What does Ezekiel 20 say about the House of Israel in the wilderness?
Quick Answer
Ezekiel 20 says Yahovah will gather the House of Israel from the countries, bring them into the wilderness of the peoples, plead His case face to face, make them pass under the rod, bring them into the bond of the covenant, and purge rebels. The Teaching treats this as a major description of the Greater Exodus.
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The Greater Exodus Part 1
This Teaching introduces the ‘Greater Exodus’ or ‘Second Exodus’ as a future gathering and wilderness experience that the speaker connects with the time of Jacob’s trouble. It compares the first Exodus from Egypt with prophecies concerning Judah, the scattered House of Israel/Ephraim, and a future recovery of Yahovah’s people from the nations. The Teaching emphasizes Matthew 24, Isaiah 11, Ezekiel 20, Hosea 2, Jeremiah, Revelation 12 and 18, and the principle that earlier biblical events were written for instruction. It presents the wilderness as a place of discipline, faith-building, holiness, protection, nourishment, and preparation. It also connects Ephraim’s ‘multitude of nations’ in Genesis 48 with the ‘fullness of the Gentiles’ in Romans 11, stresses seeking Yahovah with the whole heart, and argues that the future gathering will involve both Judah and the House of Israel. Part 1 ends by introducing the expectation that Yahovah will again show wonders comparable to those of the first Exodus; preparation and those wonders are reserved for Part 2.
