Notwithstanding the children rebelled against me: they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do them, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; they polluted my sabbaths: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness.
But even their kids rebelled against me too. They didn't follow my rules or keep my commands, the same ones that would have given them life if they'd just listened. They completely disrespected my sabbaths. So I said, 'That's it, I'm about to unleash my anger on them right here in the wilderness.'
Even when God gives life-giving rules, rebellion still has consequences.
📚 Historical Context
In the context of the Babylonian exile around the 6th century BC, the prophet Ezekiel was delivering a message from God to the Israelites, recounting their long history of rebellion to call them to repentance. This verse specifically refers to the generation of Israelites in the wilderness after the Exodus, who, like their ancestors, refused to follow God's laws, judgments, and Sabbaths, leading to God's declaration of judgment. Ezekiel used this historical reminder to highlight the pattern of disobedience that had brought the nation to its current state of exile.
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