(Ezekiel 24:1-14)

I. The parable

A. A proof of prophecy (Ezekiel 24:1-2; 2 Kings 25:1-4; Jeremiah 52:4-5)
B. The objects of the parable allude to the people’s own self-confident proverb (Ezekiel 24:3-5; 11:3)
C. Punishment was to come to the entire city (Ezekiel 24:6-12; Jeremiah 6:15; Leviticus 17:13)
D. God’s longsuffering had reached its limit (Ezekiel 24:13-14; Jeremiah 6:16)

II. Application

A. The people who were supposed to follow God had become a “rebellious house” (Ezekiel 24:3; 1 Peter 1:13-16; 4:3)
B. God offers cleansing (Ezekiel 24:13; 1 John 1:7-10)
C. God’s longsuffering has its limits (Ezekiel 24:13-14; 2 Peter 3:9; Hebrews 3:8)