21:24-27
The reason all these things were going to happen was the sin of Israel and Judah. “Your transgressions are uncovered”, “you have come to remembrance”. Did God not know about their sins beforehand? Of course He did! But the effect of sins, especially the long term effects, are not always immediately apparent. And God is incredibly patient with our sin, wanting us to come to repentance. Sadly we so often do not repent.
21:28-32
The Ammonites may have thought that they had escaped. Remember that there had been a fork in the road (21:21). Ammo had joined in with Babylon in the attacks on Judah, and she may have been feeling smug and secure. God is saying that she too will suffer the wrath of God, and in her own land (“your blood shall be in the midst of the land”). Earlier in Ezekiel we had the chapter on a man dying for his own sins. The same applies to nations. We are always prone to look at others. We need first of all to look at ourselves. We need to deal with our own guilt. Someone else’s guilt does not benefit us!
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