EZEKIEL 13 9 And mine hand shall be upon the prophets that see vanity, and that divine lies… 10 Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, peace ; and there was no peace ; and one built up a wall, and lo, others daubed it with untempered mortar. 11 Say unto them which daub it with untempered mortar, that it shall fall : there shall be an over flowing shower ; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall ; and a stormy wind shall rend it. 14 So will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with untempered mortar, and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof shall be discovered, and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst thereof : and ye shall know that I am the Lord. 15 Thus will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall, and upon them that have daubed it with untempered mortar, and will say unto you, the wall is no more, neither they that daubed it ;

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INTRODUCTION :

THE WALL

One of the most fascinating “words” to study in the Bible is the word “wall”. This word “wall” is used interchangeably with the word “hedge” in the Bible.

A “wall” or a “hedge” is used by God to show His Protective Care for His people as the “wall” or “hedge” surrounds them. When the “wall” or “hedge” is broken down or removed, the enemy takes God’s people captive !

The entire “wall” does not have to be broken down or removed for the enemy to get to God’s people.

Only a “gap” or “breach” has to be made in the “wall” and then the enemy can attack God’s people.

If the enemy can convince God’s people that the “wall” is not very important, and can prevent them from keeping the “wall” in good repair, then he will eventually defeat them !

With this background let us now begin our study of The “Wall”.

Lamentations 2:18:

…O Wall of the Daughter of Zion… The “Wall” is the APPLE let not the apple of thine eye cease. Of thine eye

Proverbs 7:2

Keep my Commandments, and live The “LAW” is the APPLE my law as the apple of thine eye. Of thine eye.

THE “WALL” = THE “LAW”

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Isaiah 30 : 8 Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever : 9 That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the Lord ; 10 Which say to the seers, see not ; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits : 11 Get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us. 12 Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon : 13 Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant.

The SIN of “not hearing”

or NOT OBEYING GOD’S LAW

is compared to :

A HIGH WALL

WITH

a “BREACH” in it.

Let’s see what the physical meaning of the word “Breach” means by using the Concordance :

BREACH… be to you as a b ready to fall Isa 30 : 13 # 6556

#6556 perets, peh-rets ; from #6555 ; a break (lit.or fig.) breach, breaking forth (in), x forth, gap.

Thus, a “Breach” is a break or gap or hole,

We previously learned that there is a “Breach” in the “Wall”.

Since a “breach” is a gap or hole,

and the “wall” represents God’s

Law,

then a “breach” in the “wall”

represents a “hole” in the “Law” or “one commandment missing” from God’s “Law”.

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Now, lets discover the spiritual meaning of “breach”

1 Chronicles 13 : 10 And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put his hand to the ark : and there he died before God. 11 And David was displeased, because the Lord had made a breach upon Uzza : wherefore that place is called Pē’-rĕz-uzza to this day.

THE ACT OF A “MAN PUTTING HIS HAND ON GOD’S LAW” (ARK) IS CALLED A “BREACH” BY GOD.

A MAN “PUTTING HIS HAND ON THE ARK”

REPRESENTS

A MAN “PUTTING HIS HAND ON GOD’S LAW”

Note: The ark

Contained the 2Chr 5:10

10 Commandments Law

We previously learned that there is a “Breach” in the “Wall” and that the “wall” represents God’s Law.

Isaiah 30 : 13 Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant.

We can conclude therefore that a “WALL” with a “BREACH” in it represents GOD’S LAW after a “man” has put “HIS HAND on it”.

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Ezekiel 8 : 7 And he brought me to the door of the court ; and when I looked, behold a hole in the wall. 8 Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall : and when I had digged in the wll, behold a door. 9 And he said unto me, go in, and behold the wicked abominations that they do here. 16 And he brought me into the inner court of the Lord’s house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the Lord, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the Lord, and their faces toward the east ; and they worshipped the sun toward the east.

THE “GAP” OR “BREACH”

OR “HOLE” IN THE “WALL”

THE “GAP” IN THE LAW

THE MISSING COMMANDMENT

When a ”hole” was made

In the ”wall” or when

“one co mmandment” was

removed from the ”Law”

God revealed to Ezekiel

that men would then be

worshipping thesun.

The implication is that the part of God’s Law that is “missing” is the 4^th Commandment that tells us to keep the 7^th day Sabbath holy.

THUS, THE BIBLE SAYS
THAT THE DAY OF THE SUN
WOULD REPLACE THE DAY OF GOD,
WHEN THE “HOLE” OR “BREACH”
WAS MADE IN GOD’S LAW (WALL) !

SUNDAY (1^st DAY) WOULD REPLACE THE SABBATH (7^th DAY)

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Let’s compare scripture to learn more about this.

Ezekiel 22 : 25 There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey ; they have devoured souls ; 26 Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things : they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them. 27 Her princes in the midst tereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain. 28 And her prophets have daubed them with untempered mortar, seeing vanity, and divining lies unto them, saying, thus saith the Lord God, when the Lord hath not spoken. 29 The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy : yea, they have oppressed the stanger wrongfully. 30 And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap ** before me for the land, that I should not destroy it : but I found none.

It is the religious leaders

that have caused

the “breach” !

They do not want

to keep the Sabbath !

They have told

the people “something”

that God has not said !

They have “daubed with

untempered mortar”

they have tried to “fill in

the “breach” or “gap”

in the “wall” (law)

with “something else”

besides

the 4^th commandment (Sabbath)

PSALM 94 : 20 Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law ?

This text tells us that satan (throne of iniquity) is behind the mischief against God’s Law.

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Ezekiel 13: The Breaking of the High Wall

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Ezekiel 13:14 So will I break down the wall

that ye have daubed with untempered morter,

and bring it down to the ground,

so that the foundation thereof shall be discovered.

6 What does the “foundation” represent ?

What the “WALL” is built on

. (Rock) God’s Word

2. (Sand) Man’s Word

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7 When the high WALL is broken down, who are the ones that the Lord is especially angry with ?

The false prophets or religious leaders that have deceived the people by telling them lies.

Ezekiel 13:8: Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you, saith the Lord GOD. 9 And mine hand shall be upon the prophets that see vanity, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the assembly of my people, neither shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD.”

8 What is the “message” of those the Lord is angry with ?

A message of “PEACE” for the people when the Lord said there will be NO PEACE.

Ezekiel 13:10 Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered morter:

15 Thus will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall, and upon them that have daubed it with untempered morter, and will say unto you, The wall is no more, neither they that daubed it;

16 To wit, the prophets of Israel which prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and which see visions of peace for her, and there is no peace, saith the Lord GOD.

PEA

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MESSAGE OF

FALSE TEACHERS {#message-of-fals e-teachers .western style=“margi n-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in”}

Jere 6 : 13-16

Jeremiah 6

13For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely 14 They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

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What commandment of God has been “removed” from the 10 commandment LAW thereby causing a “breach” or “hole” in the LAW.

The Ten Commandments (Exodus 20 : 3-17)

(1) 3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me 1  ALL MINISTERS ACCEPT

(2) 4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven 2  ALL MINISTERS ACCEPT

image, or any likeness of anything that is in

heaven above or that is in the earth beneath,

or that is in the water under the earth.

5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them or

serve them : for I the Lord thy God am a

jealous God…

(3) 7 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy 3  ALL MINISTERS ACCEPT

God in vain for the Lord will not hold him

guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

(4) 8 Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy 4 x MOST MINISTERS

9 Six days shalt thou labor and do all thy work DO NOT ACCEPT THE

10 But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the 7^TH DAY SABBATH

Lord thy God : in it thou shalt not do any

work. Thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter,

nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant,

nor thy cattle, that is within thy gates.

11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and

earth, the sea and all that in them is, and

rested the seventh day wherefore the Lord

blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it.

(5) 12 Honor thy father and thy mother : that thy 5  ALL MINISTERS ACCEPT

days may be long upon the land which the

Lord thy God giveth thee.

(6) 13 Thou shalt not kill 6  ALL MINISTERS ACCEPT

(7) 14 Thou shalt not commit adultery 7  ALL MINISTERS ACCEPT

(8) 15 Thou shalt not steal 8  ALL MINISTERS ACCEPT

(9) 16 Thou shalt not bear false witness 9  ALL MINISTERS ACCEPT

against thy neighbor

(10) 17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s 10  ALL MINISTERS ACCEPT

house, thou shalt not covet thy

neighbor’s wife, nor his manservant

nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor

his ass, nor anything that is thy

n DrawObject5 eighbor’s

THE 7^tH day SABBATH (4^th Commandment)

has been REMOVED from the LAW

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hereby causing a “breach” or “hole”.

11 Who are the “others” that “daubed it” with untempered mortar” ?

he “false prophets”

RELIGIOUS LEADERS

12 What does the “daubing” of the “WALL” represent ?

28 And her prophets have daubed them with untempered morter, seeing vanity, and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord GOD, when the LORD hath not spoken.

DAUB WITH

UNTEMPE

RED MORTER {#untempered-morter . western style=“margin-top: 0in”}

To say “Thus saith the Lord when the Lord hath not spoken” Ezekiel 22 : 28

They have told they have tried to “fill in

The people “something” the “breach” or “gap”

that God has not said ! in the “wall” (wall)

They have “daubed with with”something else”

untempered mortar” besides

the 4^th commandment

(Sabbath)

DAUBED # 2902 smear with lime (whitewash)
UNTEMPERED # 8602 to smear, plaster or slime
MORTAR # 2563 bubble up,, # 2560 to boil, to smear wth pitch, # 2564 bitumen (black pitch), slime pit
DAUB WITH {#d aub-with-1 .western style=“margi n-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in”} UNTEMPERE D MORTER {#untempered-morter-1 . western style=“margin-top: 0in”}	To put BLACK PITCH where there was a hole or gap and then to cover it up by smearing it with lime or whitewash

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Example of “OTHERS” “DAUBING THE WALL” (WHITEWASHING)

POPULAR TEACHING (CHURCH OF CHRIST)

Dear Diane, May 31, 2000

Thanks for your continued and excellent work in your Bible Correspondence Courses. This letter is in response to your observation about the ten commandments. The following is sent for your consideration with hope it will be helpful.

The ten commandments are a part of the law of Moses which was God’s law for the nation of Israel in the Old Testament days. We find the ten commandments listed both in Exodus chapter 20 and in Deuteronomy chapter 5. A close reading of these passages will show that this law was between God and Israel. This is the law which Christ fulfilled (Matthew 5 : 17). He took it out of the way, nailing it to His cross (Colossians 2 : 14-17).

It is often said that Jesus took only the ceremonial law away but left the moral part of the law. Of course, the Bible teaches just the contrary. He took all of the law out of the way and we are no longer under the law of Moses. In Romans chapter seven, Paul is discussing the fact that under Christ, we “become dead to the law by the body Christ” (Romans 7 : 3). In verse six he says “we are delivered from the law”. In verse seven he is very specific and identifies the law by one of its precepts namely “Thou shalt not covet”. Obviously, the ten commandments, of which “Thou shalt not covet” is one, are a part of that which we have been delivered from.

Well, does this mean that we can have other gods, or build idols, or take God’s name in vain, etc. Of course not. But the reason why is because the law of Christ, under which all people now live… forbids these things. In fact, some of the ten commandments are listed in Paul’s letter to the Romans (Romans 13 : 9). This makes them a part of the law of Christ. Some of the ten commandments have been made even stronger. For example, under the ten commandments, murder was condemned ; under the law of Christ, becoming angry which leads to murder is condemned (Matthew 5 : 21-22). Under the law of Christ adultery may be committed even in the heart (Matthew 5 : 27-28).

The one law of the ten commandments which is not part of the law of Christ is the Sabbath observance. Even those today who claim we ought to keep the Old Testament ten commandments do not keep the seventh day ; and those who do profess to keep the seventh day do not do so as the Old Testament teaches ; they have made new rules, which, of course, God prohibits.

I hope this will be of some assistance. I realize it sounds strange to many to say, we are not to keep the ten commandments today. However, once we see the true Bible teaching on the subject, we realize that we live under even a better law. The great principles which were so important to the nation of Israel have been made even greater for us under the law of Christ.

Thanks for studying. Please write again if further clarification is desired.

Sincerely,

CHURCH OF CHRIST BIBLE CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL CHAT.TN

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What does “daubing” the “WALL” Represent?

28 And her prophets have daubed them with untempered morter, seeing vanity, and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord GOD, when the LORD hath not spoken.

DAUB WITH {#d

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UNTEMPERE

D MORTER {#untempered-morter-2 . western style=“margin-top: 0in”}

To say “Thus saith the Lord when the Lord hath not spoken” Ezekiel 22 : 28

4^thcommandment removed – commandment of men substituted

They have told they have tried to “fill in

The people “something” the “breach” or “gap”

that God has not said ! in the “wall” (wall)

They have “daubed with with”something else”

untempered mortar” besides

the 4^th commandment

(Sabbath)

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14 If someone were to try to “replace” the “missing” Commandment of God back into His Commandment LAW, what would he be called by God ?

Isaiah 58 : 12 And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places : thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations : and thou shalt be called, the repairer of the breach, the restorer of paths to dwell in.

Nehemiah 6 Now it came to pass, when Sǎn-bǎl’-lǎt, and Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that. I had builded the wall, and that there was no breach left therein ;

Isaiah 58 :12 And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places : thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations ; and thou shalt be called, the repairer of the breach, the restorer of paths to dwell in. 13 If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day ; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honourable ; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words.

There will be people who will “repair” the “breach”

They will

“build the wall”

until there is no “breach”

in it !

The “repairer” of

the “breach”

is one who

keeps

the Sabbath Holy !

Someone “keeping” the 7^th day Sabbath of the 4^th commandment or advising others to keep it is called a “repairer” of the breach by God.

God has told us that He will have men who will replace what is “missing” from His “WALL” or “LAW”.

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MATTHEW 5

17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets : I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

18 For verily I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass one jot or one title shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fullfilled.

19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven : but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

JESUS DID NOT COME

TO DESTROY THE LAW !

HEAVEN AND EARTH ARE STILL HERE

AND SO IS THE LAW !

THOSE TEACHING THAT EVEN

ONE COMMANDMENT

(THE 4^TH, 7^TH DAY SABBATH)

CAN BE BROKEN

ARE IN BIG TROUBLE !

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Conclusion: Bible Text

14 So will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with untempered mortar, and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof shall be discovered, and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst thereof : and ye shall know that I am the Lord. 15 Thus will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall, and upon them that have daubed it with untempered mortar, and will say unto you, the wall is no more, neither they that daubed it ;

PARAPHRASE

Ezekiel 13 : 9 I will make the False Prophets that have told lies and deceived my people, pay for what they have done. I will not let them be in the assembly of my people, nor in my church, nor shall they enter into the land that I will give my people.

Ezekiel 13 : 10 The reason is because they have seduced my people, giving a message of peace when there was no peace. Also, one of the false teachers is responsible for taking My Words that I wrote on Stone, My Ten Commandments (wall), and changed them by telling my people that I said something that I didn’t say (built up a wall). Then, other false teachers have assisted him by hiding this change from the people in a “coverup” or “whitewash” of the facts (daubed with untempered mortar).

Ezekiel 13 : 11-13 Tell those men that have changed My Words into their words (daubed with untempered mortar) that “their commandments” (daubed wall) will not stand forever but will fall. I will cause the Holy Spirit (overflowing shower) to be poured out on the people and they will see that My Law on tables of stone (great hailstones) is different than your law and among the people there will be a great controversy over doctrine (stormy wind). This will cause the people to see the truth and your commandments, the “commandments of men” (wall daubed with untempered mortar) will no longer fool them (wall will fall).

Ezekiel 13 : 14-15 Yes, I will break down your “wall” of commandments that men have established, and when I do, everyone will be able to see that it has for its foundation only the words of men instead of the Words of God. Then, you false prophets and false teachers will be consumed in the midst and you shall know that I am the LORD. – 96 -