n the days of Ezekiel, the message was still the same: even though there was a whole array of worship activities underway in the temple, the sins of the priests and people had made them ineffectual (Ezekiel 22). Those sins included treating parents with contempt, oppressing the stranger, mistreating the widow and the orphan (v. 7), despising holy things and the Sabbath (v. 8), slandering to cause bloodshed (v.9), committing adultery and incest (vs. 10-11), as well as prompting bribery, extortion and usury (v. 12). Once again the prevailing sins were social injustices borne by a spirit of self-gratification and characterized by an indifference to the needs of others. Not only did this nullify worship, but it also brought God’s judgement.
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