Lamenting the Lions

The fall of religious and political leaders is something to lament and not rejoice.

The ancients used to call trapping lions ‘the sport of kings.’

³ She (Jerusalem) brought up one of her cubs,
And he became a strong lion (Judah’s king).
He learned to tear the prey (other kings).
And he (Jehoahaz) became a man-eater.
⁴ The nations heard about him,
and he was trapped in their pit.
They led him with hooks
to the land of Egypt.

This is a lament and is to be used as a lament.

Ezekiel 19:8-9

We live in an era when pastors, evangelists, politicians, and leaders often seem embroiled in one scandal after another.

Sadly, some rejoice when a leader trips into the pit of moral failure.

However, the Bible instructs us to lament the fall of a leader.

Ezekiel 19 - A Lamentation About Fallen Lions

This short chapter, comprising 14 verses, is difficult, if not impossible, to understand without historical context.

It’s a sorrowful lamentation about the fall of the last five kings of Judah.

In ancient days, lions were a symbol of kings, as in the Lion of the Tribe of Judah.

The last five kin…