The word of the Lord came to me:
Then I said, “Ah Lord God! they are saying of me, ‘Is he not a maker of allegories?’ ”
“Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuaries; prophesy against the land of Israel
And the Lord commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and ordinances, that you might do them in the land which you are going over to possess.
And the word of the Lord came to me:
