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EZEKIEL CHAPTER NINE
PROPHET - DATE
JONAH
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JOEL
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HOSEA
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MICAH
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AMOS
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ISAIAH
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NAHUM
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ZEPHANIAH
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JEREMIAH
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DANIEL
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HABAKKUK
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EZEKIEL
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OBADIAH
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EZRA
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HAGGAI
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ZECHARIAH
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ESTHER
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NEHEMIAH
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MALACHI
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KING / EVENT - DATE
TIGLATH-PILESER
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HEZEKIAH (JUDAH)
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SHALMANESER
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ISRAEL TAKEN CAPTIVE (722BC)?
SENNACHERIB
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NEBUCHADNEZZAR
ZEDEKIAH (JUDAH)
JUDAH TAKEN CAPTIVE
BELSHAZZAR
CYRUS
BABYLON DESTROYED
DARIUS
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OUTLINE EZEKIEL CHAPTER NINE
THE WICKED WILL BE SLAIN
V. 1-7
EZEKIEL PLEADS FOR THE PEOPLE
V. 8-11
READ:
EZEKIEL 9:1-2
THE WICKED ARE SLAIN
1
Then He called out in my hearing with a loud voice,
saying, "Let those who have charge over the city draw
near, each with a deadly weapon in his hand."
2
And suddenly six men came from the direction of
the upper gate, which faces north, each with his battle-ax
in his hand. One man among them was clothed with linen
and had a writer's inkhorn at his side. They went in and
stood beside the bronze altar.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 9:1-2
THE WICKED ARE SLAIN
1
Then He called out in my hearing with a loud voice,
saying, "Let those who have charge over the city draw
near, each with a deadly weapon in his hand."
2
And suddenly six men came from the direction of
the upper gate, which faces north, each with his battle-ax
in his hand. One man among them was clothed with linen
and had a writer's inkhorn at his side. They went in and
stood beside the bronze altar.
WHO DID THE LORD WANT EZEKIEL TO CALL?
WHAT WERE THEY PREPARED TO DO?
WHO IS THE MAN CLOTHED IN LINEN?
WHAT WAS THE WRITERS INKHORN FOR?
WHERE DID HE GO?
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 9:1
THE WICKED ARE SLAIN
1
Then He called out in my hearing with a loud voice,
saying, "Let those who have charge over the city draw
near, each with a deadly weapon in his hand."
WHO DID THE LORD WANT EZEKIEL TO CALL?
WHAT DID THIS PRIEST DO?
READ:
2 KINGS 11:18
18
And all the people of the land went to the temple of
Baal, and tore it down. They thoroughly broke in pieces
its altars and images, and killed Mattan the priest of Baal
before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over
the house of the LORD. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 9:1
THE WICKED ARE SLAIN
1
Then He called out in my hearing with a loud voice,
saying, "Let those who have charge over the city draw
near, each with a deadly weapon in his hand."
WHO DID THE LORD WANT EZEKIEL TO CALL?
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY HE WOULD DO?
READ:
ISAIAH 60:17
17
"Instead of bronze I will bring gold, Instead of iron I
will bring silver, Instead of wood, bronze, And instead of
stones, iron. I will also make your officers peace, And
your magistrates righteousness.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 9:2
THE WICKED ARE SLAIN
2
And suddenly six men came from the direction of
the upper gate, which faces north, each with his battle-ax
in his hand. One man among them was clothed with linen
and had a writer's inkhorn at his side. They went in and
stood beside the bronze altar.
WHAT WERE THEY PREPARED TO DO?
WHO IS THE MAN CLOTHED IN LINEN?
HOW WAS AARON CLOTHED?
WHY?
READ:
LEVITICUS 16:4
4
He shall put the holy linen tunic and the linen
trousers on his body; he shall be girded with a linen
sash, and with the linen turban he shall be attired. These
are holy garments. Therefore he shall wash his body in
water, and put them on. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 9:2
THE WICKED ARE SLAIN
2
And suddenly six men came from the direction of
the upper gate, which faces north, each with his battle-ax
in his hand. One man among them was clothed with linen
and had a writer's inkhorn at his side. They went in and
stood beside the bronze altar.
WHAT WERE THEY PREPARED TO DO?
WHO IS THE MAN CLOTHED IN LINEN?
WHO DID DANIEL SEE?
READ:
DANIEL 10:5
5
I lifted my eyes and looked, and behold, a certain
man clothed in linen, whose waist was girded with gold
of Uphaz! NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 9:2
THE WICKED ARE SLAIN
2
And suddenly six men came from the direction of
the upper gate, which faces north, each with his battle-ax
in his hand. One man among them was clothed with linen
and had a writer's inkhorn at his side. They went in and
stood beside the bronze altar.
WHAT WERE THEY PREPARED TO DO?
WHO IS THE MAN CLOTHED IN LINEN?
WHO DID JOHN SEE?
READ:
REVELATION 1:13
13
… in the midst of the seven lamp-stands One like
the Son of Man, clothed with a garment down to the feet
and girded about the chest with a golden band. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 9:2
THE WICKED ARE SLAIN
2
And suddenly six men came from the direction of
the upper gate, which faces north, each with his battle-ax
in his hand. One man among them was clothed with linen
and had a writer's inkhorn at his side. They went in and
stood beside the bronze altar.
WHO IS THE MAN CLOTHED IN LINEN?
WHAT WAS THE WRITERS INKHORN FOR?
WHO WAS RECORDED AMONG THE LIVING IN ZION?
READ:
ISAIAH 4:3
3
And it shall come to pass that he who is left in Zion
and remains in Jerusalem will be called holy — everyone
who is recorded among the living in Jerusalem. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 9:2
THE WICKED ARE SLAIN
2
And suddenly six men came from the direction of
the upper gate, which faces north, each with his battle-ax
in his hand. One man among them was clothed with linen
and had a writer's inkhorn at his side. They went in and
stood beside the bronze altar.
WHO IS THE MAN CLOTHED IN LINEN?
WHAT WAS THE WRITERS INKHORN FOR?
WHOSE NAMES ARE IN THE BOOK OF LIFE?
READ:
REVELATION 3:5
5
He who overcomes shall be clothed in white
garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book
of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and
before His angels.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 9:2
THE WICKED ARE SLAIN
2
And suddenly six men came from the direction of
the upper gate, which faces north, each with his battle-ax
in his hand. One man among them was clothed with linen
and had a writer's inkhorn at his side. They went in and
stood beside the bronze altar.
WHERE DID THE SIX MEN COME FROM?
WHO WAS WITH THEM?
WHERE DID THE GO?
WHY TO THE BRAZEN ALTAR?
READ:
JEREMIAH 12:3
3
But You, O LORD, know me; You have seen me,
And You have tested my heart toward You. Pull them out
like sheep for the slaughter, And prepare them for the
day of slaughter. NKJV
READ:
EZEKIEL 9:3-4
THE WICKED ARE SLAIN
3
Now the glory of the God of Israel had gone up
from the cherub, where it had been, to the threshold of
the temple. And He called to the man clothed with linen,
who had the writer's inkhorn at his side;
4
and the LORD said to him, "Go through the midst
of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and put a
mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and cry over
all the abominations that are done within it."
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 9:3-4
THE WICKED ARE SLAIN
3
Now the glory of the God of Israel had gone up
from the cherub, where it had been, to the threshold of
the temple. And He called to the man clothed with linen,
who had the writer's inkhorn at his side;
4
and the LORD said to him, "Go through the midst
of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and put a
mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and cry over
all the abominations that are done within it.“
WHERE DID THE GLORY OF GOD GO?
WHO DID GOD CALL?
WHAT DID GOD TELL HIM TO DO?
WHY?
WHY?
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 9:3
3
Now the glory of the God of Israel had gone up
from the cherub, where it had been, to the threshold of
the temple. And He called to the man clothed with linen,
who had the writer's inkhorn at his side;
WHERE DID THE GLORY OF GOD GO?
WHY?
WHAT DID PHINEHAS’ WIFE NAME HER CHILD? WHY?
READ:
1 SAMUEL 4:21-22
21
She named the child Ichabod, saying, "The glory
has departed from Israel!" because the ark of God had
been captured and because of her father-in-law and her
husband.
22
She said, "The glory has departed from Israel, for
the ark of God has been captured." NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 9:4
4
and the LORD said to him, "Go through the midst
of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and put a
mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and cry over
all the abominations that are done within it.“
WHO DID GOD CALL?
WHAT DID GOD TELL HIM TO DO?
WHY MARK THEIR FOREHEADS?
WHAT DID THE LORD DO TO CAIN? WHY?
READ:
GENESIS 4:15
15
And the LORD said to him, "Therefore, whoever
kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold."
And the LORD set a mark on Cain, lest anyone finding
him should kill him.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 9:4
WHAT DID GOD TELL THE HEBREW CHILDREN TO DO?
READ:
EXODUS 12:7
7
And they shall take some of the blood and put it on
the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses where
they eat it. NKJV
WHY PUT BLOOD ON THE DOORPOSTS & THE LINTEL?
READ:
EXODUS 12:13
13
Now the blood shall be a sign for you on the
houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will
pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to
destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 9:4
4
and the LORD said to him, "Go through the midst
of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and put a
mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and cry over
all the abominations that are done within it.“
WHY MARK THEIR FOREHEADS?
WHY DID THE ANGLE TELL LOT TO HURRY?
READ:
GENESIS 19:21-22
21
And he said to him, "See, I have favored you
concerning this thing also, in that I will not overthrow this
city for which you have spoken.
22
Hurry, escape there. For I cannot do anything until
you arrive there.“ Therefore the name of the city was
called Zoar.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 9:4
4
and the LORD said to him, "Go through the midst
of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and put a
mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and cry over
all the abominations that are done within it.“
WHY MARK THEIR FOREHEADS?
WHY DID THE LORD MARK THE RIGHTEOUS?
READ:
REVELATION 7:3
3
"Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees till we
have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads."
WHAT ABOUT THE UNRIGHTEOUS?
READ:
REVELATION 9:4
4
They were commanded not to harm the grass of
the earth, or any green thing, or any tree, but only those
men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 9:4
4
and the LORD said to him, "Go through the midst
of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and put a
mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and cry over
all the abominations that are done within it.“
WHY MARK THEIR FOREHEADS?
WHAT DID THE LORD TELL HIS PEOPLE TO DO?
READ:
ISAIAH 26:20-21
20
Come, my people, enter your chambers, And shut
your doors behind you; Hide yourself, as it were, for a
little moment, Until the indignation is past.
21
For behold, the LORD comes out of His place To
punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity; The
earth will also disclose her blood, And will no more cover
her slain.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 9:4
4
and the LORD said to him, "Go through the midst
of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and put a
mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and cry over
all the abominations that are done within it.“
WHY MARK THEIR FOREHEADS?
WHAT DID THE LORD TELL JEREMIAH TO DO? WHY?
READ:
JEREMIAH 7:29-30
29
Cut off your hair and cast it away, and take up a
lamentation on the desolate heights; for the LORD has
rejected and forsaken the generation of His wrath.'
30
For the children of Judah have done evil in My
sight," says the LORD. "They have set their abominations
in the house which is called by My name, to pollute it.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 9:4
WHY MARK THEIR FOREHEADS?
WHAT IS THE LORD PLANNING TO DO?
READ:
JEREMIAH 25:29
29
For behold, I begin to bring calamity on the city
which is called by My name, and should you be utterly
unpunished? You shall not be unpunished, for I will call
for a sword on all the inhabitants of the earth," says the
LORD of hosts.' NKJV
READ:
JEREMIAH 46:10
10
For this is the day of the Lord GOD of hosts, A day
of vengeance, That He may avenge Himself on His
adversaries. The sword shall devour; It shall be satiated
and made drunk with their blood; For the Lord GOD of
hosts has a sacrifice In the north country by the River
Euphrates.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 9:4
4
and the LORD said to him, "Go through the midst
of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and put a
mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and cry over
all the abominations that are done within it.“
WHY MARK THEIR FOREHEADS?
WHAT IS THE LORD PLANNING TO DO?
READ:
AMOS 9:9-10
9
"For surely I will command, And will sift the house
of Israel among all nations, As grain is sifted in a sieve;
Yet not the smallest grain shall fall to the ground.
10
All the sinners of My people shall die by the sword,
Who say, 'The calamity shall not overtake nor confront
us.' NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 9:4
IS THERE A MESSAGE FOR US TODAY?
READ:
2 PETER 2:4-11
4
For if God did not spare the angels who sinned,
but cast them down to hell and delivered them into
chains of darkness, to be reserved for judgment;
5
and did not spare the ancient world, but saved
Noah, one of eight people, a preacher of righteousness,
bringing in the flood on the world of the ungodly;
6
and turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into
ashes, condemned them to destruction, making them an
example to those who afterward would live ungodly;
7
and delivered righteous Lot, who was oppressed
by the filthy conduct of the wicked
8
(for that righteous man, dwelling among them,
tormented his righteous soul from day to day by seeing
and hearing their lawless deeds) —
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 9:4
IS THERE A MESSAGE FOR US TODAY?
READ:
2 PETER 2:4-11
9
then the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out
of temptations and to reserve the unjust under
punishment for the day of judgment,
10
and especially those who walk according to the
flesh in the lust of uncleanness and despise authority.
They are presumptuous, self-willed. They are not afraid
to speak evil of dignitaries,
11
whereas angels, who are greater in power and
might, do not bring a reviling accusation against them
before the Lord. NKJV
READ:
EZEKIEL 9:5-6
THE WICKED ARE SLAIN
5
To the others He said in my hearing, "Go after him
through the city and kill; do not let your eye spare, nor
have any pity.
6
Utterly slay old and young men, maidens and little
children and women; but do not come near anyone on
whom is the mark; and begin at My sanctuary." So they
began with the elders who were before the temple.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 9:5-6
THE WICKED ARE SLAIN
5
To the others He said in my hearing, "Go after him
through the city and kill; do not let your eye spare, nor
have any pity.
6
Utterly slay old and young men, maidens and little
children and women; but do not come near anyone on
whom is the mark; and begin at My sanctuary." So they
began with the elders who were before the temple.
WHAT DID THE LORD TELL THE OTHERS TO DO?
WHO WERE THEY SENT TO SLAY? WHY?
WHERE WOULD THEM BEGIN THE SLAYING?
WHY THE ELDERS?
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 9:5
THE WICKED ARE SLAIN
WHAT DID THE LORD TELL MOSES TO DO? WHY?
READ:
EXODUS 32:25-28
25
Now when Moses saw that the people were
unrestrained (for Aaron had not restrained them, to their
shame among their enemies),
26
then Moses stood in the entrance of the camp, and
said, "Whoever is on the LORD‘S side — come to me!"
And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together to
him.
27
And he said to them, "Thus says the LORD God of
Israel: 'Let every man put his sword on his side, and go
in and out from entrance to entrance throughout the
camp, and let every man kill his brother, every man his
companion, and every man his neighbor.'"
28
So the sons of Levi did according to the word of
Moses. And about three thousand men of the people fell
that day.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 9:5
THE WICKED ARE SLAIN
5
To the others He said in my hearing, "Go after him
through the city and kill; do not let your eye spare, nor
have any pity.
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY HE WOULD DO?
READ:
ISAIAH 13:17-18
17
"Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them,
Who will not regard silver; And as for gold, they will not
delight in it.
18
Also their bows will dash the young men to pieces,
And they will have no pity on the fruit of the womb; Their
eye will not spare children.
NKJV
READ:
JEREMIAH 13:14
14
And I will dash them one against another, even the
fathers and the sons together," says the LORD. "I will not
pity nor spare nor have mercy, but will destroy them."'"
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 9:6
THE WICKED ARE SLAIN
6
Utterly slay old and young men, maidens and little
children and women; but do not come near anyone on
whom is the mark; and begin at My sanctuary." So they
began with the elders who were before the temple.
WHO WERE THEY SENT TO SLAY?
WHY?
WHERE WOULD THEM BEGIN THE SLAYING?
READ:
2 CHRONICLES 36:17
17
Therefore He brought against them the king of the
Chaldeans, who killed their young men with the sword in
the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion on
young man or virgin, on the aged or the weak; He gave
them all into his hand. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 9:6
6
Utterly slay old and young men, maidens and little
children and women; but do not come near anyone on
whom is the mark; and begin at My sanctuary." So they
began with the elders who were before the temple.
WHO WERE THEY SENT TO SLAY? WHY?
READ:
JEREMIAH 16:6
6
Both the great and the small shall die in this land.
They shall not be buried; neither shall men lament for
them, cut themselves, nor make themselves bald for
them.
NKJV
READ:
JEREMIAH 25:29
29
For behold, I begin to bring calamity on the city
which is called by My name, and should you be utterly
unpunished? You shall not be unpunished, for I will call
for a sword on all the inhabitants of the earth," says the
LORD of hosts.' NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 9:6
THE WICKED ARE SLAIN
WHO WERE THEY SENT TO SLAY? WHY?
READ:
ZECHARIAH 13:9
9
I will bring the one-third through the fire, Will refine
them as silver is refined, And test them as gold is tested.
They will call on My name, And I will answer them. I will
say, 'This is My people'; And each one will say, 'The
LORD is my God.'"
NKJV
READ:
ZECHARIAH 14:2
2
For I will gather all the nations to battle against
Jerusalem; The city shall be taken, The houses rifled,
And the women ravished. Half of the city shall go into
captivity, But the remnant of the people shall not be cut
off from the city.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 9:6
THE WICKED ARE SLAIN
6
Utterly slay old and young men, maidens and little
children and women; but do not come near anyone on
whom is the mark; and begin at My sanctuary." So they
began with the elders who were before the temple.
WHO WERE THEY SENT TO SLAY?
WHY?
WHERE WOULD THEM BEGIN THE SLAYING?
READ:
1 PETER 4:17-18
17
For the time has come for judgment to begin at the
house of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be
the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God?
18
Now "If the righteous one is scarcely saved,
Where will the ungodly and the sinner appear?" NKJV
READ:
EZEKIEL 9:7-8
THE WICKED ARE SLAIN
7
Then He said to them, "Defile the temple, and fill
the courts with the slain. Go out!" And they went out and
killed in the city.
8
So it was, that while they were killing them, I was
left alone; and I fell on my face and cried out, and said,
"Ah, Lord GOD! Will You destroy all the remnant of Israel
in pouring out Your fury on Jerusalem?"
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 9:7-8
THE WICKED ARE SLAIN
7
Then He said to them, "Defile the temple, and fill
the courts with the slain. Go out!" And they went out and
killed in the city.
8
So it was, that while they were killing them, I was
left alone; and I fell on my face and cried out, and said,
"Ah, Lord GOD! Will You destroy all the remnant of Israel
in pouring out Your fury on Jerusalem?"
HOW WOULD THEY DEFILE THE TEMPLE?
HOW DID EZEKIEL RESPOND TO THIS?
WHAT DID HE SAY TO THE LORD?
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 9:7
THE WICKED ARE SLAIN
7
Then He said to them, "Defile the temple, and fill
the courts with the slain. Go out!" And they went out and
killed in the city.
HOW WOULD THEY DEFILE THE TEMPLE?
READ:
NUMBERS 19:11-12
11
'He who touches the dead body of anyone shall be
unclean seven days.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 9:8
THE WICKED ARE SLAIN
8
So it was, that while they were killing them, I was
left alone; and I fell on my face and cried out, and said,
"Ah, Lord GOD! Will You destroy all the remnant of Israel
in pouring out Your fury on Jerusalem?"
HOW DID EZEKIEL RESPOND TO THIS?
WHAT DID ACHAN DO AT AI?
WHY DID JOSHUA LOSE THE BATTLE AT AI?
HOW DID JOSHUA RESPOND TO THIS?
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 9:8
"Ah, Lord GOD! Will You destroy all the remnant of Israel
in pouring out Your fury on Jerusalem?"
HOW DID EZEKIEL RESPOND TO THIS?
HOW DID JOSHUA RESPOND TO THIS?
READ:
JOSHUA 7:6-7
6
Then Joshua tore his clothes, and fell to the earth
on his face before the ark of the LORD until evening, he
and the elders of Israel; and they put dust on their heads.
7
And Joshua said, "Alas, Lord GOD, why have You
brought this people over the Jordan at all — to deliver us
into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? Oh, that we
had been content, and dwelt on the other side of the
Jordan!
NKJV
READ:
EZEKIEL 9:9-11
THE WICKED ARE SLAIN
9
Then He said to me, "The iniquity of the house of
Israel and Judah is exceedingly great, and the land is full
of bloodshed, and the city full of perversity; for they say,
'The LORD has forsaken the land, and the LORD does not
see!'
10
And as for Me also, My eye will neither spare, nor
will I have pity, but I will recompense their deeds on their
own head."
11
Just then, the man clothed with linen, who had the
inkhorn at his side, reported back and said, "I have done
as You commanded me."
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 9:9-11
THE WICKED ARE SLAIN
9
Then He said to me, "The iniquity of the house of
Israel and Judah is exceedingly great, and the land is full
of bloodshed, and the city full of perversity; for they say,
'The LORD has forsaken the land, and the LORD does not
see!'
10
And as for Me also, My eye will neither spare, nor
will I have pity, but I will recompense their deeds on their
own head."
11
Just then, the man clothed with linen, who had the
inkhorn at his side, reported back and said, "I have done
as You commanded me."
NKJV
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO EZEKIEL?
WHAT DID THE MAN CLOTHED IN LINEN SAY?
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 9:9
THE WICKED ARE SLAIN
9
Then He said to me, "The iniquity of the house of
Israel and Judah is exceedingly great, and the land is full
of bloodshed, and the city full of perversity; for they say,
'The LORD has forsaken the land, and the LORD does not
see!'
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO EZEKIEL?
WHAT DID THE PSALMIST SAY?
READ:
PSALMS 58:1-2
1
Do you indeed speak righteousness, you silent
ones? Do you judge uprightly, you sons of men?
2
No, in heart you work wickedness; You weigh out
the violence of your hands in the earth.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 9:9
THE WICKED ARE SLAIN
9
Then He said to me, "The iniquity of the house of
Israel and Judah is exceedingly great, and the land is full
of bloodshed, and the city full of perversity; for they say,
'The LORD has forsaken the land, and the LORD does not
see!'
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO EZEKIEL?
WHAT DID JEREMIAH SAY TO THE LORD?
READ:
JEREMIAH 12:1-2
1
Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead with You
Yet let me talk with You about Your judgments. Why does
the way of the wicked prosper? Why are those happy
who deal so treacherously?
2
You have planted them, yes, they have taken root;
They grow, yes, they bear fruit. You are near in their
mouth But far from their mind.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 9:9
9
Then He said to me, "The iniquity of the house of
Israel and Judah is exceedingly great, and the land is full
of bloodshed, and the city full of perversity; for they say,
'The LORD has forsaken the land, and the LORD does not
see!'
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO EZEKIEL?
WHAT DID HABAKKUK SAY TO THE LORD?
READ:
HABAKKUK 1:2-4
2
O LORD, how long shall I cry, And You will not
hear? Even cry out to You, "Violence!“ And You will not
save.
3
Why do You show me iniquity, And cause me to
see trouble? For plundering and violence are before me;
There is strife, and contention arises.
4
Therefore the law is powerless, And justice never
goes forth. For the wicked surround the righteous;
Therefore perverse judgment proceeds.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 9:9
9
Then He said to me, "The iniquity of the house of
Israel and Judah is exceedingly great, and the land is full
of bloodshed, and the city full of perversity; for they say,
'The LORD has forsaken the land, and the LORD does not
see!'
WHAT DO THE PEOPLE SAY TO THE LORD?
READ:
JOB 22:13-14
13
And you say, 'What does God know? Can He judge
through the deep darkness?
14
Thick clouds cover Him, so that He cannot see,
And He walks above the circle of heaven.'
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 9:9
9
Then He said to me, "The iniquity of the house of
Israel and Judah is exceedingly great, and the land is full
of bloodshed, and the city full of perversity; for they say,
'The LORD has forsaken the land, and the LORD does not
see!'
WHAT DO THE PEOPLE SAY TO THE LORD?
READ:
JOB 22:13-14
13
And you say, 'What does God know? Can He judge
through the deep darkness?
14
Thick clouds cover Him, so that He cannot see,
And He walks above the circle of heaven.'
NKJV
READ:
PSALMS 10:11
11
He has said in his heart, "God has forgotten; He
hides His face; He will never see."
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 9:10
THE WICKED ARE SLAIN
10
And as for Me also, My eye will neither spare, nor
will I have pity, but I will recompense their deeds on their
own head."
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO EZEKIEL?
WHAT DID THE WISEMAN SAY?
READ:
PROVERBS 1:31
31
Therefore they shall eat the fruit of their own way,
And be filled to the full with their own fancies. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 9:10
THE WICKED ARE SLAIN
10
And as for Me also, My eye will neither spare, nor
will I have pity, but I will recompense their deeds on their
own head."
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO EZEKIEL?
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO ISAIAH?
READ:
ISAIAH 65:6-7
6
"Behold, it is written before Me: I will not keep
silence, but will repay — Even repay into their bosom —
7
Your iniquities and the iniquities of your fathers
together,“ Says the LORD, "Who have burned incense
on the mountains And blasphemed Me on the hills;
Therefore I will measure their former work into their
bosom."
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 9:11
11
Just then, the man clothed with linen, who had the
inkhorn at his side, reported back and said, "I have done
as You commanded me."
NKJV
WHAT DID THE MAN CLOTHED IN LINEN SAY?
WHAT DID THE PSALMIST SAY?
READ:
PSALMS 103:21-22
21
Bless the LORD, all you His hosts, You ministers of
His, who do His pleasure.
22
Bless the LORD, all His works, In all places of His
dominion. Bless the LORD, O my soul!
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 9:11
11
Just then, the man clothed with linen, who had the
inkhorn at his side, reported back and said, "I have done
as You commanded me."
NKJV
WHAT DID THE MAN CLOTHED IN LINEN SAY?
WHAT DID JESUS SAY?
READ:
JOHN 17:4-5
4
I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the
work which You have given Me to do.
5
And now, O Father, glorify Me together with
Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the
world was.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 9:11
WHY DID PETER WRITE THIS SECOND EPISTLE?
READ:
2 PETER 3:1-4
1 Beloved, I now write to you this second epistle (in
both of which I stir up your pure minds by way of
reminder),
2 that you may be mindful of the words which were
spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the
commandment of us, the apostles of the Lord and
Savior,
3 knowing this first: that scoffers will come in the last
days, walking according to their own lusts,
4 and saying, "Where is the promise of His coming?
For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as
they were from the beginning of creation." NKJV