The gleam of hope is fleeting. Darkne gathers around again, for the prophet is still predicting judgment.

Ezekiel 6:11: Smite…

Smite with thine hand, and stamp with thy foot. —The prophecy returns again to its heavy messages of woe. To clap the han…

This confirms what we have previously seen concerning the slaughter of the ten tribes. The kingdom of Israel had indeed been afflicted, but because…

Thus says the Lord God, smite with your hand, and stamp with
your foot
These are gest…

It is our duty to be affected not only by our own sins and sufferings, but to look with compassion upon the miseries wicked people bring upon thems…