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
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)
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