"Then I said, 'You rulers of the house of Israel, is it not your duty to know what is right? Yet you hate good and love evil, you tear the skin from my people and the flesh from their bones. Those who eat my people's flesh and break their bones to pieces, who chop them up like meat for the pan and share them like flesh for the pot, when they cry, Yahweh will not answer. He will hide his face from them because of their evil deeds." (Micah 3, 1-4)
Hmm.. This is indeed a hard nut to crack. Here, Yahweh denounces those in authority: civil and religious. But, what about those in the family? Are they free? 😭😭 Every leader, whether in government, religion, and homes should know what is right and apply it, by giving everyone his due. But, is that what we see these days?
It is not uncommon to see classrooms, town halls, motor parks, village squares, and indeed any available space being turned into a worshipping space. Prophets everywhere, fake and real alike. They practice and carry out private consultations regarding the future of some their victims.
Regrettably, the role of a true prophet which is to denounce evil have been replaced with scouting for people who pay them for their visions and dreams. They tear down the people, cut them into pieces like a butcher. Yahweh is angry with these people and said, "I will ask an account of the shepherds and reclaim my sheep from them. No longer shall they tend my flock; nor shall the be shepherds who feed themselves. I shall save the flock from their mouths and no longer shall it be food for them" (Ezekiel 34, 10)
Because of the sinful nature of our leaders, and their gross neglect of their duties, the prophet said that the Lord will not listen to them when they cry to him. He will turn his face away from them. May it never happen to us. 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Let's pray for our leaders. May God never punish us because of those in authority. Amen
Happy day ahead!
Good morning,
Rabbi
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