Message: Prior to Ezekiel beginning to speak to Jerusalem/Judah/Israel, he is to carry out a sign of their punishment by lying on his right and left side for a total of 430 days.
Time: Not sure when this occurred. It was probably about 595 BC.
What the Lord is Saying: The Lord asks Ezekiel to take a brick and engrave the city Jerusalem's name on it. Put a wall against it and put an iron griddle between you and it. He is then to lie on his left side for 390 days, equal to the number of years of their punishment, to bear their punishment. [This 390 days represents the period from 976 BC, the approximate year in which the glory of the Lord entered Jerusalem temple during Solomon's reign tunil Jerusalem's fall in 586 BC.] Then turn to his right side and lay on it 40 days, 1 day for each year for the punishment of the house of Judah, most likely referring to a generation of people. Your food will be barley cake and water. This is unclean bread and it is prepared in unclean ways. The bread will be measured as the water will be. This signifies the way their lives are lived, by exact measurement, not by hearty blessing. Judgment awaits.
Promise: The church is responsible for disciplining its flock. And the church is held responsible is they do not do this.
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