Author: Conqueror in Training

God continues to condemn the sin of His people, and not even His beloved children will be spared from the consequences of their sin. Yet, there is joy in knowing some righteous people remain and they will be spared. ” ‘…when I send upon Jerusalem my four disastrous acts of judgment, sword, famine, wild beasts,…

In this chapter Ezekiel is commanded to prophesy against the false prophets who are misleading God’s people. ” ‘…prophesy against the prophets of Israel, who are prophesying… from their own hearts… Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing! …You have not gone up into the breaches, or built…

In this chapter God commands Ezekiel to act out a symbolic exile in the sight of the people: take baggage, dig through the wall with his hands, and then flee into the darkness with his face hidden in shame. ” ‘…prepare for yourself an exile’s baggage… You shall go like an exile from your place…

Ezekiel’s vision concludes in its fourth chapter as God reveals to him those who will die for their rebellion (Judah’s leaders), and then He promises to restore the loyal remnant from where they have been scattered. ” ‘ …”I will gather you from the peoples and assemble you out of the countries where you have…

This chapter continues the vision of judgement against idolaters, though it’s main focus is describing the cherubim (angels) and how they are behaving. God and His chariot are in this vision as well, with a consistent description from chapter 1. “…[the Lord] commanded the man clothed in linen, ‘Take fire from between the whirling wheels,…

This chapter continues the vision of the idolaters as executioners begin killing them off. “And [God] called to the man… who had the writing case at his waist… ‘Pass through the city, through Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and groan over all the abominations that are committed…

This chapter contains another vision where Ezekiel learns of Israel’s idolatry with ‘his own eyes’. “So I went in and saw. And there, engraved on the wall all around, was every form of creeping things and loathsome beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel. 11 And before them stood seventy men of…

This chapter describes the day of the Lord’s wrath upon His people. ” ‘Forge a chain! For the land is full of bloody crimes and the city is full of violence… I will put an end to the pride of the strong, and their holy places shall be profaned. When anguish comes, they will seek…

This chapter discusses one of the most grievous sins: idolatry. When we have someone / something more important to us than God / Jesus, God equates that to cheating on a spouse (ie. the church [bride of Christ] cheating on Jesus her Husband). ” ‘…when you are scattered through the countries, then those of you…

God gives some more visuals for Israel to understand exactly what will happen to them as a result of their sin. ” ‘…take a sharp sword. Use it as a barber’s razor and pass it over your head and your beard. Then take balances for weighing and divide the hair. A third part you shall…