It was a bloody city in at least two ways. Woe to the bloody city: Since it was the very day that Jerusalem was surrounded by Nebuchadnezzar’s siege army, there is no doubt that the bloody city was Jerusalem. That it may raise up fury and take vengeance,Ī. (6-8) Woe to the bloody city of Jerusalem. Most commentators consider the picture to be of animal bones, but Block makes the case for it to be the chilling picture of a fire fueled by human bones: “Since the feminine plural form is used elsewhere in Ezekiel only of human bones, an interpretive element has already been introduced: the contents of the pot about to be destroyed are not animal bones-they are human.” 3. Pile fuel bones under it: With a fire feeding on bones, the command was to make the pot boil well so that its contents would simmer and cook. “The cook does not appear to be fixing an ordinary dinner rather, an extraordinarily sumptuous meal is implied by the emphasis on the quality and quantity of meat being prepared.” (Block)ī. From the description, Jerusalem would be a remarkable feast for Nebuchadnezzar and his armies. Jerusalem is the cooking pot, and its people are the meat that is to be cooked.” (Wright) He has used the picture of the cauldron in Ezekiel 11:3-12. “Like most preachers Ezekiel uses an illustration more than once, varying the application according to the point of his message. “The word for cauldron normally refers to any large wide-mouthed pottery utensil used for washing or cookery, though in this instance we find in Ezekiel 24:11 that it is made of copper.” (Taylor) The picture is of a cooking pot or cauldron, filled with water and pieces of meat. Put on a pot, set it on: We don’t know if Ezekiel literally acted out this parable, or simply told the story. (3-5) Jerusalem like a cooking pot, a boiling cauldron.Īnd utter a parable to the rebellious house, and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD:Ī. The king of Babylon started his siege against Jerusalem: The day was important because it was the start of what God had long promised – the final siege, conquest, and destruction of Jerusalem. “It is also known from Zechariah 8:19 that this date became a fast for the exiles, as commemorating one of the critical days in the fall of the holy city.” (Taylor)ī. This exact date is also recorded in 2 Kings 25:1, Jeremiah 39:1, and Jeremiah 52:4. To relate this to 21 st century United States events, it was an iconic date like 9-11 which remembers attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. This was a nation-changing and life-changing date, long remembered. In the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month: As God commanded, Ezekiel carefully recorded the day of this prophecy. (1-2) The start of the siege of Jerusalem.Īgain, in the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying, “Son of man, write down the name of the day, this very day-the king of Babylon started his siege against Jerusalem this very day.Ī.
Ezekiel 24 – The Death of the Prophet’s Wife A.
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