Ezekiel 23:39

“For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and, lo, thus have they done in the midst of mine house.”

"For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and, lo, thus have they done in the midst of mine house." - Ezekiel 23:39
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What does Ezekiel 23:39 mean?

"For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and, lo, thus have they done in the midst of mine house." In order to fully understand the meaning and significance of Ezekiel 23:39, it is important to first…

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Sanctuary and Sacrifice: A Call to True Worship

Ezekiel 23:39 states, "For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and, lo, thus have they done in the midst of mine house." This verse portrays a grave reality of the people of Israel who lived in a paradox…

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A Prayer for Redemption and Restoration

Heavenly Father, As I come before You today, I am deeply moved by the weight of the words spoken in Ezekiel 23:39: "For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and, lo, thus have they done in the midst of…

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Ezekiel 23:39 - "For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and, lo, thus have they done in the midst of mine house."
Ezekiel 39:23 - "¶ And the heathen shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity: because they trespassed against me, therefore hid I my face from them, and gave them into the hand of their enemies: so fell they all by the sword."
Ezekiel 39:11
Ezekiel 39:11
2 Samuel 23:39 - "Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all."
Job 39:23 - "The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield."
Ezekiel 39:16 - "And also the name of the city shall be Hamonah. Thus shall they cleanse the land."
Ezekiel 39:12 - "And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying of them, that they may cleanse the land."
Ezekiel 39:8 - "¶ Behold, it is come, and it is done, saith the Lord GOD; this is the day whereof I have spoken."
Ezekiel 39:22 - "So the house of Israel shall know that I am the LORD their God from that day and forward."
Ezekiel 39:5 - "Thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD."
Exodus 39:23 - "And there was an hole in the midst of the robe, as the hole of an habergeon, with a band round about the hole, that it should not rend."
Ezekiel 39:11 Valley of Hamongog east of the dead sea in Israel
Ezekiel 39:6 - "And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD."
Ezekiel 39:24 - "According to their uncleanness and according to their transgressions have I done unto them, and hid my face from them."
Luke 23:39 - "¶ And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us."
"Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all." - 2 Samuel 23:39
Ezekiel 39:3 - "And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand."
Ezekiel 39:20 - "Thus ye shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men, and with all men of war, saith the Lord GOD."
Ezekiel 39:13 - "Yea, all the people of the land shall bury them; and it shall be to them a renown the day that I shall be glorified, saith the Lord GOD."
Ezekiel 40:39 - "¶ And in the porch of the gate were two tables on this side, and two tables on that side, to slay thereon the burnt offering and the sin offering and the trespass offering."
"The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield." - Job 39:23
Genesis 39:23 - "The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the LORD was with him, and that which he did, the LORD made it to prosper."
Ezekiel 39:19 - "And ye shall eat fat till ye be full, and drink blood till ye be drunken, of my sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you."
Ezekiel 39:27 - "When I have brought them again from the people, and gathered them out of their enemies' lands, and am sanctified in them in the sight of many nations;"
Ezekiel 39:26 - "After that they have borne their shame, and all their trespasses whereby they have trespassed against me, when they dwelt safely in their land, and none made them afraid."
Matthew 23:39 - "For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord."
Ezekiel 39:2 - "And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel:"
Ezekiel 41:23 - "And the temple and the sanctuary had two doors."