Ezekiel 6
-Four times in this passage God makes the point that He is
bringing His wrath so that all “will KNOW” that He is the LORD (Ezekiel 6:7,
10, 13, 14). This is the major theme of the word of God here as He turns the
tide of idolatry, which amounts to adultery in the people’s hearts (Ezekiel
6:1-6, 9, 13). We see the heart of God broken in verse nine by His people, and severe
correction is His only recourse to straighten things out. However, there will
be the remnant who will fulfill His covenant promises and restore the
remembrance of His goodness (Ezekiel 6:8-9). Here we see that no tribulation is
everlasting with His chosen vessels for the Kingdom. But, for the time being
the prophet denounces their atrocities against their Sovereign by worshipping
false gods in the mountains, hills, valleys, cities, and green trees and oaks
of Israel (Ezekiel 6:2-3, 13). They will fall dead before their vain hope’s
altar (Ezekiel 6:4-7). Sword, famine, plague will spend God’s wrath upon His
wayward children (Ezekiel 6:11-12). Again, all this is for the purpose of
letting all the world KNOW that He is the LORD, and that there is no other.
*Application* The exclusivity of the One-True Living God should be paramount in
our reflection of this Scripture. There is none besides our God (2 Samuel 7:22,
1 Chronicles 17:20, Isaiah 44:8; 45:21, 1 Corinthians 8:6). Allah, Baal,
Molech, Athena, Ra, Belial, or any other misconception of deity will not be
tolerated by the Great “I Am.”
Verses to Memorize:
Ezekiel 6:8-10
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