THE WALL

“DAUBED” WITH

UNTEMPERED

MORTAR

By William T. Barrett

 2001

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 !

One method the enemy has used in the past that has had a degree of success, has been to make fun of or ridicule those attempting to “repair” the breach or hole in the “wall” (Neh 4 : 1-8).

Another method used by the enemy has been the use of the civil power passing laws preventing the “rebuilding” or “repairing” of the breach in the “wall”, as happened during the days of Ezra (Ezra 4 : 11-24).

Another method used by the enemy has been to join his forces together (Neh 4 : 7,8), so that the small remnant looks foolish when compared to such a large majority. Still another method has been the use of false prophets to hinder the work of rebuilding the “wall” and repairing the “breach” in it. (Ezr 9 : 3, Ezk 13 : 3,4).

Finally, the enemy’s last resort is to try to negotiate with God’s people.

When that fails, the enemy accuses God’s people of treason against the Civil Government. (Neh 6 : 1-7). With this background let us now begin our study of The “wall“.

We will begin with the prophecy in Isaiah that God gave as an “overview” of His care for His people if they would obey Him, and the removal of His protection if they disobeyed Him.

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ISAIAH 5 : Now will I sing to my well beloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My well beloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill : 2 And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein : and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes. 3 And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard. 4 What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it ? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes ? 5 And now go to ; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard : I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up ; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down : 6 And I will lay it waste : it shall not be pruned, nor digged ; but there shall come up briers and thorns : I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it. 7 For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant : and he looked for judgement, but behold oppression ; for righteousness, but behold a cry.

7 For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel…

The “Fence” to protect the “vineyard” or Gods’ people.

The “hedge” to be taken away

The “wall” to be broken down

The result of the removal of God’s protecting fence, hedge, or wall is ruin.

THUS, THE WORDSHEDGE,WALLANDFENCEARE ALL USEDINTERCHANGEABLYBY THE BIBLE

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We know that therewasaphysicalwallaround the city of Jerusalem. We also know that thewallwasbroken downduring theBabyloniancaptivity and that after70 yearsof captivity the Jewsreturnedto Jerusalem andbegantorebuildthewallunder the direction of Ezra and Nehemiah. Asalwaysthere will also be a (Spiritual)wallas well as the (Physical)wall.

God could haveeasilyprotected IsraelwithoutaPhysicalwallas He did in the wilderness, so there ismuch moreto the ”wall” than just the Physical Stones. Perhaps there are alsoSpiritual ”Stones” that need to berebuiltorreplacedorrestoredto make up aSpiritual ”wall“.

Let us examine someBible textsthat talk about the ”wall” and ”hedge”

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Revelat ion 12 : 9 And the great dragon was cast out, that oldserpent, called thedevil, andsatan…

IN THE ABOVE TEXT THERE ARE3 REAL OBJECTSTHAT WE WOULDEXPECTTO HAVESPIRITUAL MEANINGS : HOUSE,WALL,SERPENT.

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HOUSE = CHURCH

(God’s people)

SERPENT = SATAN

WALL = ?

Thus, we would expect that the ”wall” also has aSpiritualMeaningand that it has to do with theChurch (house) and aman”leaning His hand” on the ”wall” andsatan(serpent) being involved.

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When wecomparethe abovetextswe see obvioussimilarities.

B reakaHedge SERPENTwillbite

L eanhandon theWall SERPENTbithim

R emoveStonesHurttherewith

T hus to ”breakahedge”

or

to ”lean hishandon theWall” all mean theSAME THING !

or

“remove Stones” (from a Wall)

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We have looked at the ”HEDGE” and the ”WALL“.

Now let’s look at the “FENCE” used interchangebly with the words Hedge and Wall in Isa 5 : 1-7.

PSALM 62 : 3How long will ye imaginemischiefagainst a man ? ye shall be slain all of you : as abowingwallshall ye be,and asatotteringfence.

This textagainuses ”wall” and ”fence” interchangeably, so weknowthat ”fence” has thesame meaningas ”WALL” or ”HEDGE”

In the above text (Psm 62 : 3,mischiefis associated with the ”bowingwall” and a ”totteringfence“.

PSALM 94 : 20Shall thethrone of iniquityhave fellowship with thee, which framethmischiefby alaw ?

This text tells us thatsatan(throne of iniquity) is behind themischiefagainstGod’sLaw.

Thus, theimplication isthatsatanintends to plan ”mischief” against God’s ”Law” or ”WALL” or ”HEDGE” or ”FENCE“ !

Let’s see if we can learn more about the ”WALL” by comparing scripture :

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Thus,

THE ”WALL” = THE ”LAW” = APPLE OF THINE EYE

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Thus,

A MAN ”PUTTINGHIS HANDON THEARK”

REPRESENTS

A MAN ”PUTTINGHIS HANDON GOD’SLAW”

1 Chronicles 13 : 10 And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, becausehe puthis handto theark : and there he died before God.11 And David was displeased, becausethe Lord had made abreachupon Uzza : wherefore that place is called Pē’-rĕz-uzza to this day.

THEACTOF A “A MANPUTTINGHIS HANDONGOD’SLAW” (ARK) IS CALLED A ”BREACH” BY GOD.

We previously learned that there is a ”Breach” in the ”Wall” and that the ”wall” representsGod’sLaw.

Isaiah 30 : 13 Thereforethisiniquityshall be toyouas abreachready to fall, swelling outin a highwall, whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant.

We canconcludetherefore that a ”WALL” with a ”BREACH” in it represents GOD’SLAWafter a ”man” has put ”HIS HANDon it“.

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Let’s see what thephysical meaningof the word ”Breach” means by using the Concordance :

BREACH… be to you as abready to fall Is 30 : 13 6556

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

Thus, a ”Breach” is abreakorgaporhole, in thewall (Physically), or a ”Breach” is agaporholeinGOD’SLAW (Spiritually).

We also learned that a ”Breach” representedGod’sLawafter a ”man had puthis hand” on it.

Thus,MANHAS ”PUTHIS HAND” ONGOD’SLAW” ANDSOMETHINGIS NOW ”MISSING” FROMGOD’SLAW !

NOW, WE NEED TO KNOWWHATIS ”MISSING” FROM

GOD’SLAWSO THATWECAN REPLACE

THE ”MISSING”PARTOF HISLAW !

God has told us that Hewillhave menwho willreplacewhat is ”missing” fromHis”WALL” or ”LAW“.

Theimplicationis that the part ofGod’s Lawthat is ”missing” is the4^th Commandmentthat tells us tokeepthe7^thday Sabbathholy.

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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 adultry 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 eighbor’s

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

has been REMOVED from the LAW

thereby causing a “breach” or “hole”.

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Let’s compare scripture to learn more about this.

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Ezekiel 13 : 4 O Israel,thy prophetsare likethe foxesin the deserts.5 Ye havenot gone upinto thegaps, neithermade up thehedgefor the house of Isarel to stand in the battle in the day of the Lord.9 And mine hand shall be upontheprophetsthat see vanity, andthat divinelies :10 Because, even becausetheyhave seduced my people, saying,peace, andthere wasno peace ; andone built up awall, and,lo, others daubed it withuntemperedmortar.11 Say untothem whichdaubitwith untemperedmortar, thatit shall fall : there shall be an overflowing shower ; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall ; and a stormy wind shall rendit.14 So will I break down thewallthatyehave daubed with untemperedmortar, and bring it down to the ground, so thatthefoundationsthereof shall bediscovered,and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst thereof : and ye shall know that Iamthe Lord.15 Thus will I accomplishmy wrath upon thewall, anduponthemthat havedaubed itwith untemperedmortar, and will say unto you, the wallisnomore, neither they that daubed it ;

Since the “WALL” representsGod’sLaw,

then the “WALL” that’s been “daubed” withuntempered mortar“,

representsGod’sLAWwith a “commandment ofmen“

replacingone of the “commandments ofGOD“

4^th commandmentremoved – commandment of mensubstituted

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THUS, THEBIBLE SAYS
THAT THEDAYOF THESUN
WOULD REPLACE THEDAYOFGOD,
WHEN THE ”HOLE” OR ”BREACH“
WAS MADE INGOD’SLAW (WALL) !

INTHELORD’S HOUSE,
INTHETEMPLE OF THE LORD,
MEN WOULDHONORTHESUN
INSTEAD OFHONORINGTHECREATOR !

SUNDAY(1^st DAY) WOULD REPLACE THESABBATH(7^thDAY)

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History tells us that theChurchhas done exactly asGod predictedthey would do. They have replacedHis4^thCommandment7^thday Sabbath, with theman made1^stday Sunday.

Who was the “one” who “built up the WALL” or that caused the “removal” of the commandment of God ?

THE AMERICAN CATHOLIC QUARTERLY REVIEW

Volume VIII

FROM JANUARY to OCTOBER, 1883

THE OBSERVANCE OF SUNDAY AND CIVIL LAWS

FOR ITS ENFORCEMENT. 139

The Sunday, as a day of the week set apart for the obligatory public worship of Almighty God ; to be sanctified by a suspension of all servile labor, trade, and worldly avocations and by exercises of devotion, is purely a creation of the Catholic Church.

The Sunday laws are in their origin a part of the Catholic system enforced by the state when Europe was Catholic. The day and the regulations have no logical basis except the authority of the Catholic Church.

In the primitive days of fervor and piety all days were so consecrated by exercises of devotion that no special command for the sanctification of the first day is traced.

This became gradually obligatory, although the command was not at first peremptory. The Council of Laodicea, in 364 A.D, defines : “That Christians must not Judaize and refrain from manual labor on Saturday, but work on that day ; and that, preferring the Lord’s day, they must then rest, if this can be done, as becomes Christians”.

The Church thus began by calling her children to sanctify the first day of the week, that on which God the Son rose from the dead, that, on which God the Father began the creation of the world, and God the Holy Ghost descended on the Apostles. She commanded a laying aside of business, a refraining from servile work, as a means to the end she had in view, the sanctification of the day.

Constantine lent the power of the state to enforce the regulations of the Church, and the civil law began to enforce the spiritual decrees. He commanded the Lord’s day to be observed by all as a festival and day of rest.

Protestantism, in discarding the authority of the Church, has no good reason for its Sunday theory, and ought, logically, to keep Saturday as the Sabbath, with the Jews and Seventh-Day Baptists.

THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IS THE “one” who caused the “removal” of God’s commandment.

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BIBLE TEXT

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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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.

CONCLUSION

Now that you have discovered that
the ”wall” represents Gods’ ”Law“,
go back to theintroductionin the beginning
of this study, and read itagainwhile substituting
the word ”Law” each time the word ”wall” is used.

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