50 The Boiling Cauldron

This was the long prophecied day when the Babylonian army under Nebuchadnezzar set their siege against Jerusalem. This started two and a half years before the destruction of the Temple. This day was very significant since Jehovah God had Ezekiel who was three hundred miles from Jerusalem telling others about it for four years in advance. God had Ezekiel write down His Word so others would know that God was carrying out His will exactly as He had warned. This would be proof for future generations that God does exactly what He says He will do and speaks accurately through His prophets (Amos 3:7). This day was so significant that the Jews themselves mourned it through fasts for many years. The fasts were man initiated and not a command from God. If any usefulness was to come of the fasts it should have been repentance.