A striking instance of Scripture’s potency to convict us of our sin is described in Ezekiel. Ezekiel is first shown a vision of the heavenly temple. Then the prophet describes the great and awful majesty with which the glory of the Lord enters this sanctuary. So, after multiple chapters of tedious description of the various dimensions of this temple, the fine details of the wood carvings, the number of doors, the Lord tells Ezekiel to show the vision of this house to the house of Israel. The reason for showing Israel these blueprints? “That they may be ashamed of their iniquities: and let them measure the pattern (Ez. 44:10).”