Ezekiel 33:21-33

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+title = "Ezekiel 33:21–33"
+date = "2023-06-06"
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+### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Ezekiel33.21-33)
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+Finally word reaches the exiles that Jerusalem has fallen. A fugitive brings the
+news and Ezekiel's mouth is opened so that he can speak normally again. However,
+the Lord still has more things for him to tell the people.
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+In this passage, the prophet addresses two groups of people. The first group are
+those who remain in Judah hiding in the wilderness from the Babylonians. They
+continue to believe they are the inheritors of the land promised to Abraham's
+descendants, but they are not following in the ways of the God of their fathers.
+They continue to commit abominable practices that have been forbidden to the
+people of Israel, so the Lord is going to scrub them away and cleanse the land
+of their sin.
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+The second group that is addressed are the exiles living in Babylon. If you're
+reading it for the first time, it sounds like it's going to be good things
+that they hear. They encourage each other to sit under the prophet's teachings
+and listen to him. That's good, right? But no, they hear but they do not obey.
+Instead, they consider him to be nothing more than evening entertainment. They
+have their hearts set on what they will do and they are not interested in being
+dissuaded from it. We are told that some judgement will come on them, which will
+remind them of who the Lord is, but not what that judgement will be. Likely, we
+will find out if we keep reading.
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+Your words are always true and You bring about everything You have said You
+will do.