Monday

11-Nov-19

Ezekiel 23-26

Ezekiel 23: Who was represented by the two sisters in Ezekiel’s parable in these verses? What was their sin?

Ezekiel 24: Of what cataclysmic event did God inform Ezekiel on the very day it was taking place far away in these verses? (Ezekiel 24:1-2). What unusual command did the Lord give Ezekiel along with a disturbing prediction in these verses? (Ezekiel 24:15-17)

Ezekiel 25: What point did God desire to make by the destruction of Ammon in verse seven?

Ezekiel 26 : What specific components of the wealth of Tyre were slated for destruction in these verses? (Ezekiel 26:12-13)  How lasting was the judgment against Tyre in verse fourteen of this book? (Ezekiel 26:14)

Answers:

Ezekiel 23:  Oholah is Samaria and Oholiba is Jerusalem.  Samaria lusted after the Assyrians – allied with them and worshiped their gods.  Those of Jerusalem lusted after  (allied with them and worshiped their Gods) the Assyrians and then after the Chaldeans (Babylonians) and the Egyptians.  They rejected God.

Ezekiel 24: The cataclysmic event was the seige of Jerusalem by the Babylonians.  Ezekiel was told that his wife would die suddenly and he was not to mourn her.

Ezekiel 25: The Ammonites rejoiced (v. 6) at Israel’s downfall, so the Lord would destroy them completely.

Ezekiel 26: Specifically, the Lord would destroy their trade and their wealth along with their walls, buildings and even their music. The judgement would be forever.