1. #4 Preaching that Grabs you by the Throat Ezekiel 4:1-5:12

2. #4 Preaching that Grabs you by the Throat Ezekiel 4:1-5:12 Clay model (4:1-3) Tied up (4:4-8) Starvation diet (4:9-17) Cut off hair (5:1-12) Hole in wall (12:4-14)

3. #4 Preaching that Grabs you by the Throat Ezekiel 4:1-5:12 2Kings 25 v1 In the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign...Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his whole army. He camped outside the city and built siege works all around it. v2 The city was kept under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah. v3 By the ninth day of the fourth month the famine in the city had become so severe that there was no food for the people to eat. v4 Then the city wall was broken through, and the whole army fled at night through the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden, though the Babylonians were surrounding the city. v5 but the Babylonian army pursued the king and overtook him... and he was captured...Then they put out his eyes, bound him with bronze shackles and took him to Babylon.

4. #4 Preaching that Grabs you by the Throat Ezekiel 4:1-5:12 1. God’s judgement is real and his patience is finite God will not ignore sin – judge it. God will not ignore sin – judge it. Compare yourself to God’s glory not other people Compare yourself to God’s glory not other people Is he “against you” (5:8) today? Is he “against you” (5:8) today? 2. God’s grace is huge and the cross is sufficient 430 years – liberation is coming (Exodus 12:40) 430 years – liberation is coming (Exodus 12:40) Ezekiel was the message – just like Jesus (John 1:14) Ezekiel was the message – just like Jesus (John 1:14) Ezekiel acted out being a substitute – Jesus was the real thing Ezekiel acted out being a substitute – Jesus was the real thing Jerusalem was abandoned by God because of sin – so was Jesus Jerusalem was abandoned by God because of sin – so was Jesus 3. God’s message is urgent and we must be bold Ezekiel uses extreme methods to get an audience Ezekiel uses extreme methods to get an audience Calling on the creatives! Calling on the creatives!

5. #4 Preaching that Grabs you by the Throat Ezekiel 4:1-5:12