In this sermon (preached from Ezekiel 16 by Pastor Andrew Ray), we see that God found Israel after she had been cast aside and left for dead! He cleaned her up, fed her, and clothed her. As she grew up, he decked her out and made her beauty to be a sight to behold. Sadly, she became enamored with her beauty and the attention she received from the world. The world that had cast her aside now became her desired companion and she forsook the One who had helped her and made her what she was. In other words, Israel forgot where she came from and the source of her help. There is much to be learned from this for the New Testament Christian!

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Notes:

When Israel Forgot
Ezekiel 16:1-63

I. ISRAEL’S DARK PAST (Ezekiel 16:1-5)

A. A Marred Lineage (Ezekiel 16:3)

1. Thy birth and nativity is of the land of Canaan.
2. Thy father was an Amorite.
3. Thy mother was an Hittite.
4. Note: This must go back beyond Abraham and Sarah.

B. A Hopeless Birth (Ezekiel 16:4-5)

1. A lack of pity (Ezekiel 16:4-5a)
2. A lack of hope (Ezekiel 16:5b)

II. ISRAEL’S GLORIOUS TRANSFORMATION (Ezekiel 16:6-14)

A. Their Pollution (Ezekiel 16:6)

1. At the time of the Lord’s passing
2. They were polluted in their own blood

B. Their Redemption (Ezekiel 16:6, 8)

1. By the word of God (Ezekiel 16:6)
2. By the love of God (Ezekiel 16:8)

C. Their Change (Ezekiel 16:7-14)

1. The overview of change (Ezekiel 16:7)
2. The details of change (Ezekiel 16:8-13)
3. The interest in change (Ezekiel 16:13b-14)

III. ISRAEL’S WHOREDOM (Ezekiel 16:15-59)

A. Her Abuse of God’s Grace (Ezekiel 16:15-22)

1. She trusted in the beauty God gave her (Ezekiel 16:15).
2. She used the gifts of God to play the harlot (Ezekiel 16:16-21).
3. She forgot her origins (Ezekiel 16:22).

B. Her Likeness to the World Around Her (Ezekiel 16:23-34)

1. The extent of her wickedness (Ezekiel 16:23-25)
2. The provocation of God’s anger (Ezekiel 16:26-27)
3. Her inability to be satisfied (Ezekiel 16:28-29)
4. Her surpassing of harlots (Ezekiel 16:30-34)

C. Her Conflict with the World (Ezekiel 16:35-43)

1. The cause of the conflict (Ezekiel 16:35-37)
2. The judgment involved in the conflict (Ezekiel 16:38-39)
3. The extent of the conflict (Ezekiel 16:40-41)
4. The appeasement of the conflict (Ezekiel 16:42-43)

D. Her Return to Her Roots (Ezekiel 16:44-59)

1. Like her parents (Ezekiel 16:44-45)
2. Like her sisters (Ezekiel 16:45-59)

IV. GOD’S FAITHFULNESS (Ezekiel 16:60-63)

A. Israel’s Unfaithfulness (Ezekiel 16:59)
B. God’s Remembrance (Ezekiel 16:60)
C. Israel’s Remembrance (Ezekiel 16:61-63)

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