Ezekiel 6 - Bible Study, Explanation, and Application
Ezekiel 6 Bible Study
TIMELINE:
Ezekiel chapter 4 accounts for 430 days, which moves our timeline from 592 BC to 591 BC, 5 years before the Babylonians destroyed the city of Jerusalem.
Below is a list of kings of Judah and dates for their reign:
Amon (642-640 BC)
Josiah (640-609 BC)
Jehoahaz (also known as Shallum, 609 BC)
Jehoiakim (initially known as Eliakim, 609-598 BC)
Jehoiachin (also known as Jeconiah or Coniah, 598-597 BC)
Zedekiah (His reign ended when Babylon conquered Judah, (597-586 BC)
THE EMBRACE OF IDOLATRY
2 Kings 23 documents some of King Josiah’s reforms in Judah and informs readers just how steeped in idolatry Judah really was in these ancient times.
Items associated with the worship of Baal, Asherah, and the hosts of heaven were being stored in God’s Temple (2 Kings 23:4).
There was an Asherah idol within the Temple complex (23:6).
There were cult prostitutes in the Temple (23:7).
The kings of Judah had appointed priests to serve the idols (23:5).
Human sacrifices were being offered at a place called Topheth outside Jerusalem (23:10).
They had horses and chariots dedicated to their worship of the sun (23:11).
The palaces of the kings of Judah had altars on their roofs for worshiping idols (23:12).
There were idolatrous worship sites all around the country, some of which had remained since Solomon’s time (23:13).
OUTLINE:
GOD’S JUDGEMENT FOR IDOLATRY IN JUDAH (6:1-14):
God told Ezekiel to direct his face towards the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them.
God was angry at the people of Jerusalem and Judah for worshipping idols.
They were supposed to worship God alone, but they had embraced the religious practices of foreign nations.
God promised to bring a sword of judgement against Judah and lay their dead bodies at the feet of their idols.
Those not felled by the sword would die from disease and hunger.
He would destroy the unholy altars that had been erected and purge the Promised Land of the filth.
God’s judgement would be sufficient to prove that He was the supreme and only God, and the idols were all fake.
God did promise to keep a small remnant of people alive. They would escape the judgement and be scattered amongst the nations. In exile, they would recall the Lord’s judgements and fury and devote their hearts to Him once again (6:8-10).
APPLICATION:
GOD’S JUDGEMENT FOR IDOLATRY IN JUDAH (6:1-14):
God told Ezekiel to direct his face towards the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them.
God was angry at the people of Jerusalem and Judah for worshipping idols.
They were supposed to worship God alone, but they had embraced the religious practices of foreign nations.
God promised to bring a sword of judgement against Judah and lay their dead bodies at the feet of their idols.
Those not felled by the sword would die from disease and hunger.
He would destroy the unholy altars that had been erected and purge the Promised Land of the filth.
God’s judgement would be sufficient to prove that He was the supreme and only God, and the idols were all fake.
God did promise to keep a small remnant of people alive. They would escape the judgement and be scattered amongst the nations. In exile, they would recall the Lord’s judgements and fury and devote their hearts to Him once again (6:8-10).
