Message: Indictment of Sinful Jerusalem. Jerusalem as God's Furnace. Indictment of a Sinful Land.
Time: The Word of the Lord came to me (Ezekiel).
What the Lord is Saying: Ezekiel at times is a broken record. How many different ways can Israel (Jerusalem) be told that they did wrong? It is a warning sign that the warnings signs are frequent. Maybe what we see is their sin was multi-faceted.
Here the word are the mistake of shedding blood and committing detestable practices. Again, what is mentioned is despising Holy things and profaning "My Sabbaths." Men slander in order to shed blood. Men commit sexual sin with their father's wife, women during menstrual period, with a neighbor's wife, with his son's wife and his sister. People accept bribes in order to shed blood. You profit on a loan. And the name of your land and country will be profaned by other lands and countries.
The Lord will melt you as things are melted in a furnace. Then you will know Yahweh's wrath.
Prophets devour people. Priests do violence and profane Holy things. There is no separation between what is holy and what is common. They disregard my Sabbaths. They will shed blood to make a profit.
This is the work of the Lord.
Promise: Sin must be called for what it is.
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