EZEKIEL CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR

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1 EZEKIEL CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR

2 PROPHET - DATE JONAH ( BC)? JOEL (800BC)? HOSEA ( BC)? MICAH ( BC)? AMOS (784BC)? ISAIAH ( BC)? NAHUM (700BC)? ZEPHANIAH (630BC)? JEREMIAH ( BC)? DANIEL ( BC)? HABAKKUK (598BC)? EZEKIEL ( BC)? OBADIAH ( BC)? EZRA ( BC)? HAGGAI ( BC)? ZECHARIAH ( BC)? ESTHER ( BC)? NEHEMIAH ( BC)? MALACHI ( BC)? KING / EVENT - DATE TIGLATH-PILESER ( BC)? HEZEKIAH (JUDAH) ( BC)? SHALMANESER ( BC)? ISRAEL TAKEN CAPTIVE (722BC)? SENNACHERIB ( BC)? NEBUCHADNEZZAR ( BC)? ZEDEKIAH (JUDAH) ( BC)? JUDAH TAKEN CAPTIVE (586BC)? BELSHAZZAR ( BC)? CYRUS ( BC)? BABYLON DESTROYED (536BC)? DARIUS ( BC)?

3 OUTLINE EZEKIEL CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR SYMBOL OF THE COOKING POT V EZEKIEL S WIFE DIES V SPEAK TO THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL V A SIGN TO THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL V SILENCE TILL PROPHECIES FULFILLED V

4 READ: EZEKIEL 24:1-2 SYMBOL OF THE COOKING POT 1 Again, in the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2 "Son of man, write down the name of the day, this very day the king of Babylon started his siege against Jerusalem this very day.

5 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:1-2 SYMBOL OF THE COOKING POT 1 Again, in the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2 "Son of man, write down the name of the day, this very day the king of Babylon started his siege against Jerusalem this very day. WHAT DAY WAS THIS? 15 JANUARY 588 B.C.? WHY WRITE IT DOWN?

6 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:1-2 2 "Son of man, write down the name of the day, this very day the king of Babylon started his siege against Jerusalem this very day. WHY WRITE IT DOWN? WHAT DID THE LORD TELL THESE PROPHETS TO DO? READ: ISAIAH 30:8 8 Now go, write it before them on a tablet, And note it on a scroll, That it may be for time to come, Forever and ever: NKJV READ: HABAKKUK 2:2-3 2 Then the LORD answered me and said: "Write the vision And make it plain on tablets, That he may run who reads it. 3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time; But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; Because it will surely come, It will not tarry.

7 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:1-2 WHAT DAY WAS THIS? 15 JANUARY 588 B.C.? THE FALL OF JERUSALEM? READ: 2 KINGS 25:1 1 Now it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army came against Jerusalem and encamped against it; and they built a siege wall against it all around. NKJV READ: JEREMIAH 39:1 1 In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army came against Jerusalem, and besieged it. NKJV (2 CHRONICLES 36:15-21 & JEREMIAH 52:4-16)

8 READ: EZEKIEL 24:3-5 SYMBOL OF THE COOKING POT 3 And utter a parable to the rebellious house, and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Put on a pot, set it on, And also pour water into it. 4 Gather pieces of meat in it, Every good piece, The thigh and the shoulder. Fill it with choice cuts; 5 Take the choice of the flock. Also pile fuel bones under it, Make it boil well, And let the cuts simmer in it."

9 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:3-5 SYMBOL OF THE COOKING POT 3 And utter a parable to the rebellious house, and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Put on a pot, set it on, And also pour water into it. 4 Gather pieces of meat in it, Every good piece, The thigh and the shoulder. Fill it with choice cuts; 5 Take the choice of the flock. Also pile fuel bones under it, Make it boil well, And let the cuts simmer in it." WHAT IS THIS PARABLE ABOUT? WHAT DID THE PEOPLE SAY TO EZEKIEL? READ: EZEKIEL 20: They say of me, 'Does he not speak parables?'

10 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:3 3 And utter a parable to the rebellious house, and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Put on a pot, set it on, And also pour water into it. WHY DID THE LORD CALL THEM REBELLIOUS? READ: ISAIAH 1:2 2 Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth! For the LORD has spoken: "I have nourished and brought up children, And they have rebelled against Me; NKJV READ: EZEKIEL 2:3 3 And He said to me: "Son of man, I am sending you to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me; they and their fathers have transgressed against Me to this very day. NKJV

11 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:3-4 SYMBOL OF THE COOKING POT 3 And utter a parable to the rebellious house, and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Put on a pot, set it on, And also pour water into it. 4 Gather pieces of meat in it, Every good piece, The thigh and the shoulder. Fill it with choice cuts; WHAT IS THIS PARABLE ABOUT? POT? CHALDRON? WHAT DID JEREMIAH SEE? READ: JEREMIAH 1:13 13 And the word of the LORD came to me the second time, saying, "What do you see? And I said, "I see a boiling pot, and it is facing away from the north." NKJV

12 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:3-4 SYMBOL OF THE COOKING POT 3 And utter a parable to the rebellious house, and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Put on a pot, set it on, And also pour water into it. 4 Gather pieces of meat in it, Every good piece, The thigh and the shoulder. Fill it with choice cuts; WHAT IS THIS PARABLE ABOUT? POT? CHALDRON? WHAT IS THIS CALDRON? WHO IS THE MEAT? READ: EZEKIEL 11:3 3.'The time is not near to build houses; this city is the caldron, and we are the meat.' NKJV

13 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:3-4 SYMBOL OF THE COOKING POT 3 And utter a parable to the rebellious house, and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Put on a pot, set it on, And also pour water into it. 4 Gather pieces of meat in it, Every good piece, The thigh and the shoulder. Fill it with choice cuts; WHAT DID THE LORD TELL EZEKIEL TO DO? Gather pieces of meat in it WHAT ARE THE CHOICE MEATS? READ: EZEKIEL 11:7 7 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "Your slain whom you have laid in its midst, they are the meat, and this city is the caldron; but I shall bring you out of the midst of it. NKJV

14 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:5 5 Take the choice of the flock. Also pile fuel bones under it, Make it boil well, And let the cuts simmer in it." WHAT DID THE LORD TELL EZEKIEL TO DO? WHO ARE THE CHOICE OF THE FLOCK? THE PRINCES OF JUDAH? WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM? READ: ISAIAH 34:12 12 They shall call its nobles to the kingdom, But none shall be there, and all its princes shall be nothing. NKJV READ: JEREMIAH 52:10 10 The king of Babylon killed the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes. And he killed all the princes of Judah in Riblah. NKJV

15 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:5 WHO ARE THE CHOICE OF THE FLOCK? THE PRINCES OF JUDAH? WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM? READ: JEREMIAH 52: The captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the second priest, and the three doorkeepers. 25 He also took out of the city an officer who had charge of the men of war, seven men of the king's close associates who were found in the city, the principal scribe of the army who mustered the people of the land, and sixty men of the people of the land who were found in the midst of the city. 26 And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took these and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah. 27 Then the king of Babylon struck them and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. Thus Judah was carried away captive from its own land. NKJV

16 READ: EZEKIEL 24:6-8 SYMBOL OF THE COOKING POT 6 'Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "Woe to the bloody city, To the pot whose scum is in it, And whose scum is not gone from it! Bring it out piece by piece, On which no lot has fallen. 7 For her blood is in her midst; She set it on top of a rock; She did not pour it on the ground, To cover it with dust. 8 That it may raise up fury and take vengeance, I have set her blood on top of a rock, That it may not be covered."

17 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:6-8 SYMBOL OF THE COOKING POT 6 'Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "Woe to the bloody city, To the pot whose scum is in it, And whose scum is not gone from it! Bring it out piece by piece, On which no lot has fallen. 7 For her blood is in her midst; She set it on top of a rock; She did not pour it on the ground, To cover it with dust. 8 That it may raise up fury and take vengeance, I have set her blood on top of a rock, That it may not be covered." WHAT IS THE SCUM IN THE POT? WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THEM?

18 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:6 SYMBOL OF THE COOKING POT 6 'Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "Woe to the bloody city, To the pot whose scum is in it, And whose scum is not gone from it! Bring it out piece by piece, On which no lot has fallen. WHAT IS THE SCUM IN THE POT? WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THEM? WHAT DID DAVID DO TO THE MOABITES? READ: 2 SAMUEL 8:2 2 He defeated Moab. Forcing them down to the ground, he measured them off with a line. With two lines he measured off those to be put to death, and with one full line those to be kept alive. So the Moabites became David's servants, and brought tribute. NKJV

19 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:6 SYMBOL OF THE COOKING POT 6 'Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "Woe to the bloody city, To the pot whose scum is in it, And whose scum is not gone from it! Bring it out piece by piece, On which no lot has fallen. WHAT IS THE SCUM IN THE POT? WHAT HAPPENED IN JERUSALEM? READ: JOEL 3:3 3 They have cast lots for My people, Have given a boy as payment for a harlot, And sold a girl for wine, that they may drink. NKJV

20 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:6 SYMBOL OF THE COOKING POT 6 'Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "Woe to the bloody city, To the pot whose scum is in it, And whose scum is not gone from it! Bring it out piece by piece, On which no lot has fallen. WHAT IS THE SCUM IN THE POT? WHAT HAPPENED IN JERUSALEM? WHAT DID THE EDOMITES DO? READ: OBADIAH 1: For violence against your brother Jacob, Shame shall cover you, And you shall be cut off forever. 11 In the day that you stood on the other side - In the day that strangers carried captive his forces, When foreigners entered his gates And cast lots for Jerusalem - Even you were as one of them. NKJV

21 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:6 SYMBOL OF THE COOKING POT 6 'Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "Woe to the bloody city, To the pot whose scum is in it, And whose scum is not gone from it! Bring it out piece by piece, On which no lot has fallen. WHAT IS THE SCUM IN THE POT? WHAT HAPPENED IN JERUSALEM? READ: NAHUM 3:10 10 She was carried away, She went into captivity; Her young children also were dashed to pieces At the head of every street; They cast lots for her honorable men, And all her great men were bound in chains. NKJV

22 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:7 7 For her blood is in her midst; She set it on top of a rock; She did not pour it on the ground, To cover it with dust. WHAT HAPPENED IN JERUSALEM? WHAT DID SHE DO WITH THE BLOOD? WHAT DID THE LORD COMMAND ISRAEL? READ: LEVITICUS 17:13 13 "Whatever man of the children of Israel, or of the strangers who dwell among you, who hunts and catches any animal or bird that may be eaten, he shall pour out its blood and cover it with dust; NKJV

23 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:7 7 For her blood is in her midst; She set it on top of a rock; She did not pour it on the ground, To cover it with dust. WHAT HAPPENED IN JERUSALEM? WHAT DID SHE DO WITH THE BLOOD? WHAT DID THE LORD COMMAND ISRAEL? READ: DEUTERONOMY 12: Only be sure that you do not eat the blood, for the blood is the life; you may not eat the life with the meat. 24 You shall not eat it; you shall pour it on the earth like water. NKJV

24 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:8 8 That it may raise up fury and take vengeance, I have set her blood on top of a rock, That it may not be covered." WHAT DID THE LORD DO WITH HER BLOOD? WHY? WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO CAIN? READ: GENESIS 4: And He said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood cries out to Me from the ground. 11 So now you are cursed from the earth, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand. NKJV

25 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:8 8 That it may raise up fury and take vengeance, I have set her blood on top of a rock, That it may not be covered." WHAT DID THE LORD DO WITH HER BLOOD? WHY? WHAT DID THE LORD COMMAND ISRAEL? READ: EXODUS 21: "If men fight, and hurt a woman with child, so that she gives birth prematurely, yet no harm follows, he shall surely be punished accordingly as the woman's husband imposes on him; and he shall pay as the judges determine. 23 If any harm follows, then you shall give life for life, 24 foot, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for 25 burn for burn, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.

26 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:8 WHAT DID THE LORD DO WITH HER BLOOD? WHY? WHAT DID THE LORD COMMAND ISRAEL? READ: LEVITICUS 24: Whoever kills any man shall surely be put to death. 18 Whoever kills an animal shall make it good, animal for animal. 19 'If a man causes disfigurement of his neighbor, as he has done, so shall it be done to him 20 fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; as he has caused disfigurement of a man, so shall it be done to him. 21 And whoever kills an animal shall restore it; but whoever kills a man shall be put to death. 22 You shall have the same law for the stranger and for one from your own country; for I am the LORD your God.' NKJV

27 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:8 8 That it may raise up fury and take vengeance, I have set her blood on top of a rock, That it may not be covered." WHAT DID THE LORD DO WITH HER BLOOD? WHY? WHAT DID THE LORD COMMAND ISRAEL? WHY? READ: DEUTERONOMY 19:21 21 Your eye shall not pity: life shall be for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot. NKJV

28 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:8 8 That it may raise up fury and take vengeance, I have set her blood on top of a rock, That it may not be covered." WHAT DID THE LORD DO WITH HER BLOOD? WHY? WHAT DID SOLOMON PRAY TO THE LORD? READ: 1 KINGS 8: "When anyone sins against his neighbor, and is forced to take an oath, and comes and takes an oath before Your altar in this temple, 32 then hear in heaven, and act, and judge Your servants, condemning the wicked, bringing his way on his head, and justifying the righteous by giving him according to his righteousness. NKJV

29 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:8 8 That it may raise up fury and take vengeance, I have set her blood on top of a rock, That it may not be covered." WHAT DID THE LORD DO WITH HER BLOOD? WHY? WHAT WAS THE CONSEQUENCE OF THEIR SIN? READ: ISAIAH 3:1 1 Behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, Takes away from Jerusalem and from Judah The stock and the store, The whole supply of bread and the whole supply of water; NKJV

30 READ: EZEKIEL 24:9-10 SYMBOL OF THE COOKING POT 9 'Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "Woe to the bloody city! I too will make the pyre great. 10 Heap on the wood, Kindle the fire; Cook the meat well, Mix in the spices, And let the cuts be burned up.

31 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:9-10 SYMBOL OF THE COOKING POT 9 'Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "Woe to the bloody city! I too will make the pyre great. 10 Heap on the wood, Kindle the fire; Cook the meat well, Mix in the spices, And let the cuts be burned up. WHAT WILL THE LORD DO TO JERUSALEM? WHY PILE OF WOOD ON THE FIRE? WHAT IS WILL HAPPEN TO THE CHOICE CUTS? WHAT DOES THIS REMIND YOU OF? TOPHET? WHAT HAPPENED TO TOPHET? WHY?

32 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:9-10 WHAT DID THE PEOPLE DO IN TOPHET? READ: JEREMIAH 7:31 31 They have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire, which I did not command, nor did it come into My heart. NKJV WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT TOPHET? READ: JEREMIAH 19:6-7 6 Behold, the days are coming, that this place shall no more be called Tophet or the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter. NKJV

33 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:9-10 WHAT DID JOSIAH DO TO TOPHET? WHY? READ: 2 KINGS 23:10 10 He defiled Topheth, which is in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter pass through the fire to Molech. NKJV WHO KINDLED THE FIRE AT TOPHET? READ: ISAIAH 30:33 33 Tophet was established of old, Yes, for the king it is prepared. He has made it deep and large; Its pyre is fire with much wood; The breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, Kindles it. NKJV

34 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:9-10 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT JERUSALEM? WHY? READ: JEREMIAH 19: Thus I will do to this place, and to its inhabitants, and make this city like Tophet. 13 The houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah shall be defiled like the place of Tophet, because of all the houses on whose roofs they have burned incense to all the host of heaven, and poured out drink offerings to other gods. NKJV

35 READ: EZEKIEL 24:11-12 SYMBOL OF THE COOKING POT 11 "Then set the pot empty on the coals, That it may become hot and its bronze may burn, That its filthiness may be melted in it, That its scum may be consumed. 12 She has grown weary with lies, And her great scum has not gone from her. Let her scum be in the fire!

36 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:11-12 SYMBOL OF THE COOKING POT 11 "Then set the pot empty on the coals, That it may become hot and its bronze may burn, That its filthiness may be melted in it, That its scum may be consumed. 12 She has grown weary with lies, And her great scum has not gone from her. Let her scum be in the fire! WHAT HAPPENED TO THE POT? WHAT HAPPENED TO JERUSALEM? READ: JEREMIAH 21:10 10 I have set My face against this city for adversity and not for good," says the LORD. "It shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire."' NKJV

37 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:11-12 SYMBOL OF THE COOKING POT 11 "Then set the pot empty on the coals, That it may become hot and its bronze may burn, That its filthiness may be melted in it, That its scum may be consumed. 12 She has grown weary with lies, And her great scum has not gone from her. Let her scum be in the fire! WHAT HAPPENED TO THE POT? WHAT HAPPENED TO JERUSALEM? READ: ISAIAH 47:14 14 Behold, they shall be as stubble, The fire shall burn them; They shall not deliver themselves From the power of the flame; It shall not be a coal to be warmed by, Nor a fire to sit before! NKJV

38 READ: EZEKIEL 24:13-14 SYMBOL OF THE COOKING POT 13 In your filthiness is lewdness. Because I have cleansed you, and you were not cleansed, You will not be cleansed of your filthiness anymore, Till I have caused My fury to rest upon you. 14 I, the LORD, have spoken it; It shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not hold back, Nor will I spare, Nor will I relent; According to your ways And according to your deeds They will judge you, Says the Lord GOD.'"

39 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:13-14 SYMBOL OF THE COOKING POT 13 In your filthiness is lewdness. Because I have cleansed you, and you were not cleansed, You will not be cleansed of your filthiness anymore, Till I have caused My fury to rest upon you. 14 I, the LORD, have spoken it; It shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not hold back, Nor will I spare, Nor will I relent; According to your ways And according to your deeds They will judge you, Says the Lord GOD.'" WHY COULD THEY NOT BE CLEANSED? HOW WILL THE LORD JUDGE THEM?

40 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:13 SYMBOL OF THE COOKING POT 13 In your filthiness is lewdness. Because I have cleansed you, and you were not cleansed, You will not be cleansed of your filthiness anymore, Till I have caused My fury to rest upon you. WHY COULD THEY NOT BE CLEANSED? READ: JEREMIAH 6: They are all stubborn rebels, walking as slanderers. They are bronze and iron, They are all corrupters; 29 The bellows blow fiercely, The lead is consumed by the fire; The smelter refines in vain, For the wicked are not drawn off. 30 People will call them rejected silver, Because the LORD has rejected them. NKJV

41 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:13 SYMBOL OF THE COOKING POT 13 In your filthiness is lewdness. Because I have cleansed you, and you were not cleansed, You will not be cleansed of your filthiness anymore, Till I have caused My fury to rest upon you. WHY COULD THEY NOT BE CLEANSED? READ: HOSEA 7:1 1 I would have healed Israel, Then the iniquity of Ephraim was uncovered, And the wickedness of Samaria. For they have committed fraud; A thief comes in; A band of robbers takes spoil outside. NKJV

42 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:13 SYMBOL OF THE COOKING POT 13 In your filthiness is lewdness. Because I have cleansed you, and you were not cleansed, You will not be cleansed of your filthiness anymore, Till I have caused My fury to rest upon you. WHY COULD THEY NOT BE CLEANSED? READ: ISAIAH 22:14 14 Surely for this iniquity there will be no atonement for you, Even to your death," says the Lord GOD of hosts. READ: EZEKIEL 22:24 24 Son of man, say to her: 'You are a land that is not cleansed or rained on in the day of indignation.' NKJV

43 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:14 SYMBOL OF THE COOKING POT 14 I, the LORD, have spoken it; It shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not hold back, Nor will I spare, Nor will I relent; According to your ways And according to your deeds They will judge you, Says the Lord GOD.'" WHY WILL THE LORD NOT SPARE THEM? WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO MOSES? READ: NUMBERS 11:23 23 The LORD said to Moses, "Has the LORD S arm been shortened? Now you shall see whether what I say will happen to you or not." NKJV

44 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:14 SYMBOL OF THE COOKING POT 14 I, the LORD, have spoken it; It shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not hold back, Nor will I spare, Nor will I relent; According to your ways And according to your deeds They will judge you, Says the Lord GOD.'" HOW WILL THE LORD JUDGE THEM? READ: ISAIAH 3:11 11 Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him, For the reward of his hands shall be given him. NKJV READ: EZEKIEL 8:18 18 I will act in fury. My eye will not spare nor will I have pity; and though they cry in My ears with a loud voice, I will not hear them. NKJV

45 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:14 SYMBOL OF THE COOKING POT 14 I, the LORD, have spoken it; It shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not hold back, Nor will I spare, Nor will I relent; According to your ways And according to your deeds They will judge you, Says the Lord GOD.'" HOW WILL THE LORD JUDGE THEM? READ: EZEKIEL 18:30 30 "I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways," says the Lord GOD. "Repent, and turn from all your transgressions, so that iniquity will not be your ruin. NKJV READ: EZEKIEL 22:14 14 Can your heart endure, or can your hands remain strong, in the days when I shall deal with you? I, the LORD, have spoken, and will do it. NKJV

46 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:14 SYMBOL OF THE COOKING POT 14 I, the LORD, have spoken it; It shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not hold back, Nor will I spare, Nor will I relent; According to your ways And according to your deeds They will judge you, Says the Lord GOD.'" HOW WILL THE LORD JUDGE THEM? READ: ZECHARIAH 8: 'Just as I determined to punish you When your fathers provoked Me to wrath, Says the LORD of hosts, 'And I would not relent, 15 So again in these days I am determined to do good To Jerusalem and to the house of Judah. Do not fear.

47 READ: EZEKIEL 24:15-17 EZEKIEL S WIFE DIES 15 Also the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 16 "Son of man, behold, I take away from you the desire of your eyes with one stroke; yet you shall neither mourn nor weep, nor shall your tears run down. 17 Sigh in silence, make no mourning for the dead; bind your turban on your head, and put your sandals on your feet; do not cover your lips, and do not eat man's bread of sorrow."

48 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:15-17 EZEKIEL S WIFE DIES 15 Also the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 16 "Son of man, behold, I take away from you the desire of your eyes with one stroke; yet you shall neither mourn nor weep, nor shall your tears run down. 17 Sigh in silence, make no mourning for the dead; bind your turban on your head, and put your sandals on your feet; do not cover your lips, and do not eat man's bread of sorrow." WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO EZEKIEL? WHY FORBID EZEKIEL TO MOURN FOR HIS WIFE? WHAT DID THE LORD TELL EZEKIEL TO DO?

49 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:16 EZEKIEL S WIFE DIES 16 "Son of man, behold, I take away from you the desire of your eyes with one stroke; yet you shall neither mourn nor weep, nor shall your tears run down. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO EZEKIEL? I take away from you the desire of your eyes WHAT DID SAMSON SAY TO HIS FATHER? READ: JUDGES 14:3 3 Then his father and mother said to him, "Is there no woman among the daughters of your brethren, or among all my people, that you must go and get a wife from the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said to his father, "Get her for me, for she pleases me well."

50 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:16 16 "Son of man, behold, I take away from you the desire of your eyes with one stroke; yet you shall neither mourn nor weep, nor shall your tears run down. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO EZEKIEL? I take away from you the desire of your eyes WHAT DID THE LORD TELL EZEKIEL TO DO? you shall neither mourn nor weep WHY FORBID EZEKIEL TO MOURN FOR HIS WIFE? WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO JEREMIAH? READ: JEREMIAH 22:10 10 Weep not for the dead, nor bemoan him; Weep bitterly for him who goes away, For he shall return no more, Nor see his native country. NKJV

51 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:16 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO JEREMIAH? READ: JEREMIAH 16:5-8 5 Thus says the LORD: "Do not enter the house of mourning, nor go to lament or bemoan them; for I have taken away My peace from this people, loving-kindness and mercies. 6 Both the great and the small shall die in this land. They shall not be buried; neither shall men lament for them, cut themselves, nor make themselves bald for them. 7 Nor shall men break bread in mourning for them, to comfort them for the dead; nor shall men give them the cup of consolation to drink for their father or their mother. 8 Also you shall not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and drink." NKJV

52 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:17 EZEKIEL S WIFE DIES 17 Sigh in silence, make no mourning for the dead; bind your turban on your head, and put your sandals on your feet; do not cover your lips, and do not eat man's bread of sorrow." WHY FORBID EZEKIEL TO MOURN FOR HIS WIFE? WHAT DID THE LORD TELL EZEKIEL TO DO? Sigh in silence WHAT DID THE PSALMIST SAY? WHY? READ: PSALMS 39:9 9 I was mute, I did not open my mouth, Because it was You who did it. NKJV REMEMBER NADAB AND ABIHU?

53 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:17 REMEMBER NADAB AND ABIHU? WHAT DID AARON DO? WHY? READ: LEVITICUS 10:1-3 1 Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it, put incense on it, and offered profane fire before the LORD, which He had not commanded them. 2 So fire went out from the LORD and devoured them, and they died before the LORD. 3 And Moses said to Aaron, "This is what the LORD spoke, saying: 'By those who come near Me I must be regarded as holy; And before all the people I must be glorified.' So Aaron held his peace. NKJV

54 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:17 17 Sigh in silence, make no mourning for the dead; bind your turban on your head, and put your sandals on your feet; do not cover your lips, and do not eat man's bread of sorrow." WHY FORBID EZEKIEL TO MOURN FOR HIS WIFE? WHAT DID THE LORD TELL EZEKIEL TO DO? Sigh in silence WHAT DID THE LORD COMMAND THE HIGH PREIST? READ: LEVITICUS 21: 'He who is the high priest among his brethren, on whose head the anointing oil was poured and who is consecrated to wear the garments, shall not uncover his head nor tear his clothes; 11 nor shall he go near any dead body, nor defile himself for his father or his mother;

55 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:17 17 Sigh in silence, make no mourning for the dead; bind your turban on your head, and put your sandals on your feet; do not cover your lips, and do not eat man's bread of sorrow." WHY FORBID EZEKIEL TO MOURN FOR HIS WIFE? WHAT DID THE LORD TELL EZEKIEL TO DO? Sigh in silence WHAT IS THE NORMAL RESPONSE? WHAT DID JOSHUA DO? READ: JOSHUA 7:6 6 Joshua tore his clothes, and fell to the earth on his face before the ark of the LORD until evening, he and the elders of Israel; and they put dust on their heads. NKJV

56 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:17 WHY FORBID EZEKIEL TO MOURN FOR HIS WIFE? WHAT IS THE NORMAL RESPONSE? WHAT DID THE MAN FROM BENJAMIN DO? READ: 1 SAMUEL 4:12 12 A man of Benjamin ran from the battle line the same day, and came to Shiloh with his clothes torn and dirt on his head. NKJV WHAT DID DAVID DO? READ: 2 SAMUEL 15:30 30 David went up by the Ascent of the Mount of Olives, and wept as he went up; and he had his head covered and went barefoot. And all the people who were with him covered their heads and went up, weeping as they went up. NKJV

57 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:17 17 Sigh in silence, make no mourning for the dead; bind your turban on your head, and put your sandals on your feet; do not cover your lips, and do not eat man's bread of sorrow." WHY FORBID EZEKIEL TO MOURN FOR HIS WIFE? WHAT DID THE LORD TELL EZEKIEL TO DO? Sigh in silence WHAT DID THE LORD TELL ISIAIAH TO DO? WHY? READ: ISAIAH 20:2 2 The LORD spoke by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, "Go, and remove the sackcloth from your body, and take your sandals off your feet." And he did so, walking naked and barefoot. NKJV

58 READ: EZEKIEL 24:18-19 EZEKIEL S WIFE DIES 18 So I spoke to the people in the morning, and at evening my wife died; and the next morning I did as I was commanded. 19 And the people said to me, "Will you not tell us what these things signify to us, that you behave so?

59 READ: EZEKIEL 24:18-19 EZEKIEL S WIFE DIES 18 So I spoke to the people in the morning, and at evening my wife died; and the next morning I did as I was commanded. 19 And the people said to me, "Will you not tell us what these things signify to us, that you behave so?" WHAT DID EZEKIEL DO? I did as I was commanded WHAT DID THE PEOPLE SAY TO EZEKIEL? Will you not tell us what these things signify to us?

60 READ: EZEKIEL 24:18 EZEKIEL S WIFE DIES 18 So I spoke to the people in the morning, and at evening my wife died; and the next morning I did as I was commanded. WHAT DID EZEKIEL DO? I did as I was commanded READ: EZEKIEL 12:7 7 I did as I was commanded. I brought out my belongings by day, as though going into captivity, and at evening I dug through the wall with my hand. I brought them out at twilight, and I bore them on my shoulder in their sight.

61 READ: EZEKIEL 24:19 19 And the people said to me, "Will you not tell us what these things signify to us, that you behave so?" WHAT DID THE PEOPLE SAY TO EZEKIEL? Will you not tell us what these things signify to us? HOW DID EZEKIEL RESPOND? READ: EZEKIEL 12: "Son of man, has not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to you, 'What are you doing?' 10 Say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "This burden concerns the prince in Jerusalem and all the house of Israel who are among them."' 11 Say, 'I am a sign to you. As I have done, so shall it be done to them; they shall be carried away into captivity. NKJV

62 READ: EZEKIEL 24:20-21 EZEKIEL SPEAKS TO THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL 20 Then I answered them, "The word of the LORD came to me, saying, 21 'Speak to the house of Israel, "Thus says the Lord GOD: 'Behold, I will profane My sanctuary, your arrogant boast, the desire of your eyes, the delight of your soul; and your sons and daughters whom you left behind shall fall by the sword.

63 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:20-21 EZEKIEL SPEAKS TO THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL 20 Then I answered them, "The word of the LORD came to me, saying, 21 'Speak to the house of Israel, "Thus says the Lord GOD: 'Behold, I will profane My sanctuary, your arrogant boast, the desire of your eyes, the delight of your soul; and your sons and daughters whom you left behind shall fall by the sword. TO WHOM IS THE LORD SPEAKING? the house of Israel WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL? I will profane My sanctuary your sons and daughters shall fall by the sword WHY?

64 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:21 EZEKIEL SPEAKS TO THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL 21 'Speak to the house of Israel, "Thus says the Lord GOD: 'Behold, I will profane My sanctuary, your arrogant boast, the desire of your eyes, the delight of your soul; WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL? I will profane My sanctuary WHAT WAS THE DESIRE PSALMIST? READ: PSALMS 27:4 4 One thing I have desired of the LORD, That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the LORD All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the LORD, And to inquire in His temple. NKJV

65 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:21 'Behold, I will profane My sanctuary, your arrogant boast, the desire of your eyes, the delight of your soul; WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL? I will profane My sanctuary WHY? READ: JEREMIAH 7:4 4 Do not trust in these lying words, saying, 'The temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD are these.' NKJV READ: JEREMIAH 7: I will do to the house which is called by My name, in which you trust, and to this place which I gave to you and your fathers, as I have done to Shiloh. 15 And I will cast you out of My sight, as I have cast out all your brethren - the whole posterity of Ephraim.

66 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:21 'Behold, I will profane My sanctuary, your arrogant boast, the desire of your eyes, the delight of your soul; WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL? I will profane My sanctuary WHY? DID THE LORD WARNED THEM ABOUT THIS? READ: LEVITICUS 26:30 30 I will destroy your high places, cut down your incense altars, and cast your carcasses on the lifeless forms of your idols; and My soul shall abhor you. NKJV

67 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:21 'Behold, I will profane My sanctuary, your arrogant boast, the desire of your eyes, the delight of your soul; WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL? I will profane My sanctuary WHY? DID THE LORD WARNED THEM ABOUT THIS? READ: EZEKIEL 7:24 24 I will bring the worst of the Gentiles, And they will possess their houses; I will cause the pomp of the strong to cease, And their holy places shall be defiled. NKJV

68 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:21 21 'Speak to the house of Israel, "Thus says the Lord GOD: 'Behold, I will profane My sanctuary, your arrogant boast, the desire of your eyes, the delight of your soul; and your sons and daughters whom you left behind shall fall by the sword. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL? your sons and daughters shall fall by the sword READ: EZEKIEL 23:25 25 I will set My jealousy against you, And they shall deal furiously with you; They shall remove your nose and your ears, And your remnant shall fall by the sword; They shall take your sons and your daughters, And your remnant shall be devoured by fire. NKJV

69 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:21 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL? your sons and daughters shall fall by the sword WHY? READ: HOSEA 9: Though they bring up their children, Yet I will bereave them to the last man. Yes, woe to them when I depart from them! 13 Just as I saw Ephraim like Tyre, planted in a pleasant place, So Ephraim will bring out his children to the murderer. 16 Ephraim is stricken, Their root is dried up; They shall bear no fruit. Yes, were they to bear children, I would kill the darlings of their womb. NKJV

70 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:21 21 'Speak to the house of Israel, "Thus says the Lord GOD: 'Behold, I will profane My sanctuary, your arrogant boast, the desire of your eyes, the delight of your soul; and your sons and daughters whom you left behind shall fall by the sword. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL? your sons and daughters shall fall by the sword WHY? READ: AMOS 6:8 8 The Lord GOD has sworn by Himself, The LORD God of hosts says: "I abhor the pride of Jacob, And hate his palaces; Therefore I will deliver up the city And all that is in it." NKJV

71 READ: EZEKIEL 24:22-24 EZEKIEL A SIGN TO THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL 22 And you shall do as I have done; you shall not cover your lips nor eat man's bread of sorrow. 23 Your turbans shall be on your heads and your sandals on your feet; you shall neither mourn nor weep, but you shall pine away in your iniquities and mourn with one another. 24 Thus Ezekiel is a sign to you; according to all that he has done you shall do; and when this comes, you shall know that I am the Lord GOD.'"

72 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24: And you shall do as I have done; you shall not cover your lips nor eat man's bread of sorrow. 23 Your turbans shall be on your heads and your sandals on your feet; you shall neither mourn nor weep, but you shall pine away in your iniquities and mourn with one another. 24 Thus Ezekiel is a sign to you; according to all that he has done you shall do; and when this comes, you shall know that I am the Lord GOD.'" WHY FORBID EZEKIEL TO MOURN FOR HIS WIFE? EZEKIEL IS A SIGN TO THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL you shall do as I have done

73 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24: And you shall do as I have done; you shall not cover your lips nor eat man's bread of sorrow. 23 Your turbans shall be on your heads and your sandals on your feet; you shall neither mourn nor weep, but you shall pine away in your iniquities and mourn with one another. WHY FORBID EZEKIEL TO MOURN FOR HIS WIFE? EZEKIEL IS A SIGN TO THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL you shall do as I have done REMEMBER WHAT THE LORD SAID TO EZEKIEL? EZEKIEL 24:17 Sigh in silence, make no mourning for the dead; bind your turban on your head, and put your sandals on your feet; do not cover your lips, and do not eat man's bread of sorrow."

74 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:22-23 WHY FORBID EZEKIEL TO MOURN FOR HIS WIFE? EZEKIEL IS A SIGN TO THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL you shall do as I have done WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO JERUSALEM? READ: JEREMIAH 16:6-8 6 Both the great and the small shall die in this land. They shall not be buried; neither shall men lament for them, cut themselves, nor make themselves bald for them. 7 Nor shall men break bread in mourning for them, to comfort them for the dead; nor shall men give them the cup of consolation to drink for their father or their mother. 8 Also you shall not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and drink." NKJV

75 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:23 23 Your turbans shall be on your heads and your sandals on your feet; you shall neither mourn nor weep, but you shall pine away in your iniquities and mourn with one another. DID THE LORD WARN THEM ABOUT THIS? READ: LEVITICUS 26:16 16 I will do this to you: I will even appoint terror over you, wasting disease and fever which shall consume the eyes and cause sorrow of heart. And you shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it. READ: LEVITICUS 26:39 39 And those of you who are left shall waste away in their iniquity in your enemies' lands; also in their fathers' iniquities, which are with them, they shall waste away.

76 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:24 24 Thus Ezekiel is a sign to you; according to all that he has done you shall do; and when this comes, you shall know that I am the Lord GOD.'" WHAT SHOULD EZEKIEL SAY TO THE PEOPLE? READ: EZEKIEL 12:11 11 'I am a sign to you. As I have done, so shall it be done to them; they shall be carried away into captivity.' NKJV

77 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:24 24 Thus Ezekiel is a sign to you; according to all that he has done you shall do; and when this comes, you shall know that I am the Lord GOD.'" HOW WAS EZEKIEL A SIGN TO THE PEOPLE? WHAT DID THE LORD TELL ISAIAH TO DO? WHY? READ: ISAIAH 20:2-5 2 "Go, and remove the sackcloth from your body, and take your sandals off your feet." And he did so, walking naked and barefoot. 3 Then the LORD said, "Just as My servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and a wonder against Egypt and Ethiopia, 4 So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians as prisoners and the Ethiopians as captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt. NKJV

78 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:24 HOW WAS EZEKIEL A SIGN TO THE PEOPLE? 24 Thus Ezekiel is a sign to you; according to all that he has done you shall do; and when this comes, you shall know that I am the Lord GOD.'" WHAT WILL THEY KNOW? WHY? WHAT DID JESUS SAY TO HIS DISCIPLES? WHY? READ: JOHN 13:19 19 Now I tell you before it comes, that when it does come to pass, you may believe that I am He. NKJV READ: JOHN 14:29 29 And now I have told you before it comes, that when it does come to pass, you may believe. NKJV

79 READ: EZEKIEL 24:25-27 SILENT TILL PROPHECIES FULFILLED 25 'And you, son of man will it not be in the day when I take from them their stronghold, their joy and their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that on which they set their minds, their sons and their daughters: 26 on that day one who escapes will come to you to let you hear it with your ears; 27 on that day your mouth will be opened to him who has escaped; you shall speak and no longer be mute. Thus you will be a sign to them, and they shall know that I am the LORD.'" NKJV

80 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:25-27 SILENT TILL PROPHECIES FULFILLED 25 'And you, son of man will it not be in the day when I take from them their stronghold, their joy and their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that on which they set their minds, their sons and their daughters: 26 on that day one who escapes will come to you to let you hear it with your ears; 27 on that day your mouth will be opened to him who has escaped; you shall speak and no longer be mute. Thus you will be a sign to them, and they shall know that I am the LORD.'" NKJV WHAT WILL THE LORD TAKE AWAY FROM THEM? WHAT WILL THOSE WHO ESCAPES DO? WHAT WILL EZEKIEL DO ON THAT DAY?

81 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:25 25 'And you, son of man will it not be in the day when I take from them their stronghold, their joy and their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that on which they set their minds, their sons and their daughters: WHAT WILL THE LORD TAKE AWAY FROM THEM? DID THE LORD WARN THEM ABOUT THIS? READ: DEUTERONOMY 28:32 32 Your sons and your daughters shall be given to another people, and your eyes shall look and fail with longing for them all day long; and there shall be no strength in your hand.

82 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:25 25 'And you, son of man will it not be in the day when I take from them their stronghold, their joy and their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that on which they set their minds, their sons and their daughters: WHAT WILL THE LORD TAKE AWAY FROM THEM? READ: JEREMIAH 11:22 22 Thus says the LORD of hosts: 'Behold, I will punish them. The young men shall die by the sword, their sons and their daughters shall die by famine; NKJV

83 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24: on that day one who escapes will come to you to let you hear it with your ears; WHAT WILL THOSE WHO ESCAPES DO? WHAT HAPPENED AT SHILOH? WHAT DID THE MAN FROM BENJAMIN DO? READ: 1 SAMUEL 4:12-18

84 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:25-27 WHAT HAPPENED AT SHILOH? READ: 1 SAMUEL 4: A man of Benjamin ran from the battle line the same day, and came to Shiloh with his clothes torn and dirt on his head. 13 When he came, there was Eli, sitting on a seat by the wayside watching, for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city and told it, all the city cried out. 14 When Eli heard the noise of the outcry, he said, "What does the sound of this tumult mean?" And the man came quickly and told Eli. 15 Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his eyes were so dim that he could not see.

85 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:25-27 WHAT DID THE MAN FROM BENJAMIN DO? READ: 1 SAMUEL 4: Then the man said to Eli, "I am he who came from the battle. And I fled today from the battle line. And he said, "What happened, my son?" 17 So the messenger answered and said, "Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been a great slaughter among the people. Also your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead; and the ark of God has been captured." 18 Then it happened, when he made mention of the ark of God, that Eli fell off the seat backward by the side of the gate; and his neck was broken and he died, for the man was old and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years. NKJV

86 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:25-27 SILENT TILL PROPHECIES FULFILLED 27 on that day your mouth will be opened to him who has escaped; you shall speak and no longer be mute. Thus you will be a sign to them, and they shall know that I am the LORD.'" NKJV WHAT HAPPENED TO EZEKIEL ON THAT DAY? you shall speak and no longer be mute WHAT HAPPENED TO DANIEL? WHY? READ: DANIEL 10:15 15 When he had spoken such words to me, I turned my face toward the ground and became speechless.

87 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 24:25-27 SILENT TILL PROPHECIES FULFILLED 27 on that day your mouth will be opened to him who has escaped; you shall speak and no longer be mute. Thus you will be a sign to them, and they shall know that I am the LORD.'" NKJV WHAT HAPPENED TO EZEKIEL ON THAT DAY? you shall speak and no longer be mute WHAT DID JEREMIAH SAY TO THE LORD? READ: JEREMIAH 17:16 16 As for me, I have not hurried away from being a shepherd who follows You, Nor have I desired the woeful day; You know what came out of my lips; It was right there before You. NKJV

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