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Ezekiel 3:1 (show verse)
He said to me, “Son of man, eat what you find [in this book]; eat this scroll, then go, speak to the house of Israel.”
Ezekiel 3:2 (show verse)
So I opened my mouth, and He fed me the scroll.
Ezekiel 3:3 (show verse)
He said to me, “Son of man, eat this scroll that I am giving you and fill your stomach with it.” So I ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth.
Ezekiel 3:4 (show verse)
Then He said to me, “Son of man, go to the house of Israel and speak My words to them.
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Ezekiel 3:5 (show verse)
For you are not being sent to a people of unintelligible speech or difficult language, but to the house of Israel,
Ezekiel 3:6 (show verse)
not to many peoples of unintelligible speech or difficult language, whose words you cannot understand. But I have sent you to them who should listen to you and pay attention to My message;
Ezekiel 3:7 (show verse)
yet the house of Israel will not be willing to listen to you and obey you, since they are not willing to listen to Me and obey Me, for the entire house of Israel is stubborn and obstinate.
Character » Of the wicked » Hard-hearted
Character of the wicked » Hard-hearted
Heart » The unregenerate » Is hard
character of the unrenewed Heart » Hard
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Character of the wicked » Hard-hearted
Heart » The unregenerate » Is hard
character of the unrenewed Heart » Hard
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Rebellion against God » Ministers » Sent to those guilty of
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Ezekiel 3:8 (show verse)
Behold, I have made your face as hard as their faces and your forehead as hard as their foreheads.
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Prophets » Were required » To be bold and undaunted
Rebellion against God » Ministers » Sent to those guilty of
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Ezekiel 3:9 (show verse)
I have made your forehead like emery (diamond), harder than flint. Do not be afraid of them or be dismayed before them, though they are a rebellious house.”
Adamant » Flint
holy Boldness » Exhortations to
Christian ministers » Discouragements of
Courage » Scriptures relating to
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Prophets » Were required » To be bold and undaunted
Rebellion against God » Ministers » Sent to those guilty of
Religious » Responsibility of » Select reading
Responsibility » According to privileges » Of ministers, etc
holy Boldness » Exhortations to
Christian ministers » Discouragements of
Courage » Scriptures relating to
Leaders » Responsibility of » Select reading
Ministers » Remuneration of » Responsibility of
Prophets » Were required » To be bold and undaunted
Rebellion against God » Ministers » Sent to those guilty of
Religious » Responsibility of » Select reading
Responsibility » According to privileges » Of ministers, etc
Ezekiel 3:10 (show verse)
Moreover, He said to me, “Son of man, receive into your heart all My words which I will speak to you and hear with your ears (listen closely).
Ezekiel 3:11 (show verse)
Go to the [Jewish] exiles [in Babylon], to the children of your people, and speak to them, whether they listen or not, and tell them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’”
Ezekiel 3:12 (show verse)
Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard a great rushing sound behind me, “Blessed be the glory of the Lord in His place [above the expanse].”
Ezekiel 3:13 (show verse)
And then I heard the sound of the wings of the living beings as they touched one another and [I heard] the sound of the wheels beside them, a great rushing sound.
Ezekiel 3:14 (show verse)
So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went embittered [by the sins of Israel] in the rage of my spirit; and the hand of the Lord was strong on me.
Ezekiel 3:15 (show verse)
Then I came to the exiles who lived beside the River Chebar at Tel Abib. I sat there for seven days [in the place] where they were living, overwhelmed with astonishment [by my vision and the work before me].
Chebar » A river of mesopotamia
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Seven » Certainties, seven that face the unrepentant sinner » Days
Seven » Days » Ezekiel sits by the chebar river in astonishment for
Tel-abib » Residence of jewish captives in babylonia
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Periods and numbers » Forty days » Seven days
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Seven » Certainties, seven that face the unrepentant sinner » Days
Seven » Days » Ezekiel sits by the chebar river in astonishment for
Tel-abib » Residence of jewish captives in babylonia
Ezekiel 3:16 (show verse)
At the end of seven days the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 3:17 (show verse)
“Son of man, I have appointed you as a watchman to the house of Israel; whenever you hear a word from My mouth, warn them from Me.
Christian ministers » Responsibility of
Inspiration » Examples of » Ezekiel
Leaders » Responsibility of » Select reading
Leaders » Preaching » Spiritual watchmen
Ministers » Remuneration of » Responsibility of
Ministers » Work of preaching » Spiritual watchmen
Ministers » Should preach » With faithfulness
Prophets » Examples of » Ezekiel
Prophets » Were required » To be vigilant and faithful
Prophets » The watchmen of israel
Punishment of the The Wicked » On account of their » Iniquity
Religious » Responsibility of » Select reading
Religious » Support of unfaithful » Spiritual watchmen
Reproof » Ministers are sent to give
Responsibility » According to privileges » Of ministers, etc
Speak the word » The bible contains the message to be delivered
Spiritual » Warfare characteristics of » Watchmen
The bible » Purpose » It contains the message to be delivered
Warning » The reward for not warning others
Watchfulness » God especially requires in ministers
Watchmen » Spiritual
Watchmen » Illustrative » Of ministers
Word » Speak the » It contains the message to be delivered
Worldly » Fulness » Spiritual watchmen
Inspiration » Examples of » Ezekiel
Leaders » Responsibility of » Select reading
Leaders » Preaching » Spiritual watchmen
Ministers » Remuneration of » Responsibility of
Ministers » Work of preaching » Spiritual watchmen
Ministers » Should preach » With faithfulness
Prophets » Examples of » Ezekiel
Prophets » Were required » To be vigilant and faithful
Prophets » The watchmen of israel
Punishment of the The Wicked » On account of their » Iniquity
Religious » Responsibility of » Select reading
Religious » Support of unfaithful » Spiritual watchmen
Reproof » Ministers are sent to give
Responsibility » According to privileges » Of ministers, etc
Speak the word » The bible contains the message to be delivered
Spiritual » Warfare characteristics of » Watchmen
The bible » Purpose » It contains the message to be delivered
Warning » The reward for not warning others
Watchfulness » God especially requires in ministers
Watchmen » Spiritual
Watchmen » Illustrative » Of ministers
Word » Speak the » It contains the message to be delivered
Worldly » Fulness » Spiritual watchmen
Ezekiel 3:18 (show verse)
When I say to the wicked, ‘You will certainly die,’ and you do not warn him or speak out to tell him to turn from his wicked way to save his life, that same evil man will die in his sin, but you will be responsible for his blood.
Christian ministers » Responsibility of
Duty » Masters' » Of giving warning
Ministers » Should preach » With faithfulness
Prophets » Were required » To be vigilant and faithful
Punishment of the The Wicked » On account of their » Iniquity
Salvation » Ministers » Should exhort to
Warning » The reward for not warning others
Warnings » The duty of giving
Duty » Masters' » Of giving warning
Ministers » Should preach » With faithfulness
Prophets » Were required » To be vigilant and faithful
Punishment of the The Wicked » On account of their » Iniquity
Salvation » Ministers » Should exhort to
Warning » The reward for not warning others
Warnings » The duty of giving
Ezekiel 3:19 (show verse)
However, if you have warned the wicked and he does not turn from his wickedness or from his wicked way, he will die in his sin; but you have freed yourself [from responsibility].
Christian ministers » Responsibility of
Death of the The Wicked » Is in their sins
Opportunity » The measure of responsibility
Opportunity » Lost, by indifference or neglect » Responsibility according to
Prophets » Were required » To be vigilant and faithful
Salvation » Ministers » Should exhort to
Warning » The reward for warning others
Death of the The Wicked » Is in their sins
Opportunity » The measure of responsibility
Opportunity » Lost, by indifference or neglect » Responsibility according to
Prophets » Were required » To be vigilant and faithful
Salvation » Ministers » Should exhort to
Warning » The reward for warning others
Ezekiel 3:20 (show verse)
Again, when a righteous man turns from his righteousness (right standing with God) and sins, and I place an obstacle before him, he will die; since you have not warned him, he will die in his sin, and the righteous deeds which he has done will not be remembered; but you will be responsible for his blood.
Ezekiel 3:21 (show verse)
However, if you have warned the righteous man not to sin and he does not sin, he will surely live because he took warning; also you have freed yourself [from responsibility].”
Ezekiel 3:22 (show verse)
The hand of the Lord was on me there, and He said to me, “Arise, go out to the plain, and I will speak to you.”
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Ezekiel 3:23 (show verse)
So I got up and went out to the plain; and behold, the glory and brilliance of the Lord was standing there, like the glory I had seen by the River Chebar, and I fell face downward.
Ezekiel 3:24 (show verse)
Then the Spirit entered me and made me stand on my feet; He spoke and said to me, “Go, shut yourself up in your house.
Ezekiel 3:25 (show verse)
As for you, son of man, they will put ropes on you and bind you with them so that you cannot go out among them.
Ezekiel 3:26 (show verse)
And I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you cannot talk and you cannot be a man who rebukes the people, for they are a rebellious house.
Ezekiel 3:27 (show verse)
But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth and you will say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’ He who hears, let him hear; and he who refuses [to hear], let him refuse; for they are a rebellious house.