Ezekiel 24:1-14

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+title = "Ezekiel 24:1–14"
+date = "2023-05-04"
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+### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Ezekiel24.1-14)
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+"This very day" (_v. 2_), on which the Lord tells Jeremiah the siege of
+Jerusalem has begun, is generally thought to be January 15, 588 <span
+style="font-variant-caps: small-caps">b.c.</span> On this day, Ezekiel tells a
+parable to the exiles that speaks of a cooking pot. A festive meal is prepared:
+good pieces of meat boiled in water, the choicest member of the flock. Wood is
+piled up in a fire beneath the pot, and everything is set to boil.
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+But, woe! The pot is rusty and contaminates the food. Piece after piece is
+taken out, but the rust remains. This corrosion is identified as the blood shed
+by the violence in Jerusalem. Like the blood of Abel, it lies on bare rock and
+cries out for justice. It wasn't even covered up, but just left open to the
+air.
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+Because of this the Lord is going to empty out the pot and heat it hotter and
+hotter. While the uncleanness melts, the corrosion is not burned away. So the
+Lord continues to pour wrath ever hotter into the fire, until His fury is
+satisifed.
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+You punish sin as it deserves and bring justice to the oppressed.