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  ELIJAH, ELISHA AND EZEKIEL
  by Clement of Rome
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Summary: The sermon emphasizes the importance of humility in serving
God, using the examples of the prophets Elijah, Elisha, and Ezekiel, as
well as Abraham, Job, and Moses.

Topics: "Humility Before God", "Faithful Obedience"
Scripture References: Genesis 18:27, Exodus 3:11, Job 14:4, Psalm 8:4, Micah 6:8

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Clement of Rome emphasizes the humility and faithfulness of biblical
figures like Elijah, Elisha, Ezekiel, Abraham, Job, and Moses. Despite
their great honor and righteousness, they all displayed humility before
God, acknowledging their weaknesses and unworthiness. These examples
serve as a reminder for believers to approach God with humility,
recognizing His greatness and our own limitations.

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Let us be imitators also of those who in goat-skins and sheep-skins went
about proclaiming the coming of Christ; I mean Elijah, Elisha, and
Ezekiel among the prophets, with those others to whom a like testimony
is borne [in Scripture]. Abraham was specially honoured, and was called
the friend of God; yet he, earnestly regarding the glory of God, humbly
declared, "I am but dust and ashes." Moreover, it is thus written of
Job, "Job was a righteous man, and blameless, truthful, God-fearing, and
one that kept himself from all evil."

But bringing an accusation against himself, he said, "No man is free
from defilement, even if his life be but of one day." Moses was called
faithful in all God's house; and through his instrumentality, God
punished Egypt with plagues and tortures.

Yet he, though thus greatly honoured, did not adopt lofty language, but
said, when the divine oracle came to him out of the bush, "Who am I,
that You send me? I am a man of a feeble voice and a slow tongue." And
again he said, "I am but as the smoke of a pot."

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/clement-of-rome/elijah-elisha-and-ezekiel/
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