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September 6

Ezekiel 47:1-48:35

Ezekiel 29:17-30:19

2 Kings 25:27-30

Jeremiah 52:31:34

I was not sure how literal to take this River of Healing in Ezekiel 47. Most of it seemed metaphorical to me, but the language concerning the Dead Sea had a literal sense about it. But mainly we must see it as metaphorical because we find ourselves with similarities to both Genesis and Revelation. Genesis with all “the trees with fruit good for food.” And Revelation with “the leaves for healing.”

My first thought when I read the division of the land was, “Why?” I thought all this land was divided long ago. I do not remember the particulars but it seemed like the dividing was different before, maybe because of the tribes in the Trans-Jordan. There does not appear to be any of that here. The dividing is very clean, clear, and equal. It seems to me this can be for one purpose only – for when the Lord’s kingdom comes physically to earth, which should make us all more attentive to Israel.

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