God’s holiness and our responsibility for obedience. A holy God cannot tolerate disobedience, which defies people and institutions, and therefore separates them from God’s saving blessing. Again and again Ezekiel’s prophecies describe the disobedience of God’s covenant shown by Israel or other nations, and in the magnificent vision of chapters 40–48 the prophet is allowed to see the new Promised Land and its holy city and temple, all symbolizing the orderliness and peace with God that obedience to