CHAPTER 12 THE FATE OF THE INHABITANTS OF JERUSALEM AND OF ITS KING IS DEPICTED. Ezekiel is told to act out the attempted desperate escape from Jerusalem of the defeated leading Israelites. He is then to depict the sad state to which they will come because of their disobedience and sin. This is fol... [ Continue Reading ]
EZEKIEL'S DEPICTION OF THE COMING GREAT ESCAPE THAT WILL FAIL. ‘The word of Yahweh also came to me saying, “Son of man, you dwell among the rebellious house, who have eyes to see, and do not see, who have ears to hear, but do not hear, for they are a rebellious house.” ' Again ‘the word of Yahweh... [ Continue Reading ]
“Therefore, you son of man, prepare your stuff for removal, and remove by day in their sight. And you will remove from your place to another place in their sight. It may be that they will consider, even though they are a rebellious house. And you will bring forth your stuff by day in their sight, as... [ Continue Reading ]
“Dig through the wall in their sight, and carry your things out through there. In their sight you will bear it on your shoulder, and carry it out in the dark. You will cover your face so that you do not see the ground, for I have set you as a sign to the house of Israel.” These further instructions... [ Continue Reading ]
‘And I did so, as I was commanded. I brought out my stuff by day, as stuff for removing, and in the evening I dug through the wall with my hand. I brought it out in the dark, and bore it on my shoulder in their sight.' Note the emphasis on the fact that he did as he was told. If only Israel had don... [ Continue Reading ]
-10 ‘And in the morning the word of Yahweh came to me, saying, “Son of man, has not the house of Israel said to you, ‘What are you doing?' You say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh, This burden concerns the prince in Jerusalem and all the house of Israel among whom they are.' ” ' Ezekiel carried o... [ Continue Reading ]
“Say, I am your sign. Just as I have done, so will it be done to them. They will go into exile, into captivity. And the prince who is among them will bear on his shoulder in the dark, and will go out. They will dig through the wall to carry out by it. He will cover his face because he will not see t... [ Continue Reading ]
“My net also will I spread on him, and he will be taken in my snare. And I will bring him to Babylon, to the land of the Chaldeans. Yet he will not see it, even though he will die there.” The attempted escape will be frustrated, and it will be Yahweh's doing. Like a hunter He will cast His net over... [ Continue Reading ]
“And I will scatter towards every wind all who are round about him to help him, and all his bands, and I will draw out the sword after them. And they will know that I am Yahweh, when I will disperse them among the nations and scatter them through the countries. But I will leave a few men of them fro... [ Continue Reading ]
THE FEAR COMING ON THE LAND. ‘Moreover the word of Yahweh came to me, saying, “Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and with carefulness.” ' This indicates a further word from Yahweh. It may have no direct connection with the previous words. Here Ezekiel was... [ Continue Reading ]
“And say to the people of the land, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem and the land of Israel. They will eat their bread with carefulness, and drink their water with dismay, because her land will be desolate from all that is in it because of the violence of all those... [ Continue Reading ]
‘And the word of Yahweh came to me saying, “Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel, saying, ‘Time goes by, and every vision dies'. The proverb is literally, ‘The days, they lengthen and every vision, it dies.' The point being made is that time goes by but none of the p... [ Continue Reading ]
“Tell them therefore, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh, I will make this proverb to cease, and they will no more use it as a proverb in Israel.' But say to them, ‘The days are at hand and the word (i.e. carrying out of the word - effective fulfilment) of every vision.' Israel are to be made to realise th... [ Continue Reading ]
“For there will no more be any vain vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel. For I am Yahweh. I will speak, and the word I speak will be performed. It will not be deferred any longer. For in your days, O rebellious house, will I speak the word and will perform it, says the Lord Y... [ Continue Reading ]
‘Again the word of Yahweh came to me saying, “Son of man, behold, those of the house of Israel are saying, ‘The vision that he sees is for many days to come, and he prophecies of times that are far off.' ” ' Yahweh well knew the hearts of some of the men to whom Ezekiel prophesied. They considered... [ Continue Reading ]
“Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh, None of my words will be deferred any more, but the word which I will speak will be performed, says the Lord Yahweh.' ” For them the hour was present. There would be no more deferment. Judgment would come. The day of Yahweh was here. All the dire... [ Continue Reading ]