The LORD had set Jerusalem in the center of the nations for his purposes, but they had rebelled. He wanted his people to draw all the nations to him by their obedience and holiness. instead, they sinned more than anyone else. So, like Ezekiel’s hair, they would be scattered to the four winds. God still has a plan for his people, but it would focus on his Son, who would die in Jerusalem for the sins of the world.
LORD, you have called us to the nations. May we not rebel against that call.
Ezekiel 5:5-17