Eze 24:25-27 | KingComments | STEP | The LORD now addresses the word to Ezekiel personally ( ). Ezekiel, on the day of the destruction of the temple, “the desire of their eyes”, and the death of their sons and daughters, will receive word from an eyewitness who will confirm what he has just presented to the people ( ). That eyewitness comes to him after the fall of Jerusalem ( ). The message he receives and that encounter will become a turning point in his ministry. The people will be dumbfounded, but the prophet will again be able to speak openly and freely ( ; ). The fall of Jerusalem will impressively justify the prophet. He will be a sign to his people both in his silence and in his speaking.

‏ Ezekiel 24:25-27

The Day of the Destruction of the Temple

The LORD now addresses the word to Ezekiel personally (Eze 24:25). Ezekiel, on the day of the destruction of the temple, “the desire of their eyes”, and the death of their sons and daughters, will receive word from an eyewitness who will confirm what he has just presented to the people (Eze 24:26). That eyewitness comes to him after the fall of Jerusalem (Eze 33:21-22).

The message he receives and that encounter will become a turning point in his ministry. The people will be dumbfounded, but the prophet will again be able to speak openly and freely (Eze 24:27; Eze 3:22-27). The fall of Jerusalem will impressively justify the prophet. He will be a sign to his people both in his silence and in his speaking.