Simile

For behold, I will command, and shake the house of Israel among all nations as one shakes with a sieve, but no pebble shall fall to the earth.

I like the figurative language God uses throughout the Bible. This is just one example. If you don't know what a sieve is, you should really start baking more because it's quite fun :) Think of a colander on with much much much much much smaller holes. If you don't know what a colander is, I guess that's why they invented Google...right? A sieve is so fine that only the finest and purest grains can go through. God is using His high standard to judge Israel. None of the pebbles will make it. They will have justice. But God will keep what does fall through. And He promises restoration of the House of David (who by I wonder?) and sending Israel back to the land He's given them.

On an unrelated note to the book but not to that thought, there are verses in the Bible that were used in defense of reestablishing Israel as a country. Not that I'm anti-Israel or something, but I'm not sure if that's what God meant by sending them back and never taking them away again. It could be, but I still put my money on God was talking about His 2nd coming. Just a thought.

Lord, sieve my heart. Let only the good and pure remain. Cast out the wicked ways and pebble-like habits. Give me clarity to see who You want me to become. Shape me. You are a great God, far above all others! You alone are worthy of my praise, my whole heart. Take all I am!!


Amen. Amen. Amen.