Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel.
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Ezekiel 3
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So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll.
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And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.
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And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them.
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For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, but to the house of Israel;
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Not to many people of a strange speech and of an hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. Surely, had I sent thee to them, they would have hearkened unto thee.
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But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted.
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Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads.
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As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.
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Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thine heart, and hear with thine ears.
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And go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear.
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Then the spirit took me up, and I heard behind me a voice of a great rushing, saying, Blessed be the glory of the LORD from his place.
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I heard also the noise of the wings of the living creatures that touched one another, and the noise of the wheels over against them, and a noise of a great rushing.
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So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.
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Then I came to them of the captivity at Telabib, that dwelt by the river of Chebar, and I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished among them seven days.
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And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
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Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.
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When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
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Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.
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Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumbling-block before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
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Nevertheless if thou warn the righteous man, that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he is warned; also thou hast delivered thy soul.
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And the hand of the LORD was there upon me; and he said unto me, Arise, go forth into the plain, and I will there talk with thee.
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Then I arose, and went forth into the plain: and, behold, the glory of the LORD stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river of Chebar: and I fell on my face.
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Then the spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet, and spake with me, and said unto me, Go, shut thyself within thine house.
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But thou, O son of man, behold, they shall put bands upon thee, and shall bind thee with them, and thou shalt not go out among them:
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And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: for they are a rebellious house.
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But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; He that heareth, let him hear; and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they are a rebellious house.
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Ezekiel 3 Study & Commentary
Ezekiel 3 - The Watchman’s Responsibility: Ezekiel eats the scroll and finds it "sweet as honey." God appoints him as a watchman for the house of Israel, making him accountable for warning the wicked and the righteous.
THEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
1. The Sweetness of the Word: Even a message of judgment is "sweet" because it comes from God and is the truth.2. The Watchman (v. 17-21): A crucial concept of ministerial accountability. If the watchman doesn't warn, the blood is on his hands; if he warns and they don't listen, he is delivered.
3. Divine Restraint: God causes Ezekiel's tongue to cleave to the roof of his mouth, making him "dumb" except when God gives him a specific word.
PRACTICAL LESSONS
1. The Burden of Warning: Understanding our responsibility to speak the truth to those in danger of judgment.2. Total Dependence on God's Timing: Learning to be silent until God "opens the mouth."
