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Ezekiel

Ezekiel 
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Day 224

"Overthrown, overthrown"

Text: Ezekiel 21:27

THE END OF ZEDEKIAH’S REIGN

Zedekiah thought of himself as a mighty king. He thought he could do anything he wished because he was the king of Israel. God referred to him as only “a profane and wicked prince”. His high opinion of himself availed nothing!

“Thus says the Lord God:
‘Remove the turban, and take off the crown;
Nothing shall remain the same.
Exalt the humble, and humble the exalted.
Overthrown, overthrown,
I will make it overthrown!
It shall be no longer,
Until He comes whose right it is,
And I will give it to Him.'”
Ezekiel 21:26-27

1. How Zedekiah dressed himself.

a) He wore a turban (headgear).

b) He wore a crown.

c) These things were important to him.

d) This was how he felt about himself.

i) He was conceited.

ii) He prided himself as a great king worthy to be dressed in royal finery.

2. What Zedekiah would experience as he is judged by King Nebuchadnezzar.

a) His turban would be removed.

b) His crown would be taken from his head.

c) He would be greatly humiliated by Nebuchadnezzar.

3. Nothing would ever be the same again.

a) For Judah.

b) For Zedekiah.

c) For all the proud and arrogant leaders of the royal court of Zedekiah.

d) There would be a great and humbling reversal.

i) The humble ones would be exalted.

ii) The exalted ones would be humbled.

4. Overthrown, overthrown!

a) This would become a reality.

b) The royal family would be overthrown.

c) They would become “commoners”.

d) The entire royal family would no longer enjoy all the benefits they had heaped upon themselves.

5. A prophetic-Messianic word.

a) Israel would remain without a king from here onwards.

b) Until the day the Messiah comes to claim His throne.

c) God Himself would give the throne of David to His beloved Son.

d) The Messiah would be that prophetic and worthy “Son of David!”