Psalm 24:4
Hebrew Bible
3 Who is allowed to ascend the mountain of the Lord? Who may go up to his holy dwelling place? 4 The one whose deeds are blameless who has clean hands and a pure heart*, who does not lie, or make promises with no intention of keeping them. 5 Such godly people are rewarded by the Lord, and vindicated by the God who delivers them. 6 Such purity characterizes the people who seek his favor, Jacob’s descendants, who pray to him. (Selah)
Date: 6th-3rd Centuries B.C.E. (based on scholarly estimates)
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Ezekiel 12:17
Hebrew Bible
21 I will tear off your headbands and rescue my people from your power; they will no longer be prey in your hands. Then you will know that I am the Lord. 22 This is because you have disheartened the righteous person with lies (although I have not grieved him), and because you have encouraged the wicked person not to turn from his evil conduct and preserve his life. 23 Therefore you will no longer see false visions and practice divination. I will rescue my people from your power, and you will know that I am the Lord.’”
Date: 6th Century B.C.E. (based on scholarly estimates)
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Notes and References
"... Beginning with 13:1, Ezekiel directly addresses false prophets. The motive statements for their judgments (Ezekiel 13:8, 19, 22) focus on two key issues. The first is the character of their prophetic words. As opposed to Ezekiel’s, which are truly received from YHWH, their prophecies, visions, and inquiries are אְוָשׁ, false/vain and בָזָכּ, deceitful/lying. The primary meaning of אְוָשׁ is “falsehood” or “deceit,” but there are also strong connections to vanity and uselessness as seen in the associations made between the term and idolatry (Psalm 31:7; Jonah 2:9; Jeremiah 18:15 and Psalm 24:4). Given the judgment of those who would inquire of YHWH while still keeping hold of their idolatry in the closing frame of this section (Ezekiel 14:1–11), perhaps the association with idolatry is broadly applicable here as well. This would fit well with the theme that they are to be judged because their source of knowledge is not YHWH ..."
Thigpen, Michael
Divine Motive in the Hebrew Bible: A Comprehensive Survey and Analysis
(pp. 113-114) Gorgias Press, 2015
* The use of references are not endorsements of their contents. Please read the entirety of the provided reference(s) to understand the author's full intentions regarding the use of these texts.
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