OUR FATHER IS SOVEREIGN

The book of Ezekiel chapter 11 verse 13 captures these words of the prophet Ezekiel;

Now as I was prophesying, Pelatiah son of Benaiah died. Then I fell facedown and cried out in a loud voice, “Alas, Sovereign Lord! Will you completely destroy the remnant of Israel?”

This verse captures a shocking moment in Israel's history when Pelatiah son of Benaiah, a leader in Israel who had carried out atrocities on the people, suddenly died while the prophet Ezekiel was prophesying. 

This event prompted Ezekiel to fall to the ground on his face and loudly ask the Lord if He was going to erase the entire nation of Israel.

Ezekiel wisely fell down humbly before the Lord and prefaced His lament to the Lord with "Sovereign Lord" to assert that the Lord had the authority and the absolute prerogative to do what He chose.

Great is the Lord.

Amen.

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