EZEKIEL—NOTE ON Ezekiel 8:1 Ezekiel’s “temple vision,” the second of his four dramatic visions, has strong connections with the opening vision (chs. Ezekiel 1:1) and the concluding vision (chs. Ezekiel 40:1), which is a mirror image to this one. In his vision, Ezekiel is taken on a tour and is shown a series of pictures of idolatrous worship in the temple (ch. Ezekiel 8:1), the citywide slaughter of idolaters (ch. Ezekiel 9:1), the destruction of Jerusalem by fire, and the gradual withdrawal of the presence of the Lord from the temple (ch. Ezekiel 10:1). The vision culminates in the contrast of judgment on wicked officials (Ezekiel 11:1) with an oracle of hope (Ezekiel 11:14) before God’s glory departs completely (Ezekiel 11:22). As a whole, the vision emphasizes God’s righteous rejection of this generation of Judeans.

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