Ezekiel 7

Ezekiel 7:1

C. The Imminence and Severity of the Babylonian Invasion (Chap. 7)7:1-18 The time for God’s judgment to fall had come, and there would be no question that it was the LORD who was striking (vv. 1-13). No one would answer the call to battle; courage and strength would fail because of the awful destruction (vv. 14-18). 7:19-22 Material possessions would be useless (v. 19). Because the temple (“the beauty of his ornaments”) had been polluted with idols, it would be given to strangersthe Babylonians. They would plunder it and defile it (vv. 20-22). 7:23-27 All classes would be affected by the desolationthe king, princes, prophets, priests, elders, and common people. The common people should have been a testimony to God, but they totally failed. The only testimony that can be given to God now is through judgment. What a solemn thought. The judgment is complete: all classes and all the land. Any nation that rejects the knowledge of God loses its moral fiber, and has no means of support when trouble comes. This is true of individuals, too.