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 ]
A. The Parable of the Cooking Pot 24:1-14 TRANSLATION (1) And the word of the LORD came unto me in the ninth year, the tenth month, the tenth day of the month, saying, (2) Son of man, write for yourself the name of the day, this very day; this very day the king of Babylon has leaned upon Jerusalem.... [ Continue Reading ]
III. A SIGNIFICANT DATE 24:1-27 Chapter 24 begins with an important chronological note. According to verse one Nebuchadnezzar began his attack against Jerusalem in the ninth year (of Zedekiah), the tenth day of the tenth month.[363] The Jews commemorated this date for centuries by fasting (Zechariah... [ Continue Reading ]
B. The Death of Ezekiel's Wife 24:15-24 TRANSLATION (15) And the word of the LORD came unto me saying, (16) Son of man, behold, I am about to take from you the desire of your eyes with a stroke; yet you shall not lament or weep, nor shall your tears come down. (17) Sigh silently; make no mourning f... [ Continue Reading ]
C. The Termination of Ezekiel's Dumbness 24:25-27 TRANSLATION (25) And as for you, son of man, shall it not be in the day I take from them their stronghold, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, the longing of their soul, their sons and their daughters, (26) that the one who escapes in... [ Continue Reading ]