God gives Ezekiel two comparisons for Jerusalem. He tells Ezekiel to; “say to Jerusalem…” words describing her current state. God is disgusted with how Israel has acted. He is furious with the people in the city that bears HIS name. They have disgraced it with their behavior. He puts His disgust into words they can […]
The elders have come to Ezekiel with divided loyalties. They want God’s input while still clinging fast to their idols. God is NOT pleased! “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot […]
God deals with the false prophets who have arisen in Babylon. The ones who tell the people that they will be saved by their own hands. I wondered if the prophets Ezekiel is told to address were in Babylon or Jerusalem. When I asked that question, I found most commentaries agreed that it was false […]
Ezekiel’s siege time is over. God gives him a new assignment concerning the coming exile of Jerusalem. He gets to play the exile. Ezekiel gets to do a lot of demonstrative prophecies. I don’t know how much time has passed between the ‘siege works’, the Jerusalem prophecy and today’s prophecies. Needless to say, the time […]
Ezekiel is taken on a special ‘vision quest’ where he sees God’s glory as it leaves Jerusalem. It leaves because of the sins of the people. Ezekiel ultimately shares this vision with the exiles. I’m guessing that this vision happens near the finish line for the ‘siege time’ Ezekiel has been acting out. This vision […]