REVIEW QUESTIONS 1. Why does Ezekiel refer to Jerusalem as a bloody city? 2. How would the Jews come to be _defiled of name?_ 3. What examples of lewdness in Jerusalem does Ezekiel cite? 4. What was the fundamental or root sin of Jerusalem? 5. Why is God said to smite His hand? (Ezekiel 22... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER ELEVEN THE DEFILEMENT OF ISRAEL 22:1-24:27 Chapter s 22-24 form the conclusion of a lengthy section of the Book of Ezekiel which began back in chapter 12. In these Chapter s Ezekiel has been answering all objections articulated and unarticulated which could be raised against his thesis tha... [ Continue Reading ]
B. The Smelting Furnace 22:17-22 TRANSLATION (17) And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, (18) Son of man, the house of Israel has become to Me dross; all of them are bronze and tin and iron and lead in the midst of a furnace; they are the dross of silver. (19) Therefore, thus says the Lord... [ Continue Reading ]
C. The Corrupt Land 22:23-31 TRANSLATION (23) And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, (24) Son of man, say to her: You are a land not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of indignation. (25) There is a conspiracy of her prophets in her midst, like a roaring lion tearing the prey; they have... [ Continue Reading ]