REVIEW QUESTIONS
1.
Why does Ezekiel refer to Jerusalem as a bloody city?
2.
How would the Jews come to be _defiled of name?_
3.
What examples of lewdness in Jerusalem does Ezekiel cite?
4.
What was the fundamental or root sin of Jerusalem?
5.
Why is God said to smite His hand? (Ezekiel 22... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER ELEVEN
THE DEFILEMENT OF ISRAEL
22:1-24:27
Chapter s 22-24 form the conclusion of a lengthy section of the Book
of Ezekiel which began back in chapter 12. In these Chapter s Ezekiel
has been answering all objections articulated and unarticulated which
could be raised against his thesis tha... [ Continue Reading ]
B. The Smelting Furnace 22:17-22
TRANSLATION
(17) And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, (18) Son of man,
the house of Israel has become to Me dross; all of them are bronze and
tin and iron and lead in the midst of a furnace; they are the dross of
silver. (19) Therefore, thus says the Lord... [ Continue Reading ]
C. The Corrupt Land 22:23-31
TRANSLATION
(23) And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, (24) Son of man,
say to her: You are a land not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of
indignation. (25) There is a conspiracy of her prophets in her midst,
like a roaring lion tearing the prey; they have... [ Continue Reading ]