God commands Ezekiel to act out the message given by the Lord, he is to pack his bags dig through the city wall as if he is entering Exile. Why does God command this? What does an acted out exile mean?

For the those in exile, their hope was in the ongoing survival of Jerusalem, but God wants them to put their hopes in him not a city falling to idolotry.

Today, Ezekiel 12:1-20 can seem to be a distant story for a far off people in a different time but Mike helps his listeners to understand that no matter how disaster can shake us to our core, God remains in control of it all and that perhaps we can learn from this story the importance of turning to the LORD and seeking him first.