Reading for January 10th

Read Ezekiel 14.12-23. In 14.12-23: Concerning individual righteousness. After stating that God deceives false prophets and leads them to destruction, Ezekiel claims that people are responsible for their own moral action and safety from punishment. In verses 12-20: Noah, Daniel, and Job were exemplary righteous persons who had the capicity to save others. Noah saved his family during the flood (Gen 6-9), and Job saved his three friends who spoke wrong about God (Jon=b 42.7-9). Daniel and his friends saved only themselves by their righteousness (Dan 1; 3;6). but in the Canaanite legend of Aqhat, the righteous Dan-El saves his son Aqhat from death. Dan-El in Ezekiel is spelled according to the Canaanite pattern. In verse 21-22: the same punishments are applied to Jerusalem. Comments or Questions..