Ezekiel 8-11

It took me about 15 minutes to read this passage.  God makes a statement to Ezekiel in 8:18 that should cause any person to quiver in their shoes; “They have an angry God on their hands!  From now on. No mercy.  They can should all they want, but I’m not listening.”  God’s condemnation on the leaders of Judah who were not carried into captivity with Ezekiel is harsh.  But God explains that the actions and attitudes of those leaders are a greater affront to God’s nature than God’s judgments are to humanity.  In chapter 11 Ezekiel asks if God is going to destroy all of Israel.  But in verses 16-17 God explains that the remnant in captivity will be his seed to replant the nation of Israel.  Though the captivity was an act of judgment it was also an act of salvation for the covenant people.

Stuart