Ezekiel 32-33

“You rely on your sword, you do detestable things, and each of you defiles his neighbor’s wife. Should you then possess the land?” (33:26). Just as Ezekiel prophesied doom and destruction for nations like Egypt that defied the Lord, the same consequences fell on Israel. They thought that their connection to Abraham meant they were secure (33:24), but God saw their sins. The land would become a “desolate waste” because of the “detestable things” done there (33:29).

Ezekiel’s frightening prophesies included hope. To Israel and the world, God said, “I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked but rather that they turn from their ways and live” (33:11).