This communication of God to Ezekiel is a very descriptive message. In chapter fifteen God described the worthlessness of Israel in their sinful state as a useless vine. Here it is the illustration of a smelting furnace to purify metal. Because of all their sins, God says that the house of Israel is become dross unto me. Dross is the mass of solid impurities which float to the top of molten metal. It is the undesirable waste product of metallurgical refining. Metallurgical dross is used metaphorically here to refer to worthless material.
This is God’s characterization of the Nation Israel because of the massive level of sins in which they were engaging. Interestingly God describes relatively inexpensive metals of brass and tin and iron and lead with low value indicating His thoughts toward the sinful Israel. He views these metals as a metaphor for their unbelief in Him. He finishes this passage with describing them as the dross of silver. Silver has a much higher value than the other metals but it also melts more slowly. This is a clear message that they will not perish instantly but over time though the sword, famine, and pestilence they will slowly be refined by fire.
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