Ezekiel
Judgment on Wicked Counselors
The city gate was where merchants and politicians conducted business, so the 25 men may have represented the nation’s rulers (vv. 1-4). Because of their leadership positions, they were responsible for leading the people astray. They had wrongly said they were secure from …
The Outcast Vine
The prophet perhaps anticipates the arguments of the wicked people in Jerusalem. They reason that God has chosen them and blessed them in an unusual way? Surely he cannot cast them as “rubbish.” Ezekiel, however, says he can, and will. He goes to compare th …
Israel Restored to the Land
God tells Ezekiel that He is going to hold a feast on Israel’s mountains and offer sacrifices there (vv. 17-20). He tells him to invite all the birds and wilds animals to come from every direction and eat the meat of the sacrifices and drink the blood (v. 17). He says the b …
Judgment on Persistent Unfaithfulness
Noah, Daniel and Job were great men in Israel’s history who were known for their wisdom and relationships with God (v. 14). However, even these great men of God could not have saved the people of Judah because He had already passed judgement on the nation’s pervasive evil …
Idolaters are Killed
This chapter presents a picture of coming judgment. After Eusocial had seen how corrupt Jerusalem had become, God called one man to spare the small minority who had been faithful (v. 1). Then He called six men to slaughter the wicked people in the city and a scribe …
The Temple, The Lord’s Dwelling Place
This is a culmination of chapters 40-42 because God’s glory returns to the temple. God addresses Ezekiel from its holy place. The remainder of the vision (and the book) is concerned with the final message that Ezekiel is to convey to his people. This vision falls into thr …
Laws Governing the Priest
After the temple was described, its daily operation was explained to Ezekiel. A new way of life and worship will be practiced by the people during the Millennium. Yet in describing the holy standards in Israel’s future worship, Ezekiel asked the people of his day to reevalu …
Judgement on Israel is Near
In this chapter Ezekiel predicts the complete destruction of Judah. The wicked and proud will finally get what they deserve. If it seems as though God ignores the evil and proud people in our day, we can be assured that a day of judgment will come, just as it came for the …
Turn and Live
In this passage the principle of individual accountability is reiterated and confirmed (vv.19-20). The principle that a son should not suffer for the sins of his father has been well established (II Kings 14:6; Deut 24:16). Perhaps a question had been raised from Exodus 2 …
Proclamation Against Ammon
Ezekiel had already pronounced judgment on Ammon (21:28-32). Now Ammon was singled out to head the list of nations that would feel the sting of divine judgment (vv. 1-2). Ammon and Israel had been in conflict since the time of Jephthah during the period of the Judges (Jud …