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Ezekiel 21:1 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: King James Version
" And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, "
Ezekiel 21:1
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And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop thy word toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,
And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of his sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.
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This chapter begins Mark’s account of the death and suffering of our Lord Jesus. We all need to know not only the history of these events, but also their deeper meaning and purpose.
1. The chief priests and scribes form a plot against Christ (Mark 14:1-2).
2. Jesus is anointed at a supper in Bethany, two days before his death (Mark 14:3-9).
3. Judas agrees with the chief priests to betray him (Mark 14:10-11).
4. Jesus eats the Passover with his disciples, gives them the Lord’s Supper, and speaks with them during and after the meal (verses 12-31).
5. Jesus suffers deep anguish in the garden of Gethsemane (Mark 14:32-42).
6. Judas betrays him, and the chief priests’ servants arrest him (Mark 14:43-52).
7. He is brought before the high priest, condemned, and insulted there (Mark 14:53-65).
8. Peter denies him (Mark 14:66-72).
Most of these passages were already given in Matthew 26.
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Ezekiel 21:2
"Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop thy word toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,"
Ezekiel 21:3
"And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of his sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked."
Ezekiel 21:4
"Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of his sheath against all flesh from the south to the north:"
Ezekiel 21:5
"That all flesh may know that I the LORD have drawn forth my sword out of his sheath: it shall not return"
Ezekiel 21:6
"Sigh therefore, thou son of man, with the breaking of thy loins; and with bitterness sigh before their eyes."
Ezekiel 21:7
"And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou? that thou shalt answer, For the tidings; because it cometh: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak as water: behold, it cometh, and shall be brought to pass, saith the Lord GOD."
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