Ez 12:17-28

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Messages to be heeded (Eze 12:17-28)

Ezekiel’s starvation diet symbolized the shortage of food in Jerusalem during the last great siege (see Eze 4:9-17).

He was now told that, when he ate, he was to act as if he were stricken with terror, to emphasize the horror of the events about to overtake Jerusalem (Eze 12:17-20).

Many of the exiles doubted the truth of the messages that Ezekiel announced. They argued that days, months, and even years passed, but they did not see his prophecies fulfilled (Eze 12:21-22).

God’s reply was that the prophecies were now about to be fulfilled, and false prophecies of an early return to Jerusalem would cease (Eze 12:23-25).

Others did not doubt the truth of Ezekiel’s message, but claimed that the events he foresaw would all happen in the distant future. Again God said that the prophesied events were about to happen (Eze 12:26-28).