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EZEKIEL CHAPTER-TWENTY-ONE

EZEKIEL CHAPTER-TWENTY-ONE. OUTLINE EZEKIEL CHAPTER-TWENTY-ONE. DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM & JUDEA V. 2-7 SHARP SWORD IS MADE READY V. 8-17 DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM V. 18-24 DESTRUCTION OF ZEDEKIAH V. 25-27 DESTRUCTION OF THE AMMONITES V. 28-32. READ: EZEKIEL 21:1-3.

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EZEKIEL CHAPTER-TWENTY-ONE

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  1. EZEKIEL CHAPTER-TWENTY-ONE

  2. OUTLINE EZEKIEL CHAPTER-TWENTY-ONE DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM & JUDEA V. 2-7 SHARP SWORD IS MADE READY V. 8-17 DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM V. 18-24 DESTRUCTION OF ZEDEKIAH V. 25-27 DESTRUCTION OF THE AMMONITES V. 28-32

  3. READ: EZEKIEL 21:1-3 BABYLON, THE SWORD OF GOD 1 And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2 "Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem, preach against the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel; 3 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.

  4. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 21:1-3 BABYLON, THE SWORD OF GOD 1 And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2 "Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem, preach against the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel; 3 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. WHAT DID THE LORD TELL EZEKIEL TO DO? WHAT IS THE MESSAGE? WHO WILL THE LORD CUT OFF?

  5. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 21:2 2 "Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem, preach against the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel; WHAT DID THE LORD TELL EZEKIEL TO DO? WHAT IS THE MESSAGE? READ: EZEKIEL 16:2-3 2 "Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations, 3 and say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD to Jerusalem: "Your birth and your nativity are from the land of Canaan; your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite. “

  6. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 21:2 2 "Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem, preach against the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel; WHAT DID THE LORD TELL EZEKIEL TO DO? WHAT IS THE MESSAGE? READ: HOSEA 4:1-2 1 Hear the word of the LORD, You children of Israel, For the LORD brings a charge against the inhabitants of the land: "There is no truth or mercy Or knowledge of God in the land. 2 By swearing and lying, Killing and stealing and committing adultery, They break all restraint, With bloodshed upon bloodshed. NKJV

  7. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 21:2 WHAT IS THE MESSAGE? READ: NAHUM 3:1 1 Woe to the bloody city! It is all full of lies and robbery. Its victim never departs. NKJV READ: HABAKKUK 2:12-13 12 Woe to him who builds a town with bloodshed, Who establishes a city by iniquity! 13 Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts That the peoples labor to feed the fire, And nations weary themselves in vain? NKJV

  8. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 21:3 3 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. WILL THE LORD CUT OFF THE RIGHTEOUS? READ: GENESIS 18:23-25 23 Abraham came near and said, "Would You also destroy the righteous with the wicked? 24 Suppose there were fifty righteous within the city; would You also destroy the place and not spare it for the fifty righteous that were in it? 25 Far be it from You to do such a thing as this, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be as the wicked; far be it from You!Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?" NKJV

  9. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 21:3 3 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. WILL THE LORD CUT OFF THE RIGHTEOUS? READ: EZEKIEL 9:3-4 3 Now the glory of the God of Israel had gone up from the cherub, where it had been, to the threshold of the temple. And He called to the man clothed with linen, who had the writer's inkhorn at his side; 4 and the LORD said to him, "Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and cry over all the abominations that are done within it.“ NKJV

  10. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 21:3 3 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. WILL THE LORD CUT OFF THE RIGHTEOUS? READ: EZEKIEL 18:4-9 4 "Behold, all souls are Mine; The soul of the father As well as the soul of the son is Mine; The soul who sins shall die. 5 But if a man is just And does what is lawful and right; 9 If he has walked in My statutes And kept My judgments faithfully — He is just; He shall surely live!" Says the Lord GOD. NKJV

  11. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 21:3 3 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. WILL THE LORD CUT OFF THE RIGHTEOUS? WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SANCTUARY? READ: PSALMS 74:7-8 7 They have set fire to Your sanctuary; They have defiled the dwelling place of Your name to the ground. 8 They said in their hearts, "Let us destroy them altogether.“ They have burned up all the meeting places of God in the land. NKJV

  12. READ: EZEKIEL 21:4-5 BABYLON, THE SWORD OF GOD 4 Because I will cut off both righteous and wicked from you, therefore My sword shall go out of its sheath against all flesh from south to north, 5 that all flesh may know that I, the LORD, have drawn My sword out of its sheath; it shall not return anymore."‘

  13. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 21:4-5 BABYLON, THE SWORD OF GOD 4 Because I will cut off both righteous and wicked from you, therefore My sword shall go out of its sheath against all flesh from south to north, 5 that all flesh may know that I, the LORD, have drawn My sword out of its sheath; it shall not return anymore."‘ WHY CUT OFF THE RIGHTEOUS & THE WICKED? WHAT WILL ALL FLESH KNOW? WHY?

  14. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 21:4 4 Because I will cut off both righteous and wicked from you, therefore My sword shall go out of its sheath against all flesh from south to north, WHY CUT OFF THE RIGHTEOUS & THE WICKED? READ: LEVITICUS 26:23-25 23 'And if by these things you are not reformed by Me, but walk contrary to Me, 24 then I also will walk contrary to you, and I will punish you yet seven times for your sins. 25 And I will bring a sword against you that will execute the vengeance of the covenant; when you are gathered together within your cities I will send pestilence among you; and you shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy. NKJV

  15. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 21:4 4 Because I will cut off both righteous and wicked from you, therefore My sword shall go out of its sheath against all flesh from south to north, WHY CUT OFF THE RIGHTEOUS & THE WICKED? READ: 2 SAMUEL 11:24-25 24 The archers shot from the wall at your servants; and some of the king's servants are dead, and your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also." 25 Then David said to the messenger, "Thus you shall say to Joab: 'Do not let this thing displease you, for the sword devours one as well as another. Strengthen your attack against the city, and overthrow it.' So encourage him." NKJV

  16. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 21:4 WHY CUT OFF THE RIGHTEOUS & THE WICKED? WHAT DID SOLOMON SAY? WHY? READ: ECCLESIASTES 9:2 2 All things come alike to all: One event happens to the righteous and the wicked; To the good, the clean, andthe unclean; To him who sacrifices and him who does not sacrifice. As is the good, sois the sinner; He who takes an oath as he who fears an oath. NKJV

  17. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 21:4 WHY CUT OFF THE RIGHTEOUS & THE WICKED? WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE RIGHTEOUS? READ: JEREMIAH 24:5-7 5 Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: 'Like these good figs, so will I acknowledge those who are carried away captive from Judah, whom I have sent out of this place for their own good, into the land of the Chaldeans. 6 For I will set My eyes on them for good, and I will bring them back to this land; I will build them and not pull them down, and I will plant them and not pluck them up. 7 Then I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the LORD; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God, for they shall return to Me with their whole heart.

  18. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 21:4 WHY CUT OFF THE RIGHTEOUS & THE WICKED? WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE RIGHTEOUS? READ: JEREMIAH 25:27-29 27 "Therefore you shall say to them, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: "Drink, be drunk, and vomit! Fall and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you."' 28 And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup from your hand to drink, then you shall say to them, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts:"You shall certainly drink! 29 For behold, I begin to bring calamity on the city which is called by My name, and should you be utterly unpunished? You shall not be unpunished, for I will call for a sword on all the inhabitants of the earth," says the LORD of hosts.' NKJV

  19. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 21:5 5 that all flesh may know that I, the LORD, have drawn My sword out of its sheath; it shall not return anymore."‘ WHAT WILL ALL FLESH KNOW? WHY? READ: ISAIAH 14:5-6 5 The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, The scepter of the rulers; 6 He who struck the people in wrath with a continual stroke, He who ruled the nations in anger, Is persecuted and no one hinders. NKJV

  20. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 21:5 5 that all flesh may know that I, the LORD, have drawn My sword out of its sheath; it shall not return anymore."‘ WHAT WILL ALL FLESH KNOW? WHY? READ: JEREMIAH 30:5-6 5 "For thus says the LORD: 'We have heard a voice of trembling, Of fear, and not of peace. 6 Ask now, and see, Whether a man is ever in labor with child? So why do I see every man with his hands on his loins Like a woman in labor, And all faces turned pale? NKJV

  21. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 21:5 5 that all flesh may know that I, the LORD, have drawn My sword out of its sheath; it shall not return anymore."‘ WHAT WILL ALL FLESH KNOW? WHY? WHAT DID THE LORD SAY? READ: NAHUM 1:9 9 What do you conspire against the LORD? He will make an utter end of it. Affliction will not rise up a second time. NKJV

  22. READ: EZEKIEL 21:6-7 BABYLON, THE SWORD OF GOD 6 Sigh therefore, son of man, with a breaking heart, and sigh with bitterness before their eyes. 7 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.“

  23. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 21:6-7 6 Sigh therefore, son of man, with a breaking heart, and sigh with bitterness before their eyes. 7 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." WHAT DID THE LORD TELL EZEKIEL TO DO? WHY? WHAT WILL THE PEOPLE SAY? HOW WILL EZEKIEL RESPOND? WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE PEOPLE? WHY?

  24. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 21:6 6 Sigh therefore, son of man, with a breaking heart, and sigh with bitterness before their eyes. WHAT DID THE LORD TELL EZEKIEL TO DO? WHY? WHAT DID ISAIAH SAY? WHY? READ: ISAIAH 22:3-4 3 All your rulers have fled together; They are captured by the archers. All who are found in you are bound together; They have fled from afar. 4 Therefore I said, "Look away from me, I will weep bitterly; Do not labor to comfort me Because of the plundering of the daughter of my people." NKJV

  25. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 21:6 WHAT DID THE LORD TELL EZEKIEL TO DO? WHY? WHAT DID SEE? WHAT DID THE LORD TELL THIS MAN TO DO? WHY? READ: EZEKIEL 9:3-4 3 Now the glory of the God of Israel had gone up from the cherub, where it had been, to the threshold of the temple. And He called to the man clothed with linen, who had the writer's inkhorn at his side; 4 and the LORD said to him, "Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and cry over all the abominations that are done within it." NKJV

  26. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 21:7 7 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." WHAT WILL THE PEOPLE SAY? HOW WILL EZEKIEL RESPOND? WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE PEOPLE? WHY? DID THE LORD WARN ISRAEL WHAT WOULD HAPPEN? READ: LEVITICUS 26:36-37 WHAT HAPPENED AT AI? WHY? READ: JOSHUA 7:2-5

  27. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 21:7 7 '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." DID THE LORD WARN ISRAEL WHAT WOULD HAPPEN? READ: LEVITICUS 26:36-37 36 'And as for those of you who are left, I will send faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; the sound of a shaken leaf shall cause them to flee; they shall flee as though fleeing from a sword, and they shall fall when no one pursues. 37 They shall stumble over one another, as it were before a sword, when no one pursues; and you shall have no power to stand before your enemies. NKJV

  28. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 21:7 WHAT HAPPEN AT AI? WHY? READ: JOSHUA 7:2-5 3 And they returned to Joshua and said to him, "Do not let all the people go up, but let about two or three thousand men go up and attack Ai. Do not weary all the people there, for the people of Ai are few." 4 So about three thousand men went up there from the people, but they fled before the men of Ai. 5 And the men of Ai struck down about thirty-six men, for they chased them from before the gate as far as Shebarim, and struck them down on the descent; therefore the hearts of the people melted and became like water. NKJV

  29. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 21:7 WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PEOPLE? WHAT HAPPENED TO BELSHAZZAR? WHY? READ: DANIEL 5:5-6 5 In the same hour the fingers of a man's hand appeared and wrote opposite the lamp-stand on the plaster of the wall of the king's palace; and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote. 6 Then the king's countenance changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his hips were loosened and his knees knocked against each other. NKJV

  30. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 21:7 7 '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." WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE PEOPLE? WHY? READ: JEREMIAH 47:2 2 Thus says the LORD: "Behold, waters rise out of the north, And shall be an overflowing flood; They shall overflow the land and all that is in it, The city and those who dwell within; Then the men shall cry, And all the inhabitants of the land shall wail. NKJV

  31. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 21:7 7 '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." WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE PEOPLE? WHY? READ: EZEKIEL 7:16-18 16 Those who survive will escape and be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, All of them mourning, Each for his iniquity. 17 Every hand will be feeble, And every knee will be as weak as water. 18 They will also be girded with sackcloth; Horror will cover them; Shame will be on every face, Baldness on all their heads. NKJV

  32. READ: EZEKIEL 21:8-10 BABYLON, THE SWORD OF GOD 8 Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 9 "Son of man, prophesy and say, 'Thus says the LORD!' Say: 'A sword, a sword is sharpened And also polished! 10 Sharpened to make a dreadful slaughter, Polished to flash like lightning! Should we then make mirth? It despises the scepter of My son, As it does all wood.

  33. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 21:8-10 8 Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 9 “Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord!’Say: ‘A sword, a sword is sharpened And also polished! 10 Sharpened to make a dreadful slaughter, Polished to flash like lightning! Should we then make mirth? It despises the scepter of My son, As it does all wood. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO EZEKIEL? WHAT IS THIS SWORD PREPARED FOR? WHAT IS ‘THE SCEPTER OF HIS SON’?

  34. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 21:9-10 9 “Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord!’Say: ‘A sword, a sword is sharpened And also polished! 10 Sharpened to make a dreadful slaughter, Polished to flash like lightning! Should we then make mirth? It despises the scepter of My son, As it does all wood. WHAT IS THIS SWORD PREPARED FOR? DID THE LORD WARN ISRAEL? READ: DEUTERONOMY 32:39-42

  35. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 21:9-10 DID THE LORD WARN ISRAEL? READ: DEUTERONOMY 32:39-42 39 ‘Now see that I,even I,am He, And there is no God besides Me;I kill and I make alive;I wound and I heal; Nor is there any who can deliver from My hand. 40 For I raise My hand to heaven, And say, “As I live forever, 41 IfI whet My glittering sword, And My hand takes hold on judgment, I will render vengeance to My enemies, And repay those who hate Me. 42 I will make My arrows drunk with blood, And My sword shall devour flesh,With the blood of the slain and the captives,From the heads of the leaders of the enemy.”’ NKJV

  36. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 21:9-10 WHY IS THE LORD TAKING VENGEANCE? READ: ISAIAH 22:12-14 12 And in that day the Lord GOD of hosts Called for weeping and for mourning, For baldness and for girding with sackcloth. 13 But instead, joy and gladness, Slaying oxen and killing sheep, Eating meat and drinking wine: “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!” 14 Then it was revealed in my hearing by the Lord of hosts, “Surely for this iniquity there will be no atonement for you, Even to your death,” says the Lord GOD of hosts. NKJV

  37. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 21:9-10 WHAT IS THIS SWORD PREPARED FOR? WHY IS THE LORD TAKING VENGEANCE? READ: ISAIAH 34:5-6 5 “For My sword shall be bathed in heaven; Indeed it shall come down on Edom, And on the people of My curse, for judgment. 6 The sword of the Lord is filled with blood, It is made overflowing with fatness, With the blood of lambs and goats, With the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the Lord has a sacrifice in Bozrah, And a great slaughter in the land of Edom. NKJV

  38. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 21:10 10 Sharpened to make a dreadful slaughter, Polished to flash like lightning! Should we then make mirth? It despises the scepter of My son, As it does all wood. WHAT IS ‘THE SCEPTER OF HIS SON’? READ: GENESIS 49:10 10 The scepter shall not depart from Judah, Nor a lawgiver from between his feet, Until Shiloh comes; And to Him shall be the obedience of the people. NKJV

  39. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 21:10 10 Sharpened to make a dreadful slaughter, Polished to flash like lightning! Should we then make mirth? It despises the scepter of My son, As it does all wood. WHAT IS ‘THE SCEPTER OF HIS SON’? READ: PSALMS 110:4-6 4 The Lord has sworn And will not relent, “You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek.” 5 The Lord is at Your right hand; He shall execute kings in the day of His wrath. 6 He shall judge among the nations, He shall fill the places with dead bodies, He shall execute the heads of many countries. NKJV

  40. READ: EZEKIEL 21:11-12 BABYLON, THE SWORD OF GOD 11 And He has given it to be polished, That it may be handled; This sword is sharpened, and it is polished To be given into the hand of the slayer.' 12 "Cry and wail, son of man; For it will be against My people, Against all the princes of Israel. Terrors including the sword will be against My people; Therefore strike your thigh.

  41. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 21:11-12 11 And He has given it to be polished, That it may be handled; This sword is sharpened, and it is polished To be given into the hand of the slayer.’ 12 “Cry and wail, son of man; For it will be against My people, Against all the princes of Israel. Terrors including the sword will be against My people; Therefore strike your thigh. WHAT DID THE SAY TO EZEKIEL? WHY? WHAT IS THE LORD DOING? WHY? WHO IS COMING AGAINST HIS POPLE? WHAT DID THE LORD EZEKIEL TO DO? WHY SHOULD EZEKIEL STRIKE HIS THIGH?

  42. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 21:11 11 And He has given it to be polished, That it may be handled; This sword is sharpened, and it is polished To be given into the hand of the slayer.' WHO IS COMING AGAINST HIS PEOPLE? WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE ARMIES OF EGYPT? READ: JEREMIAH 46:3-5 3 “Order the buckler and shield, And draw near to battle! 4 Harness the horses, And mount up, you horsemen! Stand forth with your helmets, Polish the spears, Put on the armor! 5 Why have I seen them dismayed and turned back? Their mighty ones are beaten down; They have speedily fled, And did not look back, For fear was all around," says the LORD. NKJV

  43. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 21:11 11 And He has given it to be polished, That it may be handled; This sword is sharpened, and it is polished To be given into the hand of the slayer.' WHAT IS THE LORD DOING? WHY? WHO IS THIS? WHAT IS IN HIS MOUTH? READ: REVELATION 19:15-16 15 Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 16 And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. NKJV

  44. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 21:12 12 "Cry and wail, son of man; For it will be against My people, Against all the princes of Israel. Terrors including the sword will be against My people; Therefore strike your thigh. WHAT DID THE LORD TELL EZEKIEL TO DO? WHY SHOULD EZEKIEL STRIKE HIS THIGH? WHAT DID JEREMIAH DO? READ: JEREMIAH 31:19 19 Surely,after my turning,I repented; And after I was instructed, I struck myself on the thigh; I was ashamed, yes, even humiliated, Because I bore the reproach of my youth.' NKJV

  45. READ: EZEKIEL 21:13-14 BABYLON, THE SWORD OF GOD 13 "Because it is a testing, And what if the sword despises even the scepter? The scepter shall be no more,“ says the Lord GOD. 14 "You therefore, son of man, prophesy, And strike your hands together. The third time let the sword do double damage. It is the sword that slays, The sword that slays the great men, That enters their private chambers.

  46. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 21:13-14 13 “Because it is a testing, And what if the sword despises even the scepter? The scepter shall be no more,” says the Lord GOD. 14 “You therefore, son of man, prophesy, And strike your hands together. The third time let the sword do double damage. It is the sword that slays, The sword that slays the great men, That enters their private chambers. WHO IS THE LORD TESTING? WHAT DOES THE SCEPTER SIGNIFY? WHAT DID THE LORD TELL EZEKIEL TO DO?

  47. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 21:13 13 “Because it is a testing, And what if the sword despises even the scepter? The scepter shall be no more,” says the Lord GOD. WHO IS THE LORD TESTING? WHAT DOES THE SCEPTER SIGNIFY? WHAT DID JEREMIAH SAY? WHY? READ: JEREMIAH 5:4-5 4 Therefore I said, "Surely these are poor. They are foolish; For they do not know the way of the LORD, The judgment of their God. 5 I will go to the great men and speak to them, For they have known the way of the LORD, The judgment of their God.“ NKJV

  48. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 21:14 14 "You therefore, son of man, prophesy, And strike your hands together. The third time let the sword do double damage. It is the sword that slays, The sword that slays the great men, That enters their private chambers. WHAT DID THE LORD WANT EZEKIEL TO DO? WHY? READ: EZEKIEL 6:11 11 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Pound your fists and stamp your feet, and say, 'Alas, for all the evil abominations of the house of Israel! For they shall fall by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence. NKJV

  49. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 21:14 WHAT DID ELISHA TELL JOAB TO DO? WHY? READ: 2 KINGS 13:15-19 15 And Elisha said to him, "Take a bow and some arrows." So he took himself a bow and some arrows. 16 Then he said to the king of Israel, "Put your hand on the bow." So he put his hand on it, and Elisha put his hands on the king's hands. 17 And he said, "Open the east window"; and he opened it. Then Elisha said, "Shoot"; and he shot. And he said, "The arrow of the LORD‘S deliverance and the arrow of deliverance from Syria; for you must strike the Syrians at Aphek till you have destroyed them." 18 Then he said, "Take the arrows"; so he took them. And he said to the king of Israel, "Strike the ground"; so he struck three times, and stopped. 19 And the man of God was angry with him, and said, "You should have struck five or six times; then you would have struck Syria till you had destroyed it! But now you will strike Syria only three times." NKJV

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