24:1Again in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the
month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
(24:1) "And it came to pass in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the
tenth day of the month...."
So when did it come to pass? The 9th year etc. of what?
24:2
Son of man, write thee the name of the day, even of this same day: the
king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem this same day.
(24:3-13) God gets all excited about cooking with "scum" and human flesh, saying "kindle the fire, consume the
flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be burned. Her scum shall be in the fire." What the Bible says about cannibalism
(24:3) "Thus saith the Lord GOD; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it."
(24:4) "Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones."
(24:5) "Burn also the bones under it, and make it boil well, and let them seethe the bones of it therein."
(24:6) " Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is therein, and whose scum is not gone
out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it."
(24:7) "For her blood is in the midst of her."
(24:8) "I have set her blood upon the top of a rock, that it should not be covered."
(24:9) "Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city I will even make the pile for
fire great."
(24:10) "Heap on wood, kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be
burned."
(24:11) "That the filthiness of it may be molten in it, that the scum of it may be consumed."
(24:12) "She hath wearied herself with lies, and her great scum went not forth out of her: her scum shall be in the fire."
(24:13) " In thy filthiness is lewdness ... thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee."
24:3
And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD;
Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it:
24:4Gather the pieces
thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it
with the choice bones.
24:5
Take the choice of the
flock, and burn also the bones under it, and make it boil well, and let them
seethe the bones of it therein.
24:6Wherefore thus saith
the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is therein,
and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let
no lot fall upon it.
24:7For her blood is in the
midst of her; she set it upon the top of a rock; she poured it not upon the
ground, to cover it with dust;
24:8
That it might cause
fury to come up to take vengeance; I have set her blood upon the top of a
rock, that it should not be covered.
24:9Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city I will even make the pile for
fire great.
24:10Heap on wood, kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be
burned.
24:11
Then set it empty upon the coals thereof, that the brass of it may be hot,
and may burn, and that
the filthiness of it may be molten in it, that the scum of it may be
consumed.
24:12She hath wearied
herself with lies, and her great scum went not forth out of her: her scum
shall be in the fire.
24:13In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have purged thee, and thou wast
not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I
have caused my fury to rest upon thee.
24:14I the LORD have spoken
it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not go back, neither
will I spare,neither
will I repent; according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall
they judge thee, saith the Lord GOD.
(24:14) "I the LORD have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it;
I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent." Does God repent?
24:15
Also the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
(24:16-18)
God kills Ezekiel's wife and tells him not to mourn her. God's 132nd Killing
(24:16) "Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep,
neither shall thy tears run down."
(24:17) "Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet,
and cover not thy lips, and eat not the bread of men."
(24:18) "So ... my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded."
24:16Son of man, behold, I
take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down.
24:17Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head
upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy lips, and
eat not the bread of men.
24:18So I spake unto the people in the morning: and at even my wife died; and I
did in the morning as I was commanded.
24:19
And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are
to us, that thou doest so?
24:20
Then I answered them, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
24:21Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will
profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your
eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters
whom ye have left shall fall by the sword.
(24:21-24) God killed Ezekiel's wife to demonstrate his intention to kill the
Israelites' children. And just as God told Ezekiel not to mourn his wife's death, God forbids the parents to mourn the death of their children.
(24:21) "Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold ... your sons and your daughters ... shall fall by the sword."
(24:22) "And ye shall do as I have done."
(24:23) "Ye shall not mourn nor weep; but ye shall pine away for your iniquities, and mourn one toward another."
(24:24) "Thus Ezekiel is unto you a sign: according to all that he hath done shall
ye do: and when this cometh, ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD."
24:22And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your lips, nor eat the
bread of men.
24:23
And your tires shall be upon your heads, and your shoes upon your feet: ye
shall not mourn nor weep; but ye shall pine away for your iniquities, and
mourn one toward another.
24:24Thus Ezekiel is unto you a sign: according to all that he hath done shall
ye do: and when this cometh, ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD.
24:25
Also, thou son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them
their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that
whereupon they set their minds, their sons and their daughters,
24:26
That he that escapeth in that day shall come unto thee, to cause thee to
hear it with thine ears?
24:27
In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him which is escaped, and thou
shalt speak, and be no more dumb: and thou shalt be a sign unto them; and
they shall know that I am the LORD.
