The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) Day 226: Unfaithful Israel (2025)
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Aug 14, 2025 Fr. Mike tackles the theme of spiritual unfaithfulness in Israel, comparing it to marital betrayal and the urgent call for repentance. He emphasizes true freedom as moral integrity rather than mere license. The discussion shifts to the prophetic warnings of Ezekiel, focusing on the dangers of Egypt's alliances and the imminent doom facing Israel. Insights into the consequences of idolatry highlight the need for communal support to return to faithfulness, urging listeners to seek wisdom and self-restraint in their lives.
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Freedom vs License
- True freedom is not doing whatever you want but having the power to do what you ought.
- Restraint and interior freedom enable us to turn away from evil and love rightly.
Cultivate Restraint To Be Free
- Turn away from evil by cultivating interior freedom and restraint.
- Use boundaries to enable the power to do what you ought, not to limit life arbitrarily.
Ezekiel's Exile Context
- Fr. Mike recounts Ezekiel's exile context as part of the second deportation to Babylon.
- He contrasts Ezekiel's situation with the earlier deportation that included Daniel.