Today’s reading: Ezekiel 16-17.

“But I thought the God of the Old Testament was a God of wrath and anger?”

I’ve written about it before, but one of the big secrets of the Old Testament is how often God expressed his love for his people. Yes, there were times of anger and conflict, but it’s because God loved his people so much, and cared for them so deeply, that he was moved to such strong emotions when they spurned him or when others tried to harm them. Here again, in Ezekiel, God tells a story of his undying love for Israel. Hearing it you can’t help but think of Pygmalion.

“I clothed you with an embroidered dress and put leather sandals on you. I dressed you in fine linen and covered you with costly garments. I adorned you with jewelry: I put bracelets on your arms and a necklace around…