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"Set your face toward Jerusalem"

Text: Ezekiel 21:2

THE SWORD OF GOD

A sword in the hand of a king represents many things. In the hand of God, the sword represents His authority and justice.

“And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
‘Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem,
preach against the holy places,
and prophesy against the land of Israel;
and say to the land of Israel,
‘Thus says the Lord:
‘Behold, I am against you,
and I will draw My sword out of its sheath
and cut off both righteous and wicked from you.”'”
Ezekiel 21:1-3

1. A word from God.

a) Once again, God speaks to Ezekiel.

b) The prophet has a grim message from God to Jerusalem.

2. The South, Judah was the focus.

a) Jerusalem

i) It was the political capital.

ii) It was also the spiritual capital.

b) The holy places.

i) Some places were regarded as holier than others.

ii) Most have deep links to the past history of Israel.

iii) Mount Moriah, Mount Sinai etc.

c) The land of Judah as a whole.

The entire land would suffer from the sword of the Lord.

3. A heavy proclamation.

a) That God was against the land of Judah.

b) That God would unsheathe His divine sword.

c) When the sword of God is wielded.

i) The wicked would not be spared.

ii) The righteous may also perish alongside too.