Today’s passage: Ezekiel 11:14-25
Helpful thoughts:
- In today’s passage, God answers Ezekiel’s question from verse 13. He will preserve a remnant.
- Two important truths are contained in this passage:
- No one suffers the wrath of God against sin who has not chosen to sin against Him (Verse 21).
- Those who follow God do so because He has given them a new heart. Conversion is a gift of grace (Verses 19-20).
- Upon the completion of this sequence of visions (Starting in chapter 8), Ezekiel is now ready to tell the exiles all that God gave Him to tell.
Questions to consider:,
- What is the true sanctuary of God? Or…where? Is it the Temple? Or…who is it? (Verse 16) With this being true, how does one pursue “sanctuary” in God (Verse 20)?
- What do we learn from these promises about conversion? Do people achieve it through trial and error or through increased effort in religion? What has to happen for a sinner to want to follow God?
- How does the wording at the end of verse 20 compare with that of Revelation 21:3? What might this teach us concerning what we also learn from Romans 11:25-27? When will the remnant of Israel be saved?