Then you will know that I am the Lord.
doom
noun
1. death, destruction, or some other terrible fate.
“the aircraft was sent crashing to its doom in the water”
synonyms: destruction, downfall, grim/terrible fate, ruin, ruination, rack and ruin, catastrophe, disaster
Doom for the mountains of Israel.
You will be destroyed. Your places of worship will be destroyed. Your people will be destroyed. Your towns will be destroyed.
And you will know that I am the Lord.
Some will escape. Some will be scattered. Some will remember.
And they will know that I am the Lord.
Many will die.
One who is far away will die of the plague, and one who is near will fall by the sword, and anyone who survives and is spared will die of famine. Ezekiel 6:12
And they will know that I am the Lord.
The land will become a desolate waste. Everywhere they live will become a desolate waste.
Then they will know that I am the Lord.
The end has come. I will unleash my anger. I will judge you. I will repay you. I will not show you pity. I will not spare you.
Then you will know that I am the Lord.
The end has come. Doom has come. The time has come.
Then you will know that it is I the Lord who strikes you.
Doom has burst forth. Violence has arisen.
There is no one left. There is no wealth left. Every face will be covered with shame. Silver and gold will be worthless.
Terror will come. Calamity upon calamity will come. Rumour upon rumour will come.
Then they will know that I am the Lord.
And how has it come to this? How has it possibly come to this?
Because God has tried everything else. Everything else. Messengers, warnings, prophets, punishments, miracles, traditions, rituals…God has tried over and over and over again to connect with His people, to restore the relationship, to renew the covenant.
All He wants is to be known. Seven times in Ezekiel chapters 6 and 7, there’s this phrase – then they will know that I am the Lord. That is the only purpose for all this. It’s not even first and foremost a punishment. It’s a prompt. A reminder of who God is and what He is capable of. A reminder of all that has been lost. And can be recaptured.
God wants to be known. What is He doing in my life and in your life and in our world today to grab our attention?
How is He speaking to me and to you and to our world today?
Then you will know that I am the Lord.
