Ezekiel 24 - Introduction

The rusted caldron set upon the coals

The passage, of date Jan. 587, is the prophet's last oracle against Jerusalem. It consists of two parts:

First, Ezekiel 24:1. A parable of a rusted caldron set upon the fire the siege and capture of the city.

Second, Ezekiel 24:15. On the death of his wife the prophet abstains from all mourning a sign of the silent stupefaction which the news of the city's fall will occasion.