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title = "Ezekiel 21:8–32"
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date = "2023-04-24"
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### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Ezekiel21.8-32)
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The sword that will come upon the land of Israel is being given into the hands
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of a slayer. The rod or scepter of Judah's kingship cannot stand against it. It
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will come upon the gates of the city and a great many people will be cut down
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by it. The sun will glint off the edges of the swords of the surrounding army,
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and the sight of them will terrorize the people within it because they will
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know their judgement has come.
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The king of Bablyon will have to make a choice where he will march: to Rabbah
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of the Ammonites or Jerusalem in Judah. Ammon was allied with Judah and Egypt
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against Babylon, so it makes sense for Babylon to come against them too. At the
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fork in the road (metaphorically, perhaps) the king of Babylon will perform
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divinations of various kinds to decide which way to send his armies. Ezekiel
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prophecies that the lot will come up for Jerusalem, and that is where he will
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go.
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The Lord reiterates that these terrible things are happening because of the
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wickedness and guilt of the people of Judah. The prince of Israel, Zedekiah,
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bears the responsibility as their leader, and he is removed from the kingship.
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And if you thought Ammon would be spared because the divinations pointed to
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Jerusalem, the Lord has a prophecy against them too. The sword of slaughter
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will come upon them too. Their wickedness will be heaped upon their heads too
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and they will be destroyed in their land.
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* * *
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All You have spoken will come to pass, just as You have said.
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