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"If I send pestilence into that land"

Text: Ezekiel 14:19

THE THREAT OF PESTILENCE

This was now the third threat that the LORD forewarned Israel of. The protection of God was taken too much for granted!

“‘Or if I send a pestilence into that land and pour out My fury on it in blood,
and cut off from it man and beast,
even though Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, as I live,’ says the Lord God,
‘they would deliver neither son nor daughter;
they would deliver only themselves by their righteousness.'”
Ezekiel 14:19-20

1. What is “a pestilence”?

a) The original word Latin is “pestis” (meaning, “plague”).

b) A plague is a pestilence.

c) This is usually an epidemic that threatens the life of many.

d) An example of a pestilence of plague is the “Black Death”.

i) Bubonic plague hit Europe in 1348-1350.

ii) It is estimated that about 1/3 of the population perished because of this plague.

2. The threat of pestilence.

a) It was a threat of a plague that threatened:

i) Man

ii) Beast

b) There would be a severe loss of life as a result.

c) This threatened pestilence will come from the Lord against a stubborn nation.

d) This was a frightening word of warning.

4. Noah, Daniel and Job

a) Once again, the Lord gave this same word of warning.

b) Their intercession would not prevail.

c) They cannot even save their sons and daughters through intercession

d) Only they themselves would be spared!