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  1. The central \u2018heroine.\u2019<\/em> The word \u201csword\u201d (<\/span>cherev<\/span><\/i>, fem. in Hebrew) appears 15 times in this chapter. There are also a number of technical terms: whetted (<\/span>chidud<\/span><\/i>), polished (<\/span>mirut)<\/span><\/i>, and additional equipment, such as: sheath (<\/span>ta\u2019ar<\/span><\/i>), which holds the sword. It is undoubtedly the murderous centerpiece of the action, that ties together the different prophecies, and slays everyone in it spath – from when it leaves its sheath til when it returns to it.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Personal testimony<\/em>. We heard a great deal about how Jeremiah felt as prophet. Ezekiel shares a lot less. All the more reason to re-read verse 5 and try to understand what\u2019s bothering him. The medium? The message? Reactions?<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Is that how decisions should be made<\/em>?\u00a0 \u201c[T]o perform divination: He has shaken arrows, consulted teraphim, and inspected the liver\u201d (verse 26). These are all familiar pagan forms of divination, to try to predict the future and ascertain the will of God. Shaking out arrows like dice, that have names written on them. The first one to fall – that is the sought-after answer. Using idols, and trying to decipher shapes in a liver of some animal. According to verse 27, the king of Babylonia took the decision in some fashion, and the answer was: march against Jerusalem.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Babylonia from both sides of the sword<\/em>. All throughout the chapter, Babylonia holds the divine sword; indeed perhaps she even is the sword. But by the end, the sword is turned towards Babylonia herself. 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