Dr. And, when that was done, Jerusalem was levelled with the ground. Additionally, both houses of Israel are referred to, sometimes in contrast to each other. They shall be diminished (v. 11); their strength and glory shall grow less and less. WebEzekielChapter 5. It is a time when the people of ancient Israel and the people of ancient Judah will all come back to lifewith bones, sinews, skin and breathright here on earth. Others are devoured by evil beasts, which will make a prey of those that fly for shelter to the deserts and mountains. J. Vernon McGee, This is the age of pacifism, but it is not the age of peace. 4 Then take of them again, and cast them into the midst of the fire, and burn them in the fire; for thereof shall a fire come forth into all the house of Israel. We must remember that all of the prophecies in Ezekiel have been literally fulfilled today except for Ezekiel 36-48. and loudly vomit and act insanely because of the sword that I am going Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. Those who had the light of scripture did not according to the judgments of many who had only the light of nature. Thus every thing that is sacred was polluted. He makes his final judgment during the time of the great tribulation, separating the sheeplike ones, who will survive, from the goatlike ones, who will be destroyed. As is implied in Daniel 9:16, mountain is a Biblical metaphor for a city or kingdom. Another third part was to be scattered in the wind, denoting the carrying away of some into the land of the conqueror and the flight of others into the neighbouring countries for shelter; so that they were hurried, some one way and some another, like loose hairs in the wind. In the book of the Colossians Paul wrote that the gospel had already been preached to all the world, and to every creature. We will follow the 13 dated prophecies, which are identified in the book according to the date when God revealed the prophecies of each section. 10 Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the midst of thee, and the sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments in thee, and the whole remnant of thee will I scatter into all the winds. In fact non-believers often cite this prophecy as proof that God does not have a perfect record in fulfilling His prophecies. She has not walked in God's statutes, nor kept his judgments (v. 7); nay, the inhabitants of Jerusalem had refused his judgments and his statutes (v. 6); they did not do their duty, nay, they would not, they said that they would not. In case your memorys short. 
Through Ezekiels eyes, we see gateways, courts, the altar and numerous temple features, complete with dimensions. It is sacred to poetry and tradition. Represented by a sign, the cutting, and burning, and scattering of hair, ver 1-4. For I have no pleasure in the death of one who dies. John Calvin, You want to be Christlike? The struggle between mercy and judgment is over, and in this case judgment triumphs, triumphs indeed; for mercy that has been so long abused is now silent and gives up the cause, has not a word more to say on the behalf of such an ungrateful incorrigible people: My eye shall not spare, neither will I have any pity, v. 11. 2 Thou shalt burn with fire a third part in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled: and thou shalt take a third part, and smite about it with a knife: and a third part thou shalt scatter in the wind; and I will draw out a sword after them. From the first chapter Ezekiel described a series of prophecies against the nation of Israel and other foreign countries. Chapter 36 indicts Israel for idolatry, resulting in future captivity. And God says, 'That's alright, they don't believe Me either.' There are many verses describing the end times - this is but one and they all need to form an answer together. Ezekiel is the prophet of the glory of the Lord. We have folk who use this very same method today. This will occur because Christ Himself will be reigning on the earth from Jerusalembecause as the final words of Ezekiel declare, THE LORD IS THERE.. WebA Sword Against Jerusalem. They shall be such as will force them to break the strongest bonds of natural affection to one another, which will be a just punishment of them for their wilfully breaking the bonds of their duty to God (v. 10): The fathers shall eat the sons, and the sons shall eat the fathers, through the extremity of the famine, or shall be compelled to do it by their barbarous conquerors. John Ruskin, Here in this second chapter, God says to Ezekiel: 'Now, I want you to bring a message to the house of Israel, and very candidly, they're not going to hear you, that is, they won't believe you, they won't accept it, but you're to do it.' All rights reserved. Note, Public sins, as they call for public reproofs (those that sin rebuke before all), so, if those prevail not, they call for public judgments. Psalm 137 is the psalm of the remnant in Babylon: By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. We have here the sign by which the utter destruction of Jerusalem is set forth; and here, as before, the prophet is himself the sign, that the people might see how much he affected himself with, and interested himself in, the case of Jerusalem, and how it lay to his heart, even when he foretold the desolations of it. . . Note, Those who will not observe the judgments of God's mouth shall not escape the judgments of his hand; and God's judgments, when they come with commission, will penetrate into the midst of a people, will enter into the soul, into the bowels like water and like oil into the bones. Outer and inner courts, the gates, and some offerings, Outer sanctuary (Holy Place) and inner sanctuary (Holy of Holies) and other parts of the temple, The land divided among the Tribes of Israel. rev2023.4.6.43381. These expressions are thus sharpened and heightened perhaps with design to look further, to the vengeance of eternal fire, which some of the destructions we read of in the Old Testament were typical of, and particularly that of Jerusalem; for surely it is nowhere on this side hell that this word has its full accomplishment, My eye shall not spare, but I will cause my fury to rest. This is not the only verse in which this meaning is implied. Ezekiel 38-39. He will be allowed to provide animals for sacrifice, but he will be not be able to perform the ministries of a priest (Ezekiel 45:11-19). This is not the only verse in which this meaning is implied. Starting in chapter 25 God warns gentile (non-Israelite) nations of the judgments coming upon them as well. Egypt has been continuously inhabited since well before Ezekiels time. As noted above, the fate of Jerusalem then types the fate of national Israel in the days prior to the return of Christ. Title and caption of cartoon about Joseph Stalin, by Rube Goldberg, We have deposed the czar of the earth, and we shall now dethrone the Lord of heaven. Proud member He promised complete destruction upon them, which came at the hands of the Nabateans as foretold in the Book of Obadiah. (2.) But there seems to be more in it than this. This second rescue is after Christ returns, when a new covenant will be offered to Israel, and along with it, Gods Spirit (11:18-19). Gods sermon shook a mountain Since Jesus is our high priest, He would be able to perform the ministries of a priest. Why did a seraph in Isa 6:6 need tongs for red coals? But, as we come into verse 8, the tone changes from an indictment against the Pharaoh to Egypt as a whole. Learn More About Prophets: True or False? Can we see evidence of "crabbing" when viewing contrails? 
Isaiah calls this time the day of the Lords vengeance, the year of recompense (Isaiah 34:8). To all those anonymous "hit & run" down-voters out there, do check out the BH "code of conduct". The prophecies God gave through Ezekiel warn end-time Israeland other nationsof calamity coming soon. The idea of a temple and sacrifices is common in the Bible. In this chapter we have a further, and no less terrible, denunciation of the judgments of God, which were coming with all speed and force upon the Jewish nation, which would utterly ruin it; for when God judges he will overcome. The phrase house of Israel is used, and we see that after its decimation and captivity into many nations, survivors will be rescued out of slavery at Christs return. Since Moses never gave any instruction about a prince, we cannot be certain. But never did you tell the story. Note this prophecy: I will establish one shepherd over them, and he shall feed themMy servant David. The soul who sins shall die. King David died centuries before Ezekiel and is still dead (Acts 2:29). Note, Those who live and die impenitent will perish for ever unpitied; there is a day coming when the Lord will not spare. Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel were all prophets, but each had a particular and peculiar ministry to a certain group of people, and apparently they never came into contact with each other. WebEzekiel 5. Why are there offerings or sacrifices in the kingdom? This is not the only verse in which this meaning is implied. This intimates the very exact directing of God's judgments according to equity (by him men and their actions are weighed in the unerring balance of truth and righteousness) and the proportion which divine justice observes in punishing some by one judgment and others by another; one way or other, they shall all be met with. Chapter 29 begins with a prophecy that is specific to Pharaoh Hophra (the current Pharoah in Ezekiels day) and the fulfillment of this prophecy in Pharaoh Hophras demise is astonishing. Ezekiel described a future temple a literal temple that is still to come. That certainly was my condition, a time when I had no desire for God. During this time of judgment and opportunity, billions of humans will learn all of Gods laws (contained in the books of the Bible) and have a new lifetime to demonstrate their desire to embrace them. Yet in spite of Israels sins necessitating Gods severe punishment, He promises to rescue and restore them at Christs return to earth (34:11-15). We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof (Ps. God will take this work of punishing Jerusalem into his own hands; and who knows the power of his anger and what a fearful thing it is to fall into his hands? II. 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