God pronounces judgment against Moab and Seir for their attitude. They didn’t rejoice at Judah’s fall but they dismissed their God. This is a very short prophecy against these two nations. Their attitude towards Judah, the Temple, and especially Judah’s God would be their undoing. They said that Judah was just like all the other […]
God tells Ezekiel to say to Ammon that she will fall because of her rejoicing at Israel’s fall. She either had rejoiced or will rejoice over Judah’s judgment. Israel’s neighbors are overjoyed to watch her fall. In my opinion, neighbor relations between Israel and Judah were never very good. And their relations with their other […]
God tells of Ezekiel’s wife’s death the day before it happens. Ezekiel is NOT to engage in ANY mourning activities. His actions are to be copied by the exiles when Jerusalem falls. This is a VERY HARD thing that God asks Ezekiel to do. One might think that Ezekiel’s wife might not have meant very […]
God shares with Ezekiel that THIS DAY is the day the siege begins against Jerusalem. She is a corroded pot that will move from boil to burn, to completely destroy her because of her sins. Ezekiel is the first of the captives to know that the siege has begun against Jerusalem. He doesn’t have to […]
God likens the cities of Samaria and Jerusalem to two lewd sisters. Not just the cities proper but the kingdoms that called these their center. One thing I noticed right away was that the “sisters” were NOT virgins when God took them to Himself. God says that they were already ‘giving themselves’ while in Egypt. […]
