EZEKIEL 9

GOD PROTECTS THOSE WHO GRIEVE OVER JUDAH’S SIN

In continuation of Ezekiel’s vision, Ezekiel is shown seven men, each with an assigned task from God. Six of the men are assigned to slaughter, commissioned to execute the idolaters.

The remaining man, who is dressed in linen, is assigned to mark those who were grieving over the evil abominations committed in Judah. Those who mourn the evil in Judah find mercy from God. They will be marked on the forehead as a sign for their life to be spared, similar to the imagery of the Passover (Exodus 12).

In the vision, the temple courts are filled with the bodies of the slain, illustrating how their idolatry and defamation of the temple has led to their death.