REVIEW QUESTIONS 1. Why does Ezekiel repeat the material about the watchman and his responsibilities at this point? 2. Why does Ezekiel underscore the potential of repentance in Ezekiel 33:10-20? 3. In what way does Ezekiel envision a sinner manifesting his repentance? 4. In what sense are G... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER FIFTEEN PREPARATION FOR RESTORATION 33:1-35:15 Ezekiel's predictions of the destruction of Jerusalem had become a tragic reality. No more does the prophet sound forth the threatening blast against the inhabitants of Judah, for Judah no longer existed. It was time for consolation. Hope had... [ Continue Reading ]
B. The Possibilities of Repentance 33:10-20 TRANSLATION (10) And as for you, son of man, say unto the house of Israel, Thus you have said: Our transgressions and our sins are upon us, and we waste away in them; how then can we live? (11) Say unto them, As I live (oracle of the Lord GOB) surely I do... [ Continue Reading ]
C. The Fall of Jerusalem and Further Prophecies 33:21-29 TRANSLATION (21) And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, the tenth month, the fifth day of the month, the fugitive from Jerusalem came, saying, the city has been smitten! (22) Now the hand of the LORD was upon me in the eveni... [ Continue Reading ]
D. THE ATTITUDE OF THE EXILES TOWARD EZEKIEL 33:30-33 TRANSLATION (30) And as for you, son of man, the children of your people who talk about you beside the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word which comes forth from th... [ Continue Reading ]