What similar warnings are found in other Old Testament passages? The Warning in Ezekiel 22:15 “I will disperse you among the nations, scatter you throughout the countries, and remove your uncleanness from you.” Echoes in the Law • Leviticus 26:33 – “I will scatter you among the nations and draw out a sword after you, so your land will become desolate and your cities will lie in ruins.” • Deuteronomy 4:27-28 – “The LORD will scatter you among the peoples, and only a few of you will survive… There you will serve gods made by human hands.” • Deuteronomy 28:64-65 – “Then the LORD will scatter you among all nations, from one end of the earth to the other… Among those nations you will find no repose.” Early Historical Warnings • Joshua 23:12-13 – If Israel clings to the nations’ gods, “they will become a snare and a trap… until you perish from this good land.” • Judges 2:14-15 – The LORD “gave them into the hands of plunderers” whenever they turned to idolatry. Prophetic Reinforcements • Isaiah 1:25-26 – “I will turn My hand against you; I will thoroughly purge your dross… Afterward you will be called the City of Righteousness.” • Isaiah 30:12-14 – Because Judah rejects God’s word, “this iniquity will be to you like a breach about to fall.” • Jeremiah 9:16 – “I will scatter them among nations that neither they nor their fathers have known, and I will pursue them with the sword.” • Jeremiah 13:24 – “I will scatter you like chaff driven by the desert wind.” • Hosea 9:17 – “My God will reject them because they have not obeyed Him; they will be wanderers among the nations.” Later Prophetic Voices & The Exile Fulfilled • 2 Kings 17:18, 23 – Because of Israel’s sins, “the LORD was very angry” and “removed Israel from His presence,” sending them into Assyrian captivity. • 2 Chronicles 36:15-20 – Judah mocked God’s messengers “until the wrath of the LORD rose against His people” and He delivered them to Babylon. • Micah 3:12 – “Zion will be plowed like a field; Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble.” Purification Through Dispersion • Zechariah 13:8-9 – A remnant purified: “I will bring the third part through the fire… They will call on My name, and I will answer.” • Malachi 3:2-3 – The LORD “will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver,” cleansing His people for righteous service. These passages mirror Ezekiel 22:15’s twin themes: scattering as judgment for persistent sin and purifying the remnant so that true holiness may be restored. |
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