15 Thus will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall, and upon them that have daubed it with untempered morter, and will say unto you, The wall is no more, neither they that daubed it;

‭In Ezek. xiii, we find, that the self-constituted prophets of Israel promising peace to Jerusalem, when Yahweh had determined there should be no peace for her, is styled building up a wall, and daubing it with untempered mortar.

‭Ezekiel was commanded to announce to them, that it should fall by an overflowing shower; and then addressing the constituents of the shower, he says, "And ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it." This prediction was afterwards fulfilled by the Chaldeans under Nebuchadnezzar, who as great hailstones, a mighty and strong power, demonstrated the flimsiness and instability of their wall by laying Jerusalem in ashes and destroying the liars out of her.

Eureka 8.1.1.

18 And say, Thus saith Adonai Yahweh; Woe to the women that sew pillows to all armholes, and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and will ye save the souls alive that come unto you?

Armholes

...or elbows, as it is in the margin. In using this expression the prophet probably alludes to a custom, which exists in Eastern countries, of placing along the wall, on the rich carpets which cover the floors of their apartments a range of narrow beds or mattresses, with velvet or damask bolsters.

On these couches the guests recline, resting their elbows upon the soft bolsters, thus enjoying a luxurious ease.

The Christadelphian, Dec 1888

22 Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:

How applicable is this to the prophets of to-day‭! ‬Who,‭ ‬among the faithful,‭ ‬is not saddened by the lies sent forth in the name of Yahweh‭? ‬And how doubly saddening is their effect‭! ‬Pious,‭ ‬well-meaning,‭ ‬self-sacrificing dupes perishing from lack of truth‭! ‬The Deity's accusation goes farther.‭ ‬The prophets,‭ ‬in addition to lie-telling,‭ ‬strengthened the hands of the wicked by promising life.

‭ ‬Is not this repeated in modern theology‭? ‬God has laid down the conditions of salvation—a definite belief,‭ ‬and an observance of specific commands.‭ ‬False teachers introduce another way,‭ ‬which is lax,‭ ‬compromising,‭ ‬and flesh-pandering.‭ ‬Let not the wise be partakers in this sin.‭

‭"‬They that forsake the law,‭ ‬praise the wicked:‭ ‬but such as keep the law contend with them.‭"

God accused the spiritual teachers of Ezekiel's day with having prophesied‭ "‬out of their own hearts,‭" ‬and with having followed their‭ "‬own spirit,‭" "‬having seen nothing.‭" ‬In this we have another feature which marks the similarity of his and our times.‭ ‬The religious world is insane with the carnal predictions of its instructors.‭ ‬They make void the gracious promises of God,‭ ‬and bar their deluded followers from the way of life.

‭ ‬The earth to be destroyed,‭ ‬Heaven to be the abode of the righteous,‭ ‬and eternal torment the destiny of the wicked—these and kindred visions are emanations of their own spirit,‭ ‬and are in direct opposition to the utterances of the Spirit of God,‭ ‬which they claim to possess.

‭ ‬In this matter the Bible—the book of the Spirit—is our witness.‭

Unfortunate,‭ ‬indeed,‭ ‬is the man who loses confidence in this unerring test.

Bro AT Jannaway

‭The Christadelphian, Jan 1887. p15-16.