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    Ezekiel · 11 verses

    Ezekiel 9

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    A man with a writing kit is sent through a city marked for slaughter, while the killing is ordered to begin at the sanctuary itself.

    The mark and the slaughtervv. 1–7

    Six men arrive from the north with weapons of slaughter, accompanied by a linen-clad man carrying a writing kit. The glory of the God of Israel moves to the temple threshold and sends the linen-clad man through Jerusalem to mark the foreheads of those sighing over its abominations. The others are told to follow, spare no age or sex, and begin at the sanctuary; the elders before the temple therefore receive the first of the violence. The courts are to be filled with the slain—a grim use for a courtyard, and a remarkably direct instruction to the executioners.

    The question and the reportvv. 8–11

    While the killing continues, Ezekiel is left alone and falls facedown, asking whether the entire remnant of Israel will be destroyed. The reply names bloodshed, perversity, and the belief that the LORD has forsaken the land and does not see; pity and sparing are refused, and deeds are brought back upon their heads. Then the man in linen returns with the shortest possible completion report: the writing kit has done its work.

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    1. Ezek 9:1Then I heard Him call out in a loud voice, saying, “Draw near, O executioners of the city, each with a weapon of destruction in hand.”

    2. Ezek 9:2And I saw six men coming from the direction of the Upper Gate, which faces north, each with a weapon of slaughter in his hand. With them was another man clothed in linen who had a writing kit at his side. And they came in and stood beside the bronze altar.

    3. Ezek 9:3Then the glory of the God of Israel rose from above the cherubim, where it had been, and moved to the threshold of the temple. And He called to the man clothed in linen who had the writing kit at his side.

    4. Ezek 9:4“Go throughout the city of Jerusalem,” said the LORD, “and put a mark on the foreheads of the men sighing and groaning over all the abominations committed there.”

    5. Ezek 9:5And as I listened, He said to the others, “Follow him through the city and start killing; do not show pity or spare anyone!

    6. Ezek 9:6Slaughter the old men, the young men and maidens, the women and children; but do not go near anyone who has the mark. Now begin at My sanctuary.” So they began with the elders who were before the temple.

    7. Ezek 9:7Then He told them, “Defile the temple and fill the courts with the slain. Go forth!” So they went out and began killing throughout the city.

    8. Ezek 9:8While they were killing, I was left alone. And I fell facedown and cried out, “Oh, Lord GOD, when You pour out Your wrath on Jerusalem, will You destroy the entire remnant of Israel?”

    9. Ezek 9:9He replied, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great. The land is full of bloodshed, and the city is full of perversity. For they say, ‘The LORD has forsaken the land; the LORD does not see.’

    10. Ezek 9:10But as for Me, I will not look on them with pity, nor will I spare them. I will bring their deeds down upon their own heads.”

    11. Ezek 9:11Then the man clothed in linen with the writing kit at his side reported back, “I have done as You commanded.”

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    Where this is echoed

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    • 4Revelation 9:4They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any plant or tree, but only those who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads.
    • 42 Corinthians 1:22placed His seal on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of what is to come.
    • 4Revelation 7:2–3And I saw another angel ascending from the east, with the seal of the living God. And he called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and the sea:
    • 42 Timothy 2:19Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”
    • 4Ephesians 4:30And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
    • 4Jeremiah 13:17But if you do not listen, I will weep in secret because of your pride. My eyes will overflow with tears, because the LORD’s flock has been taken captive.
    • 4Exodus 12:7They are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs.
    • 4Psalms 119:53Rage has taken hold of me because of the wicked who reject Your law.
    • 42 Peter 2:8–9(for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)—
    • 4Malachi 3:16At that time those who feared the LORD spoke with one another, and the LORD listened and heard them. So a scroll of remembrance was written before Him regarding those who feared the LORD and honored His name.
    • 4Ezekiel 21:6But you, son of man, groan! Groan before their eyes with a broken heart and bitter grief.
    • 6Exodus 12:23When the LORD passes through to strike down the Egyptians, He will see the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe and will pass over that doorway; so He will not allow the destroyer to enter your houses and strike you down.
    • 6Jeremiah 25:29For behold, I am beginning to bring disaster on the city that bears My Name, so how could you possibly go unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for I am calling down a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, declares the LORD of Hosts.’
    • 42 Kings 22:13“Go and inquire of the LORD for me, for the people, and for all Judah concerning the words in this book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that burns against us because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book by doing all that is written about us.”
    • 61 Peter 4:17–18For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God?
    • 6Revelation 7:3“Do not harm the land or sea or trees until we have placed a seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God.”

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