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"Let you hear it with your ears"

Text: Ezekiel 24:26

THOSE WHO ESCAPE

Many would die because of the attack on Jerusalem. But some would escape and would wend their way to see Ezekiel.

“And you, son of man—
will it not be in the day when I take from them their stronghold,
their joy and their glory, the desire of their eyes,
and that on which they set their minds,
their sons and their daughters:
that on that day one who escapes
will come to you to let you hear it with your ears?
On that day your mouth will be opened to him who has escaped;
you shall speak and no longer be mute.
Thus you will be a sign to them,
and they shall know that I am the Lord.”
Ezekiel 24:25-27

1. Jerusalem

a) It was seen as a stronghold.

b) It was also their joy and glory.

c) It was the desire of their eyes.

2. The people who resided in Jerusalem.

a) Many had set their minds on Jerusalem.

b) Their sons and daughters had also learned to set their minds on Jerusalem.

c) They never thought that Jerusalem would ever be conquered.

3. Those who escaped.

a) They would flee for their lives.

b) They would flee to any country that would receive them as refugees.

c) They would never forget the tragedy they had witnessed- Jerusalem destroyed by their enemies.

4. Meeting up with Ezekiel.

a) Those who end up in Babylon would make their way to see Ezekiel the prophet.

b) They would share what they had experienced and saw in Jerusalem.

5. Ezekiel’s additional ministry.

a) He must not be mute to their sorrows.

b) He must seek to minister to them.

c) He would be a sign to them.

i) He too had lost “the desire of his eyes”.

ii) But he had learned to carry on with life because God was sustaining him.

d) All shall know the Lord better!