Ezekiel:24

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* Verse 1-14 - The pot on the fire represented Jerusalem besieged by the Chaldeans : all orders and ranks were within the walls , prepared as a prey for the enemy . They ought to have put away their transgressions , as the scum , which rises by the heat of the fire , is taken from the top of the pot . But they grew worse , and their miseries increased . Jerusalem was to be levelled with the ground . The time appointed for the punishment of wicked men may seem to come slowly , but it will come surely . It is sad to think how many there are , on whom ordinances and providences are all lost . * Verse 15-27 - Though mourning for the dead is a duty , yet it must be kept under by religion and right reason : we must not sorrow as men that have no hope . Believers must not copy the language and expressions of those who know not God . The people asked the meaning of the sign . God takes from them all that was dearest to them . And as Ezekiel wept not for his affliction , so neither should they weep for theirs . Blessed be God , we need not pine away under our afflictions ; for should all comforts fail , and all sorrows be united , yet the broken heart and the mourner 's prayer are always acceptable before God . **** Matthew Henry 's Commentary ****

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