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Ezekiel

Ezekiel 
Day 
Day 216

"With a breaking heart"

Text: Ezekiel 21:6

A BROKEN HEART

The ministry of Ezekiel was very hard. The messages that he had to proclaim spoke of danger and destruction. The heart of Ezekiel was broken because he felt deeply for Judah.

“Sigh therefore, son of man, with a breaking heart,
and sigh with bitterness before their eyes.
And it shall be when they say to you,
‘Why are you sighing?’ that you shall answer,
‘Because of the news; when it comes, every heart will melt,
all hands will be feeble, every spirit will faint,
and all knees will be weak as water.
Behold, it is coming and shall be brought to pass,’
says the Lord God.”
Ezekiel 21:6-7

1. Sighing

a) Ezekiel sighed deeply.

b) He sighed with a heart that was broken.

c) He sighed with a tinge of bitterness as well.

2. Questions from people.

a) It was inevitable that people would raise questions.

b) Why was Ezekiel feeling so sad?

3. The answer to be given.

a) Because of the news of impending war.

b) The war that Babylon would wage against Judah would have devastating effect.

c) War is a very painful and difficult reality!

4. How war would affect people.

a) Every heart would melt.

b) The hands would become feeble and weak.

c) Everyone’s spirit would become faint.

d) The knees would also become weak.

5. The war with Babylon.

a) It cannot be averted.

b) Judah will suffer.

c) Many will perish.

d) These were the things that caused Ezekiel to sigh deeply.