Sharper Iron From Kfuo Radio

Rev. Sam Wirgau, pastor at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Ossian, IN, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Ezekiel 20:27-44. Ezekiel concludes his walk through Israel’s history by recounting their idolatrous time in the land before turning to address the elders in front of him. “What about you?” he asks. “Which way will you follow?” If they follow after the defilement of their fathers, they have no reason to expect that they can inquire of the LORD. Yet the LORD will be faithful to His promise. With the same might He displayed in Egypt, He will rescue His people from their idolatry in an act of judgment and salvation. He will be their true King and Shepherd, purging the idolatrous rebels and leading His people to His holy mountain. There they will worship Him truly. The LORD acts in this way not due to anything in the people; they will loathe their evils when they see what they have done. But the LORD will not act toward them according to their evil; He will act for His name’s sake and save them completely b