Eze 7:20 | MHM | STEP | v. 20-22 : Even God’s temple will not save them. The people were proud of the beautiful sanctuary God gave them, the beauty of his ornament (Ezekiel 7:20 ). They believed the temple would protect them, as if just having it was enough (Jeremiah 7:4 ). But they dishonored God by putting idols in His holy place. Because of this, God says, I have set it far from them —the people will be taken far from the temple, and the temple will not protect them. Foreigners—the Chaldeans—will enter, take everything valuable, and show no respect for the holy place (Ezekiel 7:21 ). The temple itself will be spoiled and polluted by strangers. This is a punishment for the people who dishonored God’s house. God turns away, and the temple loses its glory. As the Bible says, The world passes away, and the lust of it (1 John 2:17 ). Those who only have the form of religion, but do not honor God with their lives, will lose even the outward blessings of their faith.

‏ Ezekiel 7:20

v. 20-22: Even God’s temple will not save them. The people were proud of the beautiful sanctuary God gave them, the beauty of his ornament (Ezekiel 7:20 ^a). They believed the temple would protect them, as if just having it was enough (Jeremiah 7:4 ^b). But they dishonored God by putting idols in His holy place. Because of this, God says, I have set it far from them—the people will be taken far from the temple, and the temple will not protect them. Foreigners—the Chaldeans—will enter, take everything valuable, and show no respect for the holy place (Ezekiel 7:21 ^c). The temple itself will be spoiled and polluted by strangers. This is a punishment for the people who dishonored God’s house. God turns away, and the temple loses its glory. As the Bible says, The world passes away, and the lust of it (1 John 2:17 ^d). Those who only have the form of religion, but do not honor God with their lives, will lose even the outward blessings of their faith.