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Introduction
Succinct Summation
Diagnosing the Problem
Main Point
God’s wrath will consume the city of Jerusalem as He sends angelic men to slay the unrighteous, BUT He promises to save those who are His
Outline
Ezekiel 1-24 - Oracles against God’s People
Ezekiel 1:1-3 - Ezekiel the Priest
Ezekiel 1:4-28 - The Glory of the Lord
Ezekiel 2:1-3:15 - Ezekiel Commissioned
Ezekiel 3:16-27 - Ezekiel the Watchman
Ezekiel 4:1-5:4 - The Dramatization of Jerusalem’s Siege
Ezekiel 5:5-17 - The Dramatization Explained
Ezekiel 6:1-14 - Israel Will Know the Lord
Ezekiel 7:1-9 - The Land of Israel will face Judgment
Ezekiel 7:10-27 - The Day of Destruction
Ezekiel 8:1-18 - Abominations Upon Abominations
Ezekiel 9:1-11- Idolaters Killed and the Righteous Saved
Ezekiel 9:1-2 - Executioners Gathered
Ezekiel 9:3-11 - Divine Vengeance
Purpose of Book
The purpose of Ezekiel is Yahweh rebukes His people for their sinfulness and He promises to restore His glory so all nations will know He is the one true Lord.
In short, the purpose of Ezekiel is the glory of God.
Ezekiel 9:1-2 - Executioners Gathered
Exegesis
1 Then he cried in my ears with a loud voice, saying, “Bring near the executioners of the city, each with his destroying weapon in his hand.”
God is the one who cries out in Ezekiel’s ears while in the temple
In Ezekiel 8 Ezekiel sees everything.
Here in Ezekiel 9 Ezekiel hears most of the vision
The vision is a continuation of 8 and is one of judgment
Yahweh commands the executioners (guards/officials) of the city to come forward
In their hands was a destroying weapon
2 And behold, six men came from the direction of the upper gate, which faces north, each with his weapon for slaughter in his hand, and with them was a man clothed in linen, with a writing case at his waist.
Six angelic men appear from the north
These heavenly hosts will do what the elders/priests failed to do - keep the temple holy
The Israelites are no longer on God’s side
A seventh man appears who is clothed in linen as a priest (Exodus 28:29-42) or an angel (Daniel 10:5, 12:6)
And they went in and stood beside the bronze altar.
The heavenly hosts stand next to the bronze alter which was in the middle of the outer courtyard
The Conscience
Application
Ezekiel 9:3-11 - Divine Vengeance
Exegesis
3 Now the glory of the God of Israel had gone up from the cherub on which it rested to the threshold of the house.
The presence of God is preparing to leave the temple and the city
Ezekiel would have understood this as ominous
Yahweh has ceased ruling and He may leave
Notice who the true ruler of Israel is: Not Asherah or Tammuz or the elders - It is Yahweh
And he called to the man clothed in linen, who had the writing case at his waist.
The seventh man is called forward for a special mission
4 And the Lord said to him, “Pass through the city, through Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and groan over all the abominations that are committed in it.”
The seventh man’s responsibility becomes clear - mark those who are true followers of God because they see the abominations not from man’s perspective, but from God’s perspective
God does NOT kill the righteous along with the wicked
Noah and His family
Sodom and Gomorrah, Lot’s family
Passover
Rahab
The mark provided hope to those who have been faithful to Yahweh
The mark also signified those who belonged to God
5 And to the others he said in my hearing, “Pass through the city after him, and strike.
Your eye shall not spare, and you shall show no pity.
6 Kill old men outright, young men and maidens, little children and women, but touch no one on whom is the mark.
And begin at my sanctuary.”
After the marks have been made the other six men kill those who are wicked
Every person who is not marked will be killed, EVERY ONE
The one’s with the mark are spared from being slain
So they began with the elders who were before the house.
The killing begins with the elders who led the nation into apostasy
Though there is hope for those with the mark, those without the mark have a hopeless ending
7 Then he said to them, “Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain.
Go out.”
So they went out and struck in the city.
What is horrific from Ezekiel’s standpoint is God’s command to defile the temple and fill the courts with the slain!
8 And while they were striking, and I was left alone, I fell upon my face, and cried, “Ah, Lord God! Will you destroy all the remnant of Israel in the outpouring of your wrath on Jerusalem?”
Ezekiel is overwhelmed with compassion for the entire land
9 Then he said to me, “The guilt of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great.
The land is full of blood, and the city full of injustice.
For they say, ‘The Lord has forsaken the land, and the Lord does not see.’ 10 As for me, my eye will not spare, nor will I have pity; I will bring their deeds upon their heads.”
God’s response to Ezekiel speaks to those committing abominations, not those who have the mark on them
11 And behold, the man clothed in linen, with the writing case at his waist, brought back word, saying, “I have done as you commanded me.”
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Main Point
God’s wrath will consume the city of Jerusalem as He sends angelic men to slay the unrighteous, BUT He promises to save those who are His
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