EZEKIEL 24

EZEKIEL EXPERIENCES PERSONAL LOSS + SORROW

God warns Jerusalem, referred to as the bloody city, that they will be taken captive by Babylon. Jerusalem is compared to meat cooking in a pot. Similar to the example of refining silver and removing the dross from Ezekiel 22, this example shows how Jerusalem is like rotten meat that must be corroded by heat. God will destroy Jerusalem before refining and restoring the city.

God tells Ezekiel that his wife will soon die, but instructs Ezekiel not to publicly mourn. When Jerusalem is destroyed, the people of Israel are not to mourn of their loss, because their sinfulness, rebellion, and idol worship was the cause of Jerusalem’s destruction.

Ezekiel would serve as a sign to the people, having also lost what was most valuable and delightful to him. Through Ezekiel, God will be made known to the people.