REVIEW QUESTIONS 1. What factors made the sin of Judah so grievous? 2. In what sense was Jerusalem in the midst of the nations (Ezekiel 5:5)? 3. What horrible barbarisms would accompany the fall of Jerusalem? 4. In what sense would a _sword_ continue to pursue the refugees even on foreign so... [ Continue Reading ]
II. DISOBEDIENCE AND DESOLATION 6:1-14 In his second discourse Ezekiel zeroes in on the places of idolatrous worship which were located in the mountains and valleys of Judah. These pagan sanctuaries, once known for their shady trees, would become desolate. There is throughout this chapter a frequen... [ Continue Reading ]
B. A Confident Expectation 6:8-10 TRANSLATION (8) But I will leave a remnant, in that you shall have those who escaped the sword among the nations when you are scattered among the lands. (9) And those of you who escape shall remember Me among the nations where they have been taken captive, that I... [ Continue Reading ]
C. A Distressing Lamentation 6:11-14 TRANSLATION (11) Thus says the Lord GOD: Clap your hand and stamp your foot, and say, Alas, because of all the evil abominations of the house of Israel, with sword, famine and pestilence they shall fall. (12) He who is far off shall die with the pestilence; and... [ Continue Reading ]