Ezekiel 19:13 (ESV)
Now it is planted in the wilderness,
in a dry and thirsty land.
Sometimes God plant us in a dry and thirsty land? But why? In the case of the above passage it is due to rebellion against God’s Word. Israel had been given all types of blessings by God but it was contingent upon their obedience to the Law. They did not and hence a dry and thirsty land experience. God, as Ezekiel prophecies in this book, leads them to a dry and thirsty land into captivity. Where else has God led someone to a dry and thirsty land and for what reason:
1. Job - was lead into a dry and thirsty land because of his righteousness. God allowed him to suffer in a dry and thirsty time to show to us the concept of innocent suffering which was the same the Son would do someday for us on the cross.
2. Joseph - was sold into captivity by his brothers and then purchased as a slave and then accused of raping someone and then left to rot in prison. God allowed him to suffering in a dry and thirsty place to later bring him out to save the entire nation of Israel.
3. Daniel - was put into a lion’s den because he kept his vow and convictions to pray to God despite the kings edict. God allowed him to live in a dry and thirst lion’s den to show the king and the Babylonia people the power of God. He did the same for Daniel’s three friends in a fiery furnace.
4. Jonah - was put into the belly of the whale due to his lack of obedience to go and preach to a people he didn’t like. God put him into a floating dry and thirst belly to allow him to repent and return to do God’s will.
God can put us where He wants. He can often put us in a dry and thirsty place to accomplish His will for us.
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