Ezekiel 8-11 – The Glory Departs – Pt 5

And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, according to the vision that I saw in the plain.                                                                                       Ezekiel 8:4

The Glory of the Lord – Psalm 96:3

Declare His Glory among the heathen, His wonders among all people.

Key Principle for the people of God:

If God’s people ___ hurt or diminish __________________________________________ His Glory, God must respond. He is holy and cannot allow any tarnishing of that holiness.

I. The Cause of Chastisement – Ezekiel 8:3

God showed the cause of His wrath, for it was the ____ violation  ________ of the covenant which necessitated God’s withdrawal from the nation.

God always uses chastisement with the purpose of ____ returning ______________the repentant one back to a full blessed relationship with Himself.  

II. The Departure – Ezekiel 10:4, 18, 19; 11:23

A. The ______ Holy of Holies ______ to the threshold of the house – 10:4

B. From the threshold of the house to the ___ east gate _______ of the Lord’s house – 10:18,19

C. From the ______ east gate ____ to the ____ mountain _______ on the east side – 11:23