Daily Devotions
Ezekiel
"A hole in the wall"
Text: Ezekiel 8:7
MORE STARTLING REVELATIONS
The LORD showed Ezekiel even more disturbing revelations. Not only was there an idol in the Holy Place, there were other abominations.
“So He brought me to the door of the court;
and when I looked, there was a hole in the wall.
Then He said to me, ‘Son of man, dig into the wall’;
and when I dug into the wall, there was a door.
And He said to me,
‘Go in, and see the wicked abominations which they are doing there.’
So I went in and saw, and there—
every sort of creeping thing, abominable beasts,
and all the idols of the house of Israel,
portrayed all around on the walls.”
Ezekiel 8:7-10
1. A Vision revealed.
a) We need to remember that this is a vision.
b) Ezekiel saw a hole in the wall.
c) He had to dig a large hole to see what was hidden in the inner court.
d) Ezekiel dug and he found a secret door.
2. A hidden scene.
a) The Temple on the outside was the sanctuary of the LORD.
b) Hidden within the inner court of the Temple were greater abominations.
c) Ezekiel soon discovered things that were revolting to the LORD.
3. What Ezekiel discovered on the walls of the inner court:
a) Creeping things.
b) Abominable beasts.
c) All the idols of the house of Israel.
d) All of them were portrayed on the walls of the hidden court.
4. The ordinary worshipper.
a) He would not know about any of these things.
b) He would stand aghast at these things that Ezekiel saw.
c) Little wonder why the LORD would abandon the Temple.