REVIEW QUESTIONS 1. What factors made the sin of Judah so grievous? 2. In what sense was Jerusalem in the midst of the nations (Ezekiel 5:5)? 3. What horrible barbarisms would accompany the fall of Jerusalem? 4. In what sense would a _sword_ continue to pursue the refugees even on foreign so... [ Continue Reading ]
III. CHAOS AND CALAMITY 7:1-27 Chapter 7 is a sermon in the form of a lamentation. It is characterized by frequent repetitions designed to underscore the certainty and severity of the coming calamity. The chapter is written in what has been called poetic prose. The sentences are choppy, broken, and... [ Continue Reading ]
B. The Calamity Described 7:10-27 In describing Judah's coming day of visitation Ezekiel stresses four points (1) the social disruption (Ezekiel 7:10-13); (2) the military dismay (Ezekiel 7:14-18); (3) the economic distress (Ezekiel 7:19-22); and (4) the political disorder (Ezekiel 7:23-27). 1. _S... [ Continue Reading ]
2._ The military dismay (7:14-18_) TRANSLATION (14) They have blown the trumpet and all is made ready, but none is going to the battle; for My wrath is against all its multitude. (15) The sword is without and the pestilence and the famine within; the one who is in the field shall die by the sword,... [ Continue Reading ]
3. _The economic distress (7:19-22_) TRANSLATION (19) They shall cast their silver into the streets, and their gold shall become an unclean thing; their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD; they shall not satisfy nor shall they fill their inw... [ Continue Reading ]
4. _The political disorder (7:23-27_) TRANSLATION (23) Make the chain; for the land is full of bloodshed, and the city is full of violence. (24) Therefore I have brought the worst of nations, and they shall possess their houses, and I shall make to cease the pride of the strong and their sanctuari... [ Continue Reading ]