And it came to pass, while they were slaying them, and I was left, that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou destroy all the residue of Israel in thy pouring out of thy fury upon Jerusalem?
While they were carrying out the killings and I was the only one left, I threw myself face-down on the ground and cried out, 'Oh Lord God! Are you really going to wipe out everyone who's left in Israel when you pour out your anger on Jerusalem?'
Sometimes the hardest thing to watch is justice being served, even when we know it's deserved.
📚 Historical Context
Ezekiel was a prophet and priest among the Jewish exiles in Babylon, receiving visions from God about the impending judgment on Jerusalem for its widespread idolatry and unfaithfulness to the covenant. In this vision from Ezekiel 9, God commands angels to mark the foreheads of the righteous inhabitants and then execute the wicked, symbolizing divine justice amid the city's corruption. Ezekiel, witnessing this terrifying scene, responds with deep concern for his people and intercedes passionately, pleading for mercy on the remnant of Israel.
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