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More Ezekiel commentaries
Ezekiel 21:1-7
God’s Judgment Sword Drawn
Ezekiel 21:8-17
The Sword Sharpened
Ezekiel 21:18-32
The Instrument of God’s Judgment
Ezekiel 22:1-16
Sins of Jerusalem
Ezekiel 22:17-22
Israel in the Furnace
Ezekiel 22:23-31
Israel’s Wicked Leaders
Ezekiel 23:1-21
Two Harlot Sisters
Ezekiel 23:22-35
Judgment on Jerusalem
Ezekiel 23:36-49
Both Sisters Judged
Ezekiel 24:1-14
Symbol of the Cooking Pot
Ezekiel 24:15-27
The Prophet’s Wife Dies
Ezekiel 25:1-7
Proclamation Against Ammon
Ezekiel 25:8-17
Proclamation Against Israel’s Enemies
Ezekiel 26:1-14
Proclamation Against Tyre
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The Prophet’s Wife Dies
Ezekiel 24:15–27
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When his wife died shortly thereafter, Ezekiel obeyed the Lord’s instructions. Ezekiel obeyed God fully, even as Hosea did when he was told to mary an unfaithful woman (Hosea 1:2-3). In both these cases, these unusual events were intended as symbolic acts to picture God’s relationship with His people. When the people observed his silence, they inquired about its significance. He explained that they were not to mourn publicly over the downfall of their beloved city and its temple (vv. 25-27), just as he refused to lament over his wife’s death.
For some time Ezekiel had not been allowed to speak except when God gave him a message to deliver to the people When Jerusalem finally fell, a fugitive would bring Ezekiel the news. At that time the Lord would remove Ezekiel’s muteness (Ezekiel 3:26-27; 33:21-22). He would now speak openly and freely with the survivors of the catastrophe, warning and encouraging them. The restriction would soon end when Jerusalem was destroyed and all of Ezekiel’s prophecies about Judah and Jerusalem had come true (33:21-22).
Application
I should be as whole hearted in my obedience to the Lord as Ezekiel was. I can begin by doing all that God commands me to do, even when I don’t feel like it.
Ezekiel 24:15-27 (English Standard Version)
The word of the LORD came to me: "Son of man, behold, I am about to take the delight of your eyes away from you at a stroke; yet you shall not mourn or weep, nor shall your tears run down. Sigh, but not aloud; make no mourning for the dead. Bind on your turban, and put your shoes on your feet; do not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men." So I spoke to the people in the morning, and at evening my wife died. And on the next morning I did as I was commanded. And the people said to me, "Will you not tell us what these things mean for us, that you are acting thus?" Then I said to them, "The word of the LORD came to me: 'Say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the pride of your power, the delight of your eyes, and the yearning of your soul, and your sons and your daughters whom you left behind shall fall by the sword. And you shall do as I have done; you shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men. Your turbans shall be on your heads and your shoes on your feet; you shall not mourn or weep, but you shall rot away in your iniquities and groan to one another. Thus shall Ezekiel be to you a sign; according to all that he has done you shall do. When this comes, then you will know that I am the Lord GOD.' "As for you, son of man, surely on the day when I take from them their stronghold, their joy and glory, the delight of their eyes and their soul's desire, and also their sons and daughters, on that day a fugitive will come to you to report to you the news. On that day your mouth will be opened to the fugitive, and you shall speak and be no longer mute. So you will be a sign to them, and they will know that I am the LORD."
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