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In the darkness, apostate Jews worshipping an idolatrous image at the northern gate of the temple in Jerusalem.

SECTION TWO

“It Was My Sanctuary That You Defiled”​—Pure Worship Corrupted

EZEKIEL 5:11

FOCUS: Judah and Jerusalem become spiritually and morally corrupt

Jehovah loved and cared for the Israelites as his “treasured possession.” (Ex. 19:5, ftn.) But they repaid Jehovah by worshipping false gods in the very temple that bore his name! They broke Jehovah’s heart and brought reproach upon him. Why did Israel sink so low? What can we learn from Ezekiel’s prophecy about Jerusalem’s destruction? And what lessons can we draw from Israel’s dealings with the surrounding nations?