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The End Has Come: A Shaved Head, Scattered Hair, and Warnings Too Blunt to Ignore | Ezekiel 5–7
Episode Overview
Today we read Ezekiel chapters 5 through 7, where the prophet's sign acts turn even more startling. Ezekiel shaves his head and beard with a sword, then divides the hair into three parts—burned, struck, and scattered on the wind—a living diagram of what is about to happen to Jerusalem's population. For a priest, shaving was itself a humiliation. The medium is part of the message.
The indictment that follows is severe: Jerusalem has been given every advantage and has rebelled more than the nations around it. The warnings extend to the high places where idols were served, and…
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