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Ezekiel

Ezekiel 
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Day 384

"I had concern for My holy name"

Text: Ezekiel 36:21

GOD’S JUDGMENT EXPLAINED

The Lord explained to Ezekiel, once again, why He had to judge Israel and Judah. The divided kingdom nations had to learn that they cannot dabble with sin and hope that they would not be judged.

“So I scattered them among the nations,
and they were dispersed throughout the countries;
I judged them according to their ways and their deeds.
When they came to the nations,
wherever they went, they profaned My holy name—
when they said of them,
‘These are the people of the Lord,
and yet they have gone out of His land.’
But I had concern for My holy name,
which the house of Israel had profaned
among the nations wherever they went.”
Ezekiel 36:19-21

1. The scattering of Israel.

a) God scattered Israel among the nations.

b) Assyria and Babylon were mighty empires.

c) Israel was scattered widely.

d) They were being judged according to their ways and deeds.

2. Life among the foreign nations.

a) Israel had not learned their lessons well.

b) They continued to sin against the Lord.

c) They profaned the holy name of God.

3. Many uncalled-for remarks were made:

a) Against the children of Israel.

b) Against the Lord’s name.

c) The state of Israel as refugees and slaves brought shame to the Lord’s name.

4. God’s was concerned about His own name.

a) Rightly so!

b) God’s name was being blasphemed.

i) By the people who were exiled.

ii) By the Gentiles who had dealings with the children of Israel who were in exile.