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The prophet beholds a vision of the Cherubim and is commanded by God to speak to the Israelites. He is carried by the Spirit to the captives and is prompted by God to fearlessly and diligently proclaim to the wicked and the righteous the way to life and remind them of the commandments of God. Receives orders to shut himself in the house and foretell the siege of Jerusalem under the image of a brick and a frying pan. He also receives orders to sleep for a certain number of days on one side and thereby announce the coming disasters to the people in captivity. Predicts, through the image of loaves cooked in cow dung, and by dividing his hair, the death and dispersion of the people. Added to this is a prediction about the devastation of the city and the destruction of idols. Contemplates the iniquities and idolatry of the people. Then he talks about those who lived to see the destruction of the city. Again he sees the Cherubim and predicts disasters for the city. Speaks of believers in Christ. Then he predicts the captivity of the people under Zedekiah and the blinding of Zedekiah himself by Nebuchadnezzar. He says that these disasters will not befall them after a long time, but soon. He threatens the false prophets, and calls the disasters that the people will suffer inevitable, so that neither Job, nor Daniel, nor Noah can save his sons. Heralds the final destruction of the Jews under the image of the vine. Depicts the initial ugliness of the people, until God made them His, and the beauty of the people after God made them His; then his idolatry and the captivity that befell him. Shows the depth of its iniquities through comparison with Sodom and Samaria, although these iniquities are great in themselves. The benefits that he predicts, in the words: “I will restore My covenant with you” (Ezek. 16:62), can be attributed to believers in Christ. Predicts the invasion of Nebuchadnezzar. Answers those who said: “The fathers have eaten sour grapes, but the teeth of the children are set on edge” (Ezek. 18:2). About the mother of King Zedekiah. He tells the elders about the iniquities of their fathers. The words: “On My holy mountain, on the high mountain of Israel,” says the Lord God, “there the whole house of Israel will serve Me, as many as there are on earth; there I will receive them with favor, and there I will require your offerings and your firstfruits with all your holy things” (Ezek. 20:40). These words can be applied to believers in Christ. Prophecy about Teman, about Israel and the children of Ammon. The iniquities and sins of Israel, and the priests, and the rulers, and the false prophets are depicted. “I looked among them for a man who would build a wall and stand before Me in the gap for the land, so that I would not destroy it, but I did not find it” (Ezek. 22:30). About the idolatry of the people of Israel in Egypt and in subsequent times and about disasters; that they will not even be allowed to cry about the disasters that happen. He speaks against the Ammonites and Edomites, and other foreigners, and Sora, by whose name they mean Tyre. Predicts great disasters to the ruler of Tire and Sidon, Egypt and the king of Egypt. He threatens the people's guard if he does not foretell to the people for whom he is appointed guard about the disasters sent from God. He says that the wicked will not perish for previous iniquities if he turns and begins to do what is pleasing to God, and the righteous will not be saved for his previous righteous deeds if, having changed, he becomes ungodly and unrighteous. Someone came to the prophet with the news that Jerusalem had been taken; at the same time, the prophet accuses the Jews of not heeding the predictions of the prophets. He also prophesies against the shepherds of the Israelites and promises that they will be given one shepherd, which came true under Zerubbabel; Meanwhile, shameless Jews claim that this has not yet happened; but it came to pass, as I said, under Zerubbabel. He prophesies against the Edomites and announces to the Israelites the favorable circumstances that God promises to the Jews, not so that they are worthy, but so that His name will not be dishonored. The prophet is brought to the field and pronounces a prophecy over the dry bones. He also prophesies about Zerubbabel that he alone will be the leader of the Jews. This can also be understood about our Lord Jesus Christ. Prophesies about Gog and Magog, who will attack the Jews upon their return from Babylon, but will be defeated. Some understand this in an allegorical sense about the Church and the devil, and about the persecutions that were instituted at different times by wicked kings. Predicts the construction of the church and the restoration of legal worship, which the Jews also still expect; but it came true under Ezra and Zerubbabel. Predicts the building of a city and the water that little by little flows out and comes in; all this can be applied to those who turn to Christ, who were dead before they believed, and came to life when they believed. The paragraphs in the text were arranged by us – Editorial staff of “ABC of Faith” You might be interested in: