Judgment to Redemption: Exploring the Latter Prophets

Redemption Through Judgment
Isaiah 6:6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar. 7 With it he touched my mouth and said, “See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for. ”
Coals taken from the altar were a sign of judgment. The sin offering was placed on the coals to burn. Yet this act of cleansing of sins.
Ezekiel 3:3 Then he said to me, “Son of man, eat this scroll I am giving you and fill your stomach with it.” So I ate it, and it tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth.
The scroll likely represents the Law. The Law was seen as a statement of judgment against the sins of others. The Law represented bitterness (Rev. 10:9-10).
Jeremiah 32:43 Once more fields will be bought in this land of which you say, ‘It is a desolate waste, without people or animals, for it has been given into the hands of the Babylonians.’
Jeremiah purchased land from his Uncle, Shallam. This was a terrible investment as the land was under judgment and about to be destroyed by Babylon. But the fact that God instructs Jeremiah to buy the field shows God is planning to redeem the land.
EZEKIEL
God’s glory departs Jerusalem
The ark of covenant is lost.
ALL END ON A HIGH
Lots of metaphors
Triple hair do
Rusty pot
Lining down
Lion cubs
3 Comparisons 15-17
Charred Vine 15
This is Jerusalem. They assumed the blessing was unconditional and we’re still going to depend on a burned city.
Unfaithful wife 16
Two Eagles 17
Babylon and Egypt
Nebuchadnezzar took the choice vine and replanted it. Jehoiakim was captive
The second vine remained in Judah but looked to Egypt for help. Zedekiah was blinded, Jerusalem destroyed and all were taken into captivity.