Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble and I'm your host for the Bible recap.

Today God has a sequel launch out with prophecies against other prophets, false prophets specifically.

He says they prophesy about things they've dreamed up in their own minds or just have

a feeling about in their spirits.

The text says they see false visions and lying visions, and it's unclear whether that means

they're lying about what they see or if the enemy is faking these visions and the prophets

just think they're from God.

But probably the former.

The prophets also believe they have the power to speak things into existence as long as

they attach God's name to it, because then God's hands will be tied and He'll be forced

to comply with whatever they've spoken.

If you look at their beliefs and actions carefully, you might see that some of the popular

ideas and practices in the world today, and even in Christendom, aren't too far off

from this.

But God makes it clear that He is not the one informing these prophets, and He will not

bend to their will.

Not only are His hands not tied, but His hands will be used against them.

God compares their prophecies to a wall they've built and painted white.

It may look nice and fresh and clean, but He will crush it and it will fall on them.

God is using a metaphor here, He's probably not going to smash them with an actual wall.

He could, but more likely, the walls are their false prophecies, which will ultimately

be turned back on them, just like we talked about with the people since.

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