Ezekiel 4:4
Thai Bible (TNCV) 2007 - New Contemporary Version (พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย)
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In this verse, God tells Ezekiel to lie on his left side for a number of days. This action symbolizes the punishment for the sins of the house of Israel. Ezekiel is bearing the iniquity of Israel for the duration of his lying on his side.
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Imagine you have a big backpack full of rocks. That backpack is like the sins of Israel. God asks Ezekiel to carry this backpack by lying on his side for many days to show how serious their mistakes were. It's like when you have to stay in time-out for how naughty you've been.
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Ezekiel was a prophet who lived during the Babylonian exile. He received this instruction from God around 593 BCE. His audience was the exiled Israelites, and this symbolic act was meant to communicate the gravity of their sins to them.
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In modern terms, if someone makes a mistake, we might take away their privileges for a set period. Ezekiel’s act can remind us that every mistake has a consequence, and sometimes we need to bear those consequences to understand the weight of our actions.