Dec 3

 Ezekiel 1

Chapter 1 is the most bizarre weird stuff I ever read. no clue what is going on here, and no clue what is its relevance. it's like watching a weird monster/ creature suddenly appear. only difference is that it is harmless/benevolent.

Chapter 2: Something that is very unique here, the calling of Ezekiel is very graphic, very unmistakable. In comparison to modern times that such kind of graphic callings would have been regarded as abnormal. Logic and reasoning would have rendered it undoable. Whereas back then, the mind was still relatively infant, so these kind of communications weren't an issue. Gaining knowledge seems to have become a deterrent in getting to know God.

Chapter 4-6: There's a contrast, a different tone from Jeremiah. Jeremiah spoke to the leadership mostly, and had a very emotional tone to it. But Ezekiel? Ezekiel is kinda weird. it felt like he is speaking to the masses instead of leadership. Also, there's a very stoic tone to the way he speaks. it's like he is living in his own world. The way God communicates with him is also not emotional. Very logical in fact. There's a feeling of very little Ne/Ni, and a lot of Se/Si function stack being used in this communication.

Chapter 7

And this contrast of communication method can be seen in chapter 7. Jeremiah's messages are always emotional (not sure if this is a style that is needed when talking with the Kings) but Ezekiel..... his style is blunt. flat, with no hidden lines. Not to mention, also very detailed.

Dec 2

 Jeremiah 39-  lamentations 6

The last bits of the book of Jeremiah is like judgment day reading. Reading something so ancient, yet now already knowing all those cursed nations are already wiped away. As someone who knows history, we can attest that the nations cursed in Jeremiah are gone. Ok, but apart from the history lesson of the ending to Jeremiah, I don't pick up anything new from it. 

Lamentations also didn't caught my eye, the only thing I noticed is the chronological order oh how God brought suffering due to the nation being disobedient, and then followed by more judgment that looks severe in the form of degeneration of people. People degrading themselves, destroying themselves. The self destruction attitude is actually the "God leaving people alone part" the punishment part. instead of using weapons and swords to kill of which now is seen as merciful, the real punishment is letting sin corrode the person inside out. As Lamentations chapter 6 recorded bits of it, kind women boiling their children alive. Now that is an alarming piece to read. 

Reflections: I think I shall not read the bible at night anymore. it was very hard to absorb anything.