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"Woe to the bloody city"

Text: Ezekiel 24:9

A GRIM WORD OF WOE

The Lord added a grim word of woe to Jerusalem. The parable should have been enough but knowing the people, they would not hearken to God’s word!

“Therefore thus says the Lord God:
‘Woe to the bloody city!
I too will make the pyre great.
Heap on the wood,
Kindle the fire;
Cook the meat well,
Mix in the spices,
And let the cuts be burned up.
Then set the pot empty on the coals,
That it may become hot and its bronze may burn,
That its filthiness may be melted in it,
That its scum may be consumed.'”
Ezekiel 24:9-11

1. A bloody city.

a) This was Jerusalem in the days of Ezekiel.

b) Instead of being a holy city, it had become a bloody one.

c) A pyre (fire) would be built to consume the erstwhile holy city.

2. The cooking pot imagery.

a) It is expanded.

b) It would not be a small fire under the cooking pot.

c) It would be a pyre (a great fire) under the pot.

3. The ingredients.

a) All the wicked people in Jerusalem.

b) They would be thrown into the pot.

4. The cooking pot.

a) The food in the pot would all be burnt up because of the pyre.

b) The pot would burn up.

c) The filthiness and scum would be melted and consumed.

d) This was the woe that would take place.

e) Jerusalem would be utterly consumed!