EZEKIEL 14

GOD REBUKES IDOLATRY WITHIN THE HEARTS OF ELDERS

While gathering with the elders of Israel, God warns the elders against practicing idolatry privately within themselves. Because of the idolatry in their hearts, they have estranged themselves from God. Ezekiel calls the elders to repentance. This message from God is a reminder that He desires our hearts and affections more than our outward signs of sacrifice or religion.

God will not spare Jerusalem from His judgment and wrath and will leave only a few survivors remaining. God states that if Job, Daniel, and Noah were currently in Jerusalem, they would be delivered for their righteousness. These three men are all examples of faithful people who faced extremely challenging circumstances.