Daily Devotions
Ezekiel
"I will judge you according to your ways"
Text: Ezekiel 7:8
DIVINE JUDGMENT
Judah believed that since God had chosen Jerusalem, He would not judge the city. To judge the city would mean that the Temple would be affected. Thus, the thought of divine judgment would not befall the Southern kingdom. This understanding was very wrong!
“Doom has come to you, you who dwell in the land;
The time has come,
A day of trouble is near,
And not of rejoicing in the mountains.
Now upon you I will soon pour out My fury,
And spend My anger upon you;
I will judge you according to your ways,
And I will repay you for all your abominations.”
Ezekiel 7:7-8
1. “Rejoicing in the mountains”
a) This characterised the worship of the LORD.
b) Worship was accompanied with much rejoicing.
c) That day was over for Judah did not worship God in the mountains.
d) Judah had offered worship to many idols in the mountains.
2. Those who dwell in the land:
a) In Judah
b) In Jerusalem
c) All would be judged.
3. The Day of Judgment described.
a) A day of doom.
b) A day of trouble.
c) It would be a time of trouble.
4. God’s anger and fury.
a) That would be poured out on Judah and Jerusalem.
b) He would judge the people according to their ways.
c) Their ways were full of abominations.
d) God would have to judge the nation because of its sinful and wicked ways.