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Ezekiel 6
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And say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys; Behold, I, even I, will bring a sword upon you, and I will destroy your high places.
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And your altars shall be desolate, and your images shall be broken: and I will cast down your slain men before your idols.
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And I will lay the dead carcases of the children of Israel before their idols; and I will scatter your bones round about your altars.
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In all your dwellingplaces the cities shall be laid waste, and the high places shall be desolate; that your altars may be laid waste and made desolate, and your idols may be broken and cease, and your images may be cut down, and your works may be abolished.
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Yet will I leave a remnant, that ye may have some that shall escape the sword among the nations, when ye shall be scattered through the countries.
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And they that escape of you shall remember me among the nations whither they shall be carried captives, because I am broken with their whorish heart, which hath departed from me, and with their eyes, which go a whoring after their idols: and they shall lothe themselves for the evils which they have committed in all their abominations.
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And they shall know that I am the LORD, and that I have not said in vain that I would do this evil unto them.
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Thus saith the Lord GOD; Smite with thine hand, and stamp with thy foot, and say, Alas for all the evil abominations of the house of Israel! for they shall fall by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence.
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He that is far off shall die of the pestilence; and he that is near shall fall by the sword; and he that remaineth and is besieged shall die by the famine: thus will I accomplish my fury upon them.
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Then shall ye know that I am the LORD, when their slain men shall be among their idols round about their altars, upon every high hill, in all the tops of the mountains, and under every green tree, and under every thick oak, the place where they did offer sweet savour to all their idols.
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So will I stretch out my hand upon them, and make the land desolate, yea, more desolate than the wilderness toward Diblath, in all their habitations: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
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Chapter Study & Analysis
Overview
Ezekiel 6 - Against the Mountains of Israel: A prophecy against the high places and altars of Israel. God promises to scatter the bones of the idolaters around their altars.
THEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
1. The End of Idolatry: God focuses on destroying the "images" and "idols" that the people trusted in instead of Him.2. The Remnant that Remembers: God promises that those who escape will "remember me among the nations," showing that exile serves to bring a "broken heart" (v. 9).
3. "They shall know that I am the Lord": A recurring phrase in Ezekiel. The ultimate goal of judgment is the recognition of God's identity.
Practical Lessons
PRACTICAL LESSONS
1. The Futility of False Worship: Our "high places" (the things we prioritize over God) will eventually fail us in the day of trouble.
2. Brokenness as a Path to Memory: Sometimes it takes a crisis to make us truly remember God.
PRACTICAL LESSONS
1. The Futility of False Worship: Our "high places" (the things we prioritize over God) will eventually fail us in the day of trouble.2. Brokenness as a Path to Memory: Sometimes it takes a crisis to make us truly remember God.