9:1,2
Ezekiel having seen why serious measures are needed is now told about the judgment that will take place. The section in NIV is headed “Judgement on the idolaters”. You cannot read the Bible without getting the message that idolatry is a most serious sin. In John’s first letter he ends it with the command “keep your lives free from idols” (1 John 5:21). When we make an idol out of something we break our relationship with God, for we are putting trust and faith in something else. Moreover, if continued, this idolatry will lead to evil behaviour, affecting both ourselves and others. The loud voice here is probably the voice of God and He summons “those who are appointed to execute judgement on the city”. These six men came from the north. Now the judgement was, in human terms, carried out by Babylon, but they were acting as God’s instruments. The Babylonian invasion was not something that just happened, it was an action carried out by the Lord. There was also a man with a writing kit at his side.
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