Lamenting the Lions
The fall of religious and political leaders is something to lament and not rejoice.
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.
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…
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