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Th i s was a distance of ne a r l y a mile on each side : and
a l l within the wall s hou ld be " mos t ho l y" .5 So slow of he ar t
ha s be e n the natural man to recognize t he holiness of God . He
has often us ed obj ect lessons t o impress this truth .
The burning bus h is a n examp le. The command was, " Dr aw
not ni g h hit he r: put off t hy s hoes f rom off t hy feet, fo r the
place where on t hou s tandest is holy ground". t>
Likewise, t he fiery mount quaking with i t s thunder and
lightning which, if even a beast touched, it must be t h rust
t hrough . Also, the ncuae with its mov ing pillars and c louds
o f smoke .
A vision of t he holiness of God was given to Ezekiel by
t his wall of separation , en clos ing a square near ly a mile e ach
way . Th e command was , " t h e whole limit t hereof round a bo ut
s ha l l be most ho l y . Behold, this i s the law of the h ous e" "
This ha s a lways be e n t he l aw o f ccer e hous e , but a las men
have ever be en guilty of doing what I s r ae l had done . "In
t heir setting of thei r thresho l d by my t hr es h ol d s , and their
post by my posts, and the wall between me and them, t h ey h ave
even de filed my ho ly na me by their abomi nations that they h ave
c ommi t ted ... " . 6
In t he matters of da ily life and wor s hip, God has l e ft
nothing for men to decide . All has been a rranged for him. an d
his part i s to b uild according to t he patt ern .
Accordingly , Eze kiel i s told to " show t he hou se t o the
hous e of Israel, t hat t hey may be a s hamed of t heir ini quit i es: