Ezekiel 24:5 meaning and explanation

Take the choicest of the flock and pile the fuel beneath it. Bring it to a boil and cook the bones in it.’

Ezekiel 24:5, Berean Standard Bible

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Ezekiel 24 opens with the date Babylon began its siege of Jerusalem, and God gives the prophet a parable of a cooking pot to announce the city's coming destruction. In verse 5 the choicest sheep are taken and the fire is piled high beneath the pot, so the best of the flock is boiled down with the bones.

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