The terms themselves may allude to YHWH's initial love and care in Ezek.
24:13 "lewdness" This term (BDB 273) describes Judah's idolatry. See note at 12:22,23; 17:2; 18:2, 3; 20:49.
He has tried again and again to get His people to repent (cf. Israel herself when YHWH found her in the wilderness, 16:4-14. Bind on your turban and put your shoes on your feet, and do not cover your mustache and do not eat the bread of men."
Thus you will be a sign to them, and they shall know that I am the LORD.’”. 23Your turbans will be on your heads and your shoes on your feet. 10Heap on the wood, kindle the fire, Boil the flesh well And mix in the spices, And let the bones be burned.
You must not relinquish this to a commentator. 16:5. Lev.
13:6; 23:4; Ezek. We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites, how you interact with us, to enrich your user experience, and to customize your relationship with our website. You can check these in your browser security settings. So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. Identify the subjects (reading cycle #3). Does not God love and care for them? 24:17 This is a series of Hebrew cultural metaphors describing mourning rites (cf. You will be judged according to your conduct and your actions, declares the Sovereign LORD.’ ”. 4:13; 6:4; 10:19; 13:27; 15:10; Hosea 7:13). 24:27 "On that day your mouth will be opened" Originally, after the vision of Ezekiel in chapter 1, God told the prophet that he would be unable to speak at times (cf. 1:13, 14). Their shock would make them unable to mourn “normally,” and perhaps the Babylonian culture would also hinder their expressions of grief. To stir up wrath and take revenge I put her blood on the bare rock, so that it would not be covered. You can also change some of your preferences. My mind screams to me "are not these affected individuals as important to God as the biblical characters? We fully respect if you want to refuse cookies but to avoid asking you again and again kindly allow us to store a cookie for that. Do you hear the twenty-first century American in me? “His prophecies of doom will no longer need to be uttered. I think YHWH chose Israel with all her weaknesses to clearly reveal His faithfulness in the stark light of their unfaithfulness!
Just a personal note, it is always hard for me, being a modern western person, to not be affected as an interpreter by my culture's overemphasis on the rights and value of the individual. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refuseing them will have impact how our site functions. However, they will be destroyed and YHWH will choose to work with and restore the early exiles! In contrast, the death of Ezekiel’s wife was neither deserved nor announced long ahead – yet he was commanded to not mourn.