22:27-29
The officials are like wolves, devouring the people, instead of serving them. Her prophets “whitewash these deeds”. Maybe Jesus had these (and similar) words of Ezekiel in mind when he castigated the teachers of the Law for being like whitewashed tombs (Matt 23:27). Again, there are far too many preachers today who do the same. Preachers, teachers and prophets are meant to speak the word of God, not the word of man. They claim to be speaking God’s truth when they are not. So far it is the leaders of various sorts who have been the target, but now we come to the “people of the land”. They were no better, doing the very same things that the leaders were doing.
22:30,31
“I looked for someone among them ...” This is reminiscent of Is 63:5. There was no one to build the wall, no one to stand in the gap, to speak and pray on behalf of the people. The nation was so corrupt. No one righteous could be found. Abraham prayed for Sodom and Gomorrah asking God if He would still destroy the place if there were ten righteous men. God could not find even one in Jerusalem. Therefore His wrath would be poured out upon the city, they would receive the consequences of their disobedience.
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