Ezekiel 16Through this long allegory, the LORD explains his relationship with his people. It was an act of grace by which the LORD rescued Israel as an abandoned infant, and brought her up, removing her shame. He brought her up, and married her, and gave her more glory than all the others around her. She responded to this love by being unfaithful, committing adultery – idolatry with all of the nations around her. So, the LORD removes his protection from her, and she will once again become an object of reproach, bearing the penalty of her lewdness and her abominations.
But there is hope. The LORD will remember his covenant he had made with his wife. He will establish another covenant, an everlasting one. He will take his unfaithful wife back – but on new terms. Even Hittites and Amorites will be part of this new covenant.
LORD, thank you for including us in your new covenant, bought with the blood of Christ.
Devotions 
I’m so glad you are pulling something out of this book because it’s been a hard read for me. Have you ever gotten to a point in the bible that you start to question how it is you can believe these crazy and whacked out things that are stated? That’s me kind of right now. I see God’s grace and mercy in Ezekiel but part of me is going “come on! how can this be true, the guys seems like a nut!” Maybe that’s wrong to say it out loud, I don’t know. But yesterday in my Theology class when the teacher asked a question about how do we know we won’t be judged for our sins and her answer was “because we are covered in the blood.” it just hit me weird. Does that make sense? I was like, that sounds so odd to say. This book really has me struggling.
Lil Miss Kris,
I appreciate your sharing your struggles. We ALL have experiences like that if we stay in the word long enough. Please do not give up. There is great treasure in a life immersed in the words of Scripture. Much of that treasure is missed because it is in hard-to-get-to places, like Ezekiel.