Ezekiel 24

Ezekiel 24:1

W. The Parable of the Boiling Pot (24:1-14)On the day the siege of Jerusalem began, Ezekiel spoke the parable of the boiling pot. The pot was Jerusalem; the pieces of meat were the people. The pot was about to boil. It had scum, or rust, in itthe lewdness of idolatry. After the pot was thoroughly emptied, it would be burned to remove the scum. Thus would the LORD seek to purge His people of idolatry.

Ezekiel 24:15

X. The Sign of the Death of Ezekiel’s Wife (24:15-27)24:15-18 Ezekiel was warned that his wife, the desire of his eyes, would die. She died on the evening of that day, and, contrary to all normal reactions, he was commanded not to mourn. 24:19-24 When the people asked the meaning of his strange behavior, he told them that when the desire of their eyes (the temple) would be destroyed and their sons and daughters would be killed, they were not to mourn. One purpose of fulfilled prophecy is to let the world know who is the Lord GOD (v. 24). 24:25-27 Ezekiel was not to utter any more prophecies to Judah until a fugitive brought him the news that their stronghold had fallen. That event is recorded in Eze_33:21-22. The intervening chapters, 2532, are prophecies to Gentile nations, not to Judah.