Ezekiel 7:1-27
Q.1. Why would God refuse to spare His people? For what underlying reason does God have to punish sin? – (Ezk.7:1-19)
Several times God warned – My eye will have no pity on you, nor will I spare you … I will also turn My face away from them (Ezk.7:4, 9, 22). The reason? I will bring all your abominations upon you (see Ezk.7:3, 4, 9). However, there is a more compassionate reason for God’s judgment … God wants His people to recognize that it is He Who is doing the correcting, while at the same time keeping His promises. God declared – then you will know that I am the Lord … that I the Lord, do the smiting (Ezk.7:4 & 9).
Q.2. What would happen to the counsel of the prophets, priest, and elders? How might this serve as a warning to us? – (Ezk.7:20-27)
God accused them – they transformed the beauty of His ornaments into pride … they will profane My secret place (Ezk.7:20 & 22). Since they had so maligned God and His ways, God would let the sanctuary be totally desecrated by the worst of nations. – 25 When anguish comes, they will seek peace, but there will be none. 26 Disaster will come upon disaster and rumour will be added to rumour; then they will seek a vision from a prophet, but the law will be lost from the priest and counsel from the elders (Ezk.7:25-26). When at last the leaders realized their plight and turned to God, there would be no answer. This is a solemn warning to us to not harden our hearts against the Lord and blaspheme against His Holy Spirit (see Mk.3:28-30).