Daily Devotions
Ezekiel
"I will cut off the supply of bread in Jerusalem"
Text: Ezekiel 4:16
SEVERE SHORTAGE
The LORD would cause a severe shortage of bread in Jerusalem. This is the obvious consequence of a long siege.
“Moreover He said to me,
‘Son of man, surely I will cut off the supply of bread in Jerusalem;
they shall eat bread by weight and with anxiety,
and shall drink water by measure and with dread,
that they may lack bread and water,
and be dismayed with one another,
and waste away because of their iniquity.'”
Ezekiel 4:16-17
1. Surviving a long siege.
a) There must be adequate defence.
b) Food supplies must be sufficient.
c) In the long run, a severe shortage would add to the woes of the besieged city.
2. Severe shortage:
a) Water
b) Bread
c) This will cause the following to happen:
i) Anxiety
ii) Dread
d) There would be casualties:
i) The wounded
ii) The sick
iii) The dying
e) Great stress and strain would be experienced by all.
3. Great tension among the besieged city-dwellers in Jerusalem.
a) There will be dismay.
b) The king and his advisors would come under pressure.
4. The deeper problem of iniquity.
a) This was still being ignored.
b) There was no repentance.
c) God was not in the heart and mind of the king.
d) Few were holding fast to their faith in God.