Daily Devotions
Ezekiel
"Thus shall My anger be spent"
Text: Ezekiel 5:13
THE ANGER OF THE LORD
The anger of the LORD is justified. His fury was not unjust in any way. The wicked sins of Israel had caused this grave retribution from the LORD.
“Thus shall My anger be spent,
and I will cause My fury to rest upon them, and I will be avenged;
and they shall know that I, the LORD, have spoken it in My zeal,
when I have spent My fury upon them.
Moreover I will make you a waste and a reproach among the nations
that are all around you, in the sight of all who pass by.”
Ezekiel 5:13-14
1. Anger and Fury of the LORD.
a) Both words were used.
b) They were utilised to describe:
i) The terrible judgment of the LORD.
ii) To help Israel recognize the seriousness of its sinful ways.
c) Strong words of admonition by the prophets.
i) Their words had been ignored.
ii) The people had behaved dreadfully against the prophets of God.
2. Vengeance of the LORD.
a) The anger and fury of God would fall on Jerusalem.
b) God would be avenged then.
i) His house had been defiled.
ii) His name had been mocked and derided.
iii) The zeal of the LORD would be behind His anger and fury.
3. What would happen to Jerusalem?
a) It would become a wasteland.
b) It would become a reproach among the nations.
c) People who pass by would know that the great city was no more.
d) Thus would Jerusalem be humbled by the LORD.