Berean Study Bible The Vision of Idolatry in the TempleThis phrase provides a specific timestamp for the vision, which is crucial for understanding the historical context. The sixth year refers to the sixth year of King Jehoiachin’s exile, around 592 BC. This period was marked by political turmoil and spiritual decline in Judah. The precision of the date underscores the prophetic nature of Ezekiel’s ministry, as God often provided specific times for His revelations. Ezk 1:1-2 In the thirtieth year, on the fifth day of the fourth month,… I was sitting in my house, Ezekiel was living among the exiles by the Kebar Canal, carrying out his ministry far from Jerusalem. God met His prophet in an ordinary setting and drew him into a vision of events taking place in the temple. Distance from the land had not limited the Lord’s knowledge, authority, or presence. 2Ki 6:32 Now Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders… and the elders of Judah were sitting before me; The presence of the elders signifies a formal gathering, likely for counsel or seeking divine guidance. The elders represented the leadership and spiritual authority of the exiled community. Their presence indicates a recognition of Ezekiel’s prophetic role, despite the people’s general resistance to prophetic messages. This gathering reflects the ongoing concern for Judah’s future amidst exile. Ezk 14:1 Then some of the elders of Israel came and sat down… and there the hand of the Lord GOD fell upon me. God’s power came upon Ezekiel with sovereign authority, preparing him to receive and communicate what human sight could not discover. The Lord would show him the hidden abominations in Jerusalem’s temple and vindicate the righteousness of the coming judgment. Ezk 1:3 The word of the LORD came directly to Ezekiel the priest… Then I looked and saw a figure like that of a man. Ezekiel saw a true vision of the Lord’s glory in a form he could describe, continuing the revelation of the enthroned figure in Ezekiel 1:26–28. God’s humanlike appearance reveals His personal nearness and His willingness to make Himself known to His servant. Even in Babylonian exile, the Lord had not abandoned His covenant people. God had also appeared in human form when He visited Abraham before judging Sodom (Genesis 18). The vision points forward to the incarnate Son, Jesus Christ, the perfect revelation of the invisible God. Ezk 1:26 Above the expanse over their heads was the likeness… From His waist down His appearance was like fire, Fire displays God’s holiness, power, and righteous judgment. Ezekiel was about to be shown the idolatry practiced in Jerusalem, along with the judgment that would fall upon the city and its temple. The burning presence of God recalls the fire of the burning bush, where the holy Lord called Moses and revealed His purpose for Israel. God’s judgment against sin is never arbitrary; it arises from His pure and righteous nature. Rev 1:15 His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace,… and from His waist up He was as bright as the gleam of amber. Radiant brightness portrays the majesty and glory of the Lord, who remains exalted above Israel’s corruption and captivity. The same blazing glory appears throughout Ezekiel’s visions and later departs from the defiled temple before returning in the promise of restoration. Judgment would come upon Jerusalem, yet God’s glory and covenant purposes would not fail. His holiness exposes sin, but His presence also gives hope to those who turn to Him. Ezk 1:27 From what seemed to be His waist up, I saw a gleam… He stretched out what looked like a hand and took me by the hair of my head. The visible form of a hand conveyed the direct power and authority of God, whose right hand is glorious in strength (Exodus 15:6). Ezekiel’s forceful removal by the hair emphasized that the revelation came by divine initiative, not by the prophet’s choice. The Lord was preparing him to witness the offenses that had defiled His sanctuary. Ezk 5:1-4 “As for you, son of man, take a sharp sword,”… Then the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven The Spirit of God raised Ezekiel beyond ordinary human perspective and brought him into a realm of divine revelation. Similar experiences marked Ezekiel’s ministry (Ezekiel 3:12, 11:1), showing that the prophet’s message rested on God’s active leading. Suspended between earth and heaven, Ezekiel was shown earthly sin as it stood before the heavenly Judge. Ezk 3:14 So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away… and carried me in visions of God to Jerusalem, Though Ezekiel was living among the exiles in Babylon, God showed him the true condition of Jerusalem and its Temple. Jerusalem remained the covenant city and the location of the house where God had placed His name. The vision exposed the spiritual corruption behind the coming judgment upon the city. Ezk 11:24-25 And the Spirit lifted me up and carried me back,… to the entrance of the north gate of the inner court, The inner court belonged to the sacred precincts of the Temple, where Israel was to approach the Lord through the sacrifices and priestly ministry He had ordained. The north gate became the setting for the first evidence of apostasy. Judgment would come from the north upon Jerusalem (Jeremiah 1:14–15), and the defilement displayed at this gate revealed why such judgment was deserved. Ezk 40:20-23 He also measured the length and width of the gateway… where the idol that provokes jealousy was seated. An idolatrous image had been placed within the Temple area, openly challenging the Lord’s exclusive claim upon His people. God’s jealousy is the holy zeal of a covenant God whose worship cannot be shared with false gods (Exodus 20:3–5). The presence of the idol in His sanctuary showed that Judah’s leaders had corrupted worship at its center, contributing to the departure of God’s glory and the destruction of Jerusalem. Psa 78:58 They enraged Him with their high places… And there I saw the glory of the God of Israel, God’s visible glory appeared in the temple precincts, revealing that He remained present and sovereign even as Judah persisted in rebellion. The same holy presence that filled the tabernacle (Exodus 40:34–35) and Solomon’s temple (1 Kings 8:10–11) now confronted the idolatry being practiced within the sanctuary. God had not abandoned His covenant people without warning; His glory exposed their sin and upheld His holiness. Ezk 43:2-5 I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east.… like the vision I had seen in the plain. Ezekiel recognized the appearance from the vision by the Kebar River and from the plain where the Spirit had previously summoned him (Ezekiel 1:1–28; 3:22–23). The living creatures, wheels, and radiant throne demonstrated that the Lord’s rule was not limited to Jerusalem or dependent upon the temple. God was with the exiles in Babylon, yet He also stood in judgment over the corruption of His house in Jerusalem. Ezk 3:22-23 And there the hand of the LORD was upon me,… “Son of man,” He said to me, God repeatedly addressed Ezekiel in this way, reminding him of his frailty before the sovereign Lord and identifying him with the people whose sin he was called to expose. As a human messenger, Ezekiel received and delivered the words of the holy God. Ezk 2:1 “Son of man,” He said to me, “stand up on your feet”… “now lift up your eyes to the north.” The northern approach to the temple complex had become a place of grave offense. Invaders commonly entered Judah from the north, and the idolatry located there signaled that judgment was already taking root within Jerusalem’s worship. Jer 1:13-15 Again the word of the LORD came to me, asking,… So I lifted up my eyes to the north, Ezekiel obeyed the Lord’s command and witnessed the corruption that Judah’s leaders had permitted in God’s house. The prophet could not intercede truthfully for the nation while ignoring its rebellion. Ezk 1:4 I looked and saw a whirlwind coming from the north,… and in the entrance north of the Altar Gate Near the Altar Gate, the gate leading to the inner court where sacrifices were made, an object of false worship stood in open defiance of the Lord. What had been consecrated for atonement and fellowship with God was profaned by covenant unfaithfulness. 2Ki 16:14-15 He also took the bronze altar that stood before the LORD… I saw this idol of jealousy. The idol provoked the righteous jealousy of God, who had bound Himself to Israel and commanded exclusive worship. Israel’s idolatry was spiritual adultery, replacing the Creator with an image and inviting the judgment that Ezekiel’s visions would soon reveal. Deu 32:16 They provoked His jealousy with foreign gods;… “Son of man,” He said to me, God addresses Ezekiel as a mortal man standing before the glory of the Lord. The title reminds the prophet that he is a human servant commissioned to bear God’s message to a rebellious people. Jesus later used “Son of Man” for Himself, identifying with humanity while revealing His unique authority and saving mission. Ezk 2:1 “Son of man,” He said to me, “stand up on your feet”… “do you see what they are doing— God brings Ezekiel into direct awareness of Judah’s hidden corruption. The prophet must see the nation’s condition as God sees it, because judgment proceeds from truth rather than appearance. 2Ki 21:4-6 Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD… the great abominations that the house of Israel is committing— Israel’s leaders and people had brought pagan worship into the temple precincts, violating the covenant that forbade idols and required wholehearted devotion to the Lord. Their sins were not minor failures but deliberate acts of spiritual unfaithfulness committed in the very place dedicated to God’s name. Jer 32:34-35 They have placed their abominations in the house… to drive Me far from My sanctuary? The Lord’s presence is not diminished by human sin, yet He will not permit His holy dwelling to be treated as a shrine for idols. Israel’s defilement of the temple would lead to the departure of God’s glory and ultimately to Jerusalem’s destruction by Babylon. Jer 7:12-15 But go now to the place in Shiloh where I first made… Yet you will see even greater abominations.” The vision reveals that Judah’s apostasy had penetrated more deeply than Ezekiel first understood. Increasing rebellion would bring increasing judgment, showing the need for the cleansing and renewed heart that God later promises to give His people. Ezk 16:47-52 And you not only walked in their ways… Then He brought me to the entrance to the court, God continued to lead Ezekiel through the temple complex, directing him to see the sins that defiled the place appointed for His worship. The court belonged to the sacred precincts where Israel was to draw near to the Lord, yet its very entrance became the setting for a revelation of concealed rebellion. God’s judgment was not based on rumor or outward appearances; He showed His prophet the actual condition of the sanctuary. Ezk 11:1 Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the gate… and I looked and saw a hole in the wall. The opening in the wall revealed that corruption had penetrated the boundaries meant to preserve holiness. What was hidden from public view was fully exposed before God. Ezekiel’s vision would uncover idolatry practiced within the temple itself, demonstrating that Judah’s leaders had not merely tolerated sin outside God’s house but had brought it into His presence. Ezk 12:5 As they watch, dig through the wall and… “Son of man,” He told me, God addresses Ezekiel by a title used more than ninety times in the book, emphasizing the prophet’s human weakness before the glory and holiness of God. Ezekiel stands as a member of the covenant people and is shown the sins for which Jerusalem faces judgment. Jesus later used “Son of Man” as His principal self-designation, identifying with humanity while revealing His authority to forgive sins, rule, and judge. Ezk 2:1 “Son of man,” He said to me, “stand up on your feet”… “dig through the wall.” The wall concealed a place of secret abomination within the temple precincts. God commanded Ezekiel to uncover what Israel’s leaders believed could be hidden from public view and from the Lord Himself. The vision exposes the deliberate corruption of worship in Jerusalem, where idolatry had entered the very place dedicated to God’s name. Ezk 12:5 As they watch, dig through the wall and… So I dug through the wall Ezekiel obeyed the command, acting out the prophetic task of bringing hidden rebellion into the light. God’s servants do not invent accusations; they faithfully reveal what God makes known and call His people to acknowledge their sin. Ezk 12:12 And at dusk the prince among them will lift his bags… and discovered a doorway. The doorway led further into the concealed idolatry of Judah’s elders, demonstrating that outward religious forms had not prevented inward apostasy. What was hidden behind the wall was fully visible to the God who searches hearts and examines every act of worship. Rev 4:1 After this I looked and saw a door standing open in heaven.… Then He said to me, The Lord continued to lead Ezekiel through a vision of Jerusalem’s temple, exposing sins that remained concealed from public view. Ezekiel was not speculating about Judah’s condition; he was shown the reasons God’s judgment was approaching. Ezk 2:1 “Son of man,” He said to me, “stand up on your feet”… “Go in and see Ezekiel was commanded to enter farther into the temple area and become an eyewitness of the corruption within. God’s servants must faithfully report what He reveals, even when the truth concerns leaders and worshipers who have turned from Him. Ezk 40:4 “Son of man,” he said to me, “look with your eyes,… the wicked abominations Idolatry within the temple was a grievous betrayal of Israel’s covenant with the Lord. Images, pagan rites, and worship offered to created things displaced the God who had redeemed Israel and chosen Jerusalem for His name. Deu 29:17-18 You saw the abominations and idols among them… they are committing here.” The offenses were committed in the very place appointed for sacrifice, prayer, and the worship of the Lord. Judah’s defilement of the temple revealed a deeper national rebellion that would bring the departure of God’s glory, the destruction of Jerusalem, and exile under Babylon. 2Ki 21:4-5 Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD… So I went in and looked, Ezekiel obeyed the Lord’s command and was permitted to see the hidden corruption within the temple. God’s prophets were called to behold Israel’s true condition and proclaim His judgment faithfully. Ezk 40:4 “Son of man,” he said to me, “look with your eyes,… and engraved all around the wall Images had been carved throughout the chamber, permanently defiling a place within the Lord’s sanctuary. Israel had brought pagan worship into the house set apart for God’s name. 1Ki 6:29 Then he carved the walls all around the temple,… was every kind of crawling creature and detestable beast, The images included creatures regarded as unclean under God’s law. Such worship reflected practices associated with surrounding nations and revealed Israel’s rejection of the holiness God required. Lev 11:41-44 Every creature that moves along the ground is detestable;… along with all the idols of the house of Israel. The people had filled the temple with objects of devotion that belonged to the Lord alone. Their idolatry was covenant unfaithfulness, provoking the judgment that would soon fall upon Jerusalem and its sanctuary. Ezk 14:3 Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts… Before them stood seventy elders of the house of Israel, The seventy elders represented the nation’s leadership, recalling the elders appointed under Moses to share the burden of guiding Israel (Numbers 11:16–25). Their presence before idolatrous images revealed that corruption had reached beyond private households into those responsible for the people’s spiritual direction. Num 11:16-17 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Bring Me seventy of the elders… with Jaazaniah son of Shaphan standing among them. Shaphan had served faithfully as King Josiah’s scribe and was involved in the recovery of the Book of the Law during Josiah’s reforms (2 Kings 22:3–14). Jaazaniah’s participation exposed a grievous departure from the heritage of obedience associated with his father’s generation. Named individuals remain accountable before God, regardless of their family’s faithfulness. 2Ki 22:3 Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, King Josiah sent… Each had a censer in his hand, The elders performed a coordinated act of worship, but their censers were directed toward forbidden images rather than the Lord. Incense belonged to the ordered worship of God’s sanctuary, and its misuse displayed deliberate rebellion. Like Korah’s company, who brought censers before the Lord in defiance of His appointed order (Numbers 16:16–35), these men treated sacred worship as a means of serving their own desires. Num 16:6-7 You, Korah, and all your followers are to do as follows:… and a fragrant cloud of incense was rising. Incense was intended to symbolize prayer offered acceptably before God (Psalm 141:2; Revelation 8:3–4). The rising cloud in the hidden chamber instead testified to Israel’s pervasive idolatry. What appeared devout to the elders was abhorrent to the Lord and contributed to the coming departure of His glory from the temple and His judgment upon Jerusalem. Exo 30:7-8 And Aaron is to burn fragrant incense on it… “Son of man,” He said to me, God addresses Ezekiel by a title that stresses his mortality before the glory of the Lord. Ezekiel stands as a human witness to Israel’s sin and as God’s appointed messenger to a rebellious people. Ezk 2:1 “Son of man,” He said to me, “stand up on your feet”… “do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, Israel’s elders, charged with leading the nation in covenant faithfulness, practiced hidden idolatry. Their secrecy exposed both shame and unbelief, for no darkness conceals sin from the God who searches hearts and sees every deed. Ezk 14:1-3 Then some of the elders of Israel came and sat down… each at the shrine of his own idol? The private chambers of the elders had become places of personal devotion to false gods. Their idolatry was not merely public compromise but a settled corruption of the heart, violating the Lord’s command that Israel worship Him alone. Jdg 17:5-6 Now this man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod… For they are saying, ‘The LORD does not see us; The elders denied God’s watchful presence in practice, even while claiming to belong to His people. Such unbelief allowed them to treat divine patience as indifference and to imagine that secret sin would escape judgment. Psa 94:7 They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob… the LORD has forsaken the land.’” Jerusalem’s approaching destruction did not prove that the Lord had abandoned His covenant or lost His power. Israel’s persistent rebellion had brought judgment upon the land, yet the Lord remained present, righteous, and fully aware of all that His people had done. Ezk 11:22-23 Then the cherubim, with the wheels beside them,… Again, He told me, The Lord continued to lead Ezekiel through a series of visions exposing the corruption within Jerusalem’s temple. Each scene revealed a deeper level of rebellion among those entrusted with the worship of the true God. The unfolding vision showed that God’s coming judgment was neither sudden nor unjust; He had seen the persistent unfaithfulness of His people. Ezk 11:5 And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me… “You will see them God caused Ezekiel to witness what was hidden from public view but fully known to Him. Israel’s leaders and worshipers could conceal their practices from one another, yet no chamber, ritual, or intention was concealed from the Lord. Ezekiel’s role as a watchman required him to see and later declare the reasons for Jerusalem’s approaching destruction. Ezk 40:4 “Son of man,” he said to me, “look with your eyes,… committing even greater abominations.” The idolatry in the temple was an open violation of the covenant God had made with Israel. Rather than honoring the Lord who had delivered them from Egypt and placed His name in Jerusalem, the people adopted pagan worship and provoked Him within His own sanctuary. The progression of abominations in Ezekiel 8 demonstrates how departure from God’s word leads to increasing spiritual darkness and moral ruin. Ezk 16:47-51 And you not only walked in their ways… Then He brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the house of the LORD, Ezekiel’s divine guide led him deeper into the temple precincts, where hidden abominations were being exposed. The north gate had already been associated with the image of jealousy that provoked the LORD to anger (Ezekiel 8:3–5). Idolatry had invaded the very house set apart for God’s name and presence. Ezk 40:35-37 Then he brought me to the north gate and measured it.… and I saw women sitting there, The women were gathered in a posture of ritual mourning at the temple gate. Their presence reveals that pagan devotion had spread broadly among Jerusalem’s people, reaching even into the worship life surrounding the sanctuary. Exo 38:8 Next he made the bronze basin and its stand… weeping for Tammuz. Tammuz, known in Mesopotamia as a fertility deity, was mourned in seasonal rites connected with death, vegetation, and renewed life. By participating in this lament within the LORD’s temple, the people gave honor to a false god and violated their covenant loyalty to Yahweh. The scene portrays spiritual adultery: those called to worship the living God had adopted the rites of surrounding nations, inviting the judgment Ezekiel was shown throughout the vision. Zec 12:11 On that day the wailing in Jerusalem will be as great as… “Son of man,” God addresses Ezekiel by the title used throughout the book to remind him of his mortality before the glory of the Lord. Though granted extraordinary visions, Ezekiel remains a human servant called to bear God’s word to a rebellious nation. Ezk 2:1 “Son of man,” He said to me, “stand up on your feet”… He said to me, The Lord Himself guides Ezekiel through the temple courts and exposes the sins practiced in secret and in public. Divine judgment rests on firsthand knowledge of Judah’s covenant unfaithfulness. Ezk 3:4 Then He said to me, “Son of man, go now… “do you see this? God requires Ezekiel to observe the corruption within the temple, where the people had replaced wholehearted worship of the Lord with idolatry. The question presses the prophet to grasp the seriousness of defiling the place chosen for God’s name. Zec 5:2 “What do you see?” asked the angel. “I see a flying scroll,”… Yet you will see even greater abominations than these.” The mourning for Tammuz that Ezekiel had just seen was not the end of Jerusalem’s apostasy. God would next reveal men in the inner court turning toward the east to worship the sun, deliberately turning their backs on the sanctuary and on the Lord. Israel’s leaders and people had violated the covenant so deeply that judgment through Babylon was unavoidable. Ezk 16:47-52 And you not only walked in their ways… So He brought me to the inner court of the house of the LORD, God led Ezekiel deeper into the temple precincts, where priestly ministry and sacrificial worship were appointed to uphold the holiness of His name. Idolatry in the inner court revealed that corruption had reached the very heart of Israel’s worship. 1Ki 6:36 Solomon built the inner courtyard with three rows… and there at the entrance to the temple of the LORD, The men stood at the approach to God’s dwelling place, a location intended for reverence, prayer, and mediation between God and His people. Their presence there made their rebellion especially deliberate. 1Ki 6:33 In the same way he made four-sided doorposts… between the portico and the altar, The space between the porch and the altar belonged to the sphere of priestly service. The altar testified to the need for atonement through the sacrifices God had commanded, yet these men rejected its meaning by directing their worship elsewhere. Jol 2:17 Let the priests who minister before the LORD weep… were about twenty-five men These were likely priestly leaders, possibly representing the twenty-four priestly divisions together with the high priest. Those entrusted with guarding true worship had become leaders in national apostasy. Ezk 11:1 Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the gate… with their backs to the temple of the LORD Their posture openly dishonored the sanctuary and portrayed Israel’s rejection of the covenant God. They turned away from the place where the LORD had set His name and promised to meet with His people. 2Ch 29:6 For our fathers were unfaithful and did evil… and their faces toward the east; Facing east positioned them toward the rising sun rather than toward the temple. Their bodily orientation displayed the spiritual direction of their hearts: they had abandoned the Creator for part of His creation. Ezk 40:6 Then he came to the gate facing east and climbed its steps.… and they were bowing to the east in worship of the sun. Sun worship, practiced among surrounding nations, directly violated God’s command not to serve the heavenly bodies. Israel’s kings had permitted such practices, though reforms under Josiah had sought to remove them. The return of this idolatry among temple leaders showed why judgment upon Jerusalem and the temple was imminent. 2Ki 23:5 Josiah also did away with the idolatrous priests… “Son of man,” He said to me, God addressed Ezekiel as a mortal man standing before the holy God. The title kept the prophet mindful of his frailty while commissioning him to speak for the covenant people. Jesus later used the title Son of Man in connection with His true humanity, His suffering, and His authority to redeem and judge. Ezk 2:1 “Son of man,” He said to me, “stand up on your feet”… “do you see this? God required Ezekiel to witness Judah’s corruption with spiritual clarity. The visions exposed sins hidden behind religious activity and showed that the Lord’s judgment rested on full knowledge of what His people had done. Zec 5:2 “What do you see?” asked the angel. “I see a flying scroll,”… Is it not enough for the house of Judah to commit the abominations they are practicing here, Judah had defiled the temple and abandoned the covenant through idolatry. Their worship of false gods directly violated the commands given through Moses and revealed a people determined to reject the Lord who had chosen them. Jer 7:9-10 Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury,… that they must also fill the land with violence Idolatry had produced moral disorder throughout the nation. The same people who offered worship in God’s temple oppressed others, shed innocent blood, and abandoned justice. Judah’s rebellion was not confined to private devotion; it had corrupted the life of the whole land. Gen 6:11 Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God,… and continually provoke Me to anger? Judah’s repeated sins displayed settled resistance rather than momentary weakness. God’s anger was His righteous response to covenant betrayal, violence, and defilement of His sanctuary. The coming Babylonian judgment would demonstrate that God does not overlook persistent rebellion. Isa 65:3 a people who continually provoke Me to My face,… Look, they are even putting the branch to their nose! The act described belonged to an idolatrous ritual or gesture of defiance against the Lord. Although the precise custom is not identified, it represented contempt for God in the very place set apart for His worship. Judah had reached the point of dishonoring the Lord openly while claiming to be His people. Isa 44:14-17 He cuts down cedars or retrieves a cypress or oak.… Therefore I will respond with wrath. The abominations committed in the temple had openly defied the holiness of God. Israel had filled the land with violence and provoked Him through idolatry, even turning their backs toward His sanctuary to worship the sun. Covenant blessings had been repeatedly rejected, and the judgments warned in Deuteronomy 28 were now coming upon Jerusalem. Jer 21:5 And I Myself will fight against you with a mighty arm… I will not look on them with pity, God’s mercy had been displayed through years of prophetic warning, but Judah’s persistent rebellion brought the time of judgment. Jeremiah likewise warned that hardened sin would bring a day when compassion would no longer restrain judgment. Deu 19:13 You must show him no pity. You are to purge from Israel… nor will I spare them. The coming Babylonian invasion would not be a minor correction. Jerusalem, its temple, and many of its inhabitants would fall in 586 BC, demonstrating that neither religious privilege nor outward worship could shield a people devoted to evil. 1Sa 15:3 Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote… Although they shout loudly in My ears, Distress would drive many to cry out to God when judgment arrived, yet their cries would not reflect the repentance God had long required. Their desperate prayers stood in sharp contrast to their earlier refusal to hear His word through the prophets. Jer 11:11 Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I am about to bring… I will not listen to them.” God’s refusal is a judicial response to continual rejection of His voice. Ezekiel’s vision warns that access to God must not be presumed upon while sin is cherished. The Lord calls people to seek Him in humility and repentance while He may be found. Zec 7:13 And just as I had called and they would not listen,… This is a draft of the Berean Study Bible. 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