In this section of text the Lord God Adonai continues to scold Jerusalem for turning away from Him and blaspheming Him in the worse possible manner. Here He gives Ezekiel a parable to share to the Jews in Babylon and those who will be coming from Jerusalem after Nebuchadnezzar invades them for the final time. This is a very long message of sixty-three verses following after the declarations of Israel’s many sins and the judgment and imagery of the vine failing to produce. God was righteously angered at His chosen people because instead of producing the proper fruit that God desired they produced a vile wicked fruit whose only value was a fuel for a destructive fire. The central theme of this story is one of a scorned orphan who marries a king then gives away all the gifts, which she received, from him to become a harlot. This lengthily parable can be viewed as God holding up a mirror to the Jews so they can see themselves as He sees them. The grace of God is met with ingratitude, indifference and abomination. It is similar to the story of Hosea and Gomer (Hosea 1-3). There are six sections in this chapter.
1. The orphan who marries the king (Ezekiel 16:1-14). 2. The queen who became a harlot (Ezekiel 16:15-34). 3. The harlot becomes a convict (Ezekiel 16:35-43). 4. The convict who became a proverb (Ezekiel 16:44-52). 5. The convict and her friend repented (Ezekiel 16:53-58). 6. The convict is saved, cleansed and restored (Ezekiel 16:59-63).
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