and with men, and hast prevailed' and 'and the name of the city from that day shall be, The Lord is there.'(Ezek.48.35)
"Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon."
The measurement is same as of the measuring reed that the man in the vision of Ezekiel had in his hand. (Ezek.40.2). His appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, for apportioning the land. The gentile king wanted an image probably of himself and it was in multiples of 6. Does God measure the Gentiles and the Jews by a single measure? The word of God makes it absolute clear,"Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord."(Jer.17.5) Heathen is whose heart is alienated so he serves god and mammon as we see in our own times. For example ask a Dispensationalist or Evangelical this question,"And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?"(2 Cor.6.16). Yet in the ephod of the high priest was such a question was set. One onyx stone set in gold reminded of the curse such as Jeremiah poses here. God of all mercies also set these stone in ouches of gold were in not in isolation, " And two chains of pure gold at the ends; of wreathen work shalt thou make them, and fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches." Before men and angels in heaven the high priest served. The golden bell at the hem of the robe referred to his walk. His faith represented by gold dictated everything he did or said. The final vision of Ezekiel mentions sacrifices and offerings. But the measure o 6 cubits and the line laid over the city makes the outer darkness, a curse. Israel made their trust in Barabbas over Jesus before Pilate and became the heathen instead. The nation that has 'power with God and with men, and hast prevailed' and 'and the name of the city from that day shall be, The Lord is there.'(Ezek.48.35)
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