The Inner Meaning of the Prophets and Psalms # 131
131. Internal Meaning of Ezekiel, Chapter 8
Profanation of what is holy. (3)
1-2 The Lord is represented in respect to Divine love, (1)
3 and it is shown how the holy of the Word has been profaned, (3, 17)
5-6 namely, that they have separated themselves from the holy of the worship of the church. (3, 17)
7-10 Diabolical loves have perverted the lowest sense of the Word. (3)
11-12 They have instituted a worship in accordance with those loves, (3)
13-14 by adulterating all things of good, (3, 8)
15-16 and adoring the devil in place of the Lord. (3)
17-18 They have closed against themselves the way to all mercy. (3)
Ezekiel 8:7-10
7
He brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold, a hole in the wall.
8
Then he said to me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had dug in the wall, behold, a door.
9
He said to me, Go in, and see the wicked abominations that they do here.
10
So I went in and saw; and see, every form of creeping things, and abominable animals, and all the idols of the house of Israel, portrayed around on the wall.
