Ezekiel 22:1-30, NIV
God anger and wrath over Israel..Some of the sins listed:
*Shedding blood; accept bribes to shed blood.
*Defiled by the idols.
*Oppressed the aliens, denied them justice.
*Despised my holy things.
*Desecrated my Sabbaths.
*Commit lewd acts.
*Dishonourtheir father’s bed.
*Violate women during their period when they are ceremonially unclean.
*Violates his sister.
*Shamefully defiles his daughter-in-law.
*takes usuryand excessive interest.
*make unjust gain from your neighbors by extortion. (vs 6-12).
*Her priests do violence to my law and profane my holy things;they do not distinguish the holy and the common; no difference between the unclesn and the clean..sabbaths vs 26….her officials..like wolves..shed blood..unjust gains vs 27. Her prophets whitewash these deeds for them by false visions and lying divinations.. vs 28…look for a man..stand before me in the fap on behalf of the land..would not destroy it..found none vs 30.
..Israel has become a dross (rubbish) to me
Punishment:..make you an object of scorn to the nations and a laughing -stock to all the countries vs 4-5.
…gather you in my anger and melt you vs 18-22…’You are a land that has no rain or showers in the day of wrath vs 24 (note: not due to global warming)