Then

[228 words] Reading God ‘s word is exciting. It seems that every time I read it I notice something I had missed in earlier readings. In the past I had noticed the oft repeated phrase (about 56 times), “Then they shall know that I am the Lord (Jehovah) God.” This time I noticed the tragedy of these words. This phrase is used in relationship to Israel, Egypt, Tyre, Amon, and other ancient nations. One would think that when a nation comes to know the God of the Bible, that is a good thing. But the key word in this phrase is “then” and the context shows the tragedy. Read Ezekiel and you will see that each nation is destroyed by God and “then” they come to know thatJehovah is God. Israel had the word of God, given to them by Moses. But they did not know God. Israel had a…