Ezekiel sounds like Jesus - parables, Son of Man, maybe this is where Jesus got some of it from.
Like mother, like daughter
Ezekiel 16:44-45
Judah worse than Sodom and Samaria
Ezekiel 16:46-52
Sodom and Samaria’s future prosperity
Ezekiel 16:53-58
The renewed covenant
Ezekiel 16:59-63
Parable of the eagles and the vine
Ezekiel 17:1-10
The parable explained
Ezekiel 17:11-21
God’s promise
Ezekiel 17:22-24
No respecter of persons
Ezekiel 18:1-20
The Lord’s vindication
Ezekiel 18:21-29
Invitation to repent
Ezekiel 18:30-32
Ezekiel continues with his “prostitute” theme - condemning Judah in the worst possible way he can. He says that they have been so much worse than either Sodom (notorious for their wickedness) and Samaria (already destroyed). This would have hurt. Judah always looked at Samaria up north, and thought, “We’re better than them.” Certainly the way Kings and Chronicles tell it, the north was less faithful than the south. But Ezekiel tells it differently. Basically he’s saying “Look - those two got punished because of their sin They didn’t get away with it. How much more is Judah going to get punished - Judah’s even worse!”
The particular accusation he makes to prove how bad they are in intriguing. Having made a treaty with Babylon, Judah subsequently broke it and appealed to Egypt for help. This breaking faith brings God’s wrath. Why? Well it’s dishonest, for a start. Also, as we’ve heard before, Babylon is God’s chosen instrument. He’s going to do things with them to bring about his purposes, and he doesn’t need Judah to run away from it. It’s no good sitting on the dentist’s chair and then squirming away from the drill. Babylon is the drill, and Judah needs to keep still and take her medicine.
Like mother, like daughter
Ezekiel 16:44-45
Judah worse than Sodom and Samaria
Ezekiel 16:46-52
Sodom and Samaria’s future prosperity
Ezekiel 16:53-58
The renewed covenant
Ezekiel 16:59-63
Parable of the eagles and the vine
Ezekiel 17:1-10
The parable explained
Ezekiel 17:11-21
God’s promise
Ezekiel 17:22-24
No respecter of persons
Ezekiel 18:1-20
The Lord’s vindication
Ezekiel 18:21-29
Invitation to repent
Ezekiel 18:30-32
Ezekiel continues with his “prostitute” theme - condemning Judah in the worst possible way he can. He says that they have been so much worse than either Sodom (notorious for their wickedness) and Samaria (already destroyed). This would have hurt. Judah always looked at Samaria up north, and thought, “We’re better than them.” Certainly the way Kings and Chronicles tell it, the north was less faithful than the south. But Ezekiel tells it differently. Basically he’s saying “Look - those two got punished because of their sin They didn’t get away with it. How much more is Judah going to get punished - Judah’s even worse!”
The particular accusation he makes to prove how bad they are in intriguing. Having made a treaty with Babylon, Judah subsequently broke it and appealed to Egypt for help. This breaking faith brings God’s wrath. Why? Well it’s dishonest, for a start. Also, as we’ve heard before, Babylon is God’s chosen instrument. He’s going to do things with them to bring about his purposes, and he doesn’t need Judah to run away from it. It’s no good sitting on the dentist’s chair and then squirming away from the drill. Babylon is the drill, and Judah needs to keep still and take her medicine.
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