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14. Sept. 2022 · Answer. In Ezekiel 22:30 the Lord says, “I looked for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found no one.”. The word picture painted in this verse is that of a wall with a hole or a gap in it.
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Ezekiel 22:30 . Audio Crossref Comm Hebrew. Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version. “I looked for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found no one. New Living Translation.
So I sought for a man among them who would make a wall, and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one.
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Standing in the gap creates a clear visual picture of someone interceding to protect someone. An obvious application is the protective wall surrounding a city: if there was a breach in the wall, enemies could enter and attack the people, but troops that stood in the gap would be able to protect the opening and repel the invaders. This provides a fa...
The notion of a human being interceding on behalf of the people is not uncommon. There are several notable examples from before this point in Israel’s history where a righteous person “stood in the gap” before God. When God determined to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah because of their sin, He let Abraham in on His plans. Abraham pleaded with God not to...
The most important example of standing in the gap before God comes in the life of Jesus Christ. His very purpose for being born as a human being was to give His life as an atoning sacrifice for the sins of the entire human race. This was the ultimate act of standing in the gap before God’s judgment. Our sin left us vulnerable to divine punishment, ...
In order to stand in the gap before God on behalf of others, we must first accept Jesus’ sacrifice as the atonement for our own lives. This is the first and most important step: recognizing that we are powerless to stem the tide of judgment and acknowledging that we need a greater Savior than we could ever be for ourselves. The next step is to foll...
22. Sept. 2021 · With this verse, set in the context of Ezekiel and in the context of my own life, God challenged me to think more carefully and prayerfully about what he wanted me to do with my life. And the need to stand in the gap before God is as urgent now as it was six hundred years before Christ.
“I looked for someone to stand up for me against all this, to repair the defenses of the city, to take a stand for me and stand in the gap to protect this land so I wouldn’t have to destroy it. I couldn’t find anyone. Not one. So I’ll empty out my wrath on them, burn them to a crisp with my hot anger, serve them with the consequences of ...
I searched for someone to stand in the gap in the wall so I wouldn’t have to destroy the land, but I found no one. KJV And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.
