Ezekiel 11:13Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

In Exodus, we learn that following the death of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, the Israelites arose from their burdens of clay, straw, and bricks, and cried out to the Lord, to whom they could not call during the reign of that king. Similarly, in Isaiah, after the demise of King Uzziah, he beheld the Lord seated on a lofty and exalted throne, surrounded by seraphim. Realizing that he had unclean lips and lived among a people of unclean lips, he was privileged to have a coal taken from the altar to purify his mouth. This instance illustrates that when the power of God is foretold, the leader who has deviated from the Lord's service falls, only to be revived through Christ. For if the rising comes from the Lord, then the falling is attributed to the adversary.

This raises the question of how it is stated about the Savior, “This man is destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel.” This pertains to the downfall of those who are most depraved and the uplift of those who have stumbled. When the prophet witnessed this, he fell to the ground, not due to his sinful nature, but from a profound sense of sorrow, and with a voice full of passionate faith, he cried out three times, "Oh, Lord God, will You bring about the destruction of the remnant of Israel?" This expresses that even the remnant, which seemingly existed among the people, is facing destruction due to Your wrath.