Amdur on Yechezkel

The Maggid Shiur spent most of this session on passuk 12 and discussed his views on divided the punishment into 3 parts and comparing them to the destruction of the 1st Beit Hamikdash, the 2nd Beit Hamikdash and the present.

God tells Yechezkel a very dark message with the punishments that He is going to mete out to the Jews.

Deeper study of what the Jews are doing so badly that the Temple will be destroyed and they will go into exile.

Hashem says His people have sinned more than any of the surrounding nations.

Hashem gives Yechezkel additional instructions for what he needs to do

By another symbolic act, Yechezkel is to tell of the impending destruction

And you shall prepare your bread on cattle dung.

Yechezkel states he never ate unclean food or improper sacrifices or questionable kashrut.

Yachezkel is instructed to bake barley bread and eat it among the "unclean" nations.

Yechezkel is to bind himself with ropes and then is instructed what to eat starting with a bread made from various grains.