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Verse Ezekiel 2:8. _OPEN THY MOUTH AND EAT THAT I GIVE THEE._] Take
my word as thou wouldst take thy _proper food_; receive it into thy
heart; ponder it there, that it may be the means of _strengthen...
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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS
I. PREDICTIONS BEFORE THE FALL OF JERUSALEM
A. judgment Predictions Concerning Jerusalem (1-24)
Chapter S 1:1-3:14 The Vision of Glory and the Call of the Prophet
_ 1. The...
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Ezekiel 2:1. We see Ezekiel prostrate upon his face. Then a voice
spoke, not the voice of a cherubim; while in Revelation the cherubim
speak, in Ezekiel they are silent, Jehovah addressed Ezekiel as s...
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EZEKIEL 2:8 TO EZEKIEL 3:15. His inspiration is suggestively described
by the symbolical swallowing of a book-roll. In Jer. (Jeremiah 1:9) it
is more immediately conceived as due to the touch of the D...
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EAT. See Ezekiel 3:1. Compare Revelation 10:9; Revelation 10:10....
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_be not rebellious_ In addition to the positive command, "hear what I
say unto thee," the prophet is warned not to refuse and be rebellious
like the house of Israel. There was need for this double
per...
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The prophet's inspiration
Being commanded to speak God's words to the people, the prophet is
next assured by a symbol, a book given him to eat, that God's words
shall be given him....
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OPEN THY MOUTH, &C.— The knowledge of divine truth is often
expressed by the metaphors of bodily food and nourishment; and
therefore, to _eat_ the words of this prophesy, signifies to commit
them to m...
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II. THE PREPARATION FOR SERVICE
2:8-3:15
Following the call to service, God begins a process of education to
prepare this man for the assigned task. Three steps can be
distinguished in this educationa...
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But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not thou
rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that I
give thee.
EAT THAT I GIVE THEE - (, note; Revelation 10:9). The i...
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§ 1. EZEKIEL'S CALL AND CONSECRATION AS A PROPHET (EZEKIEL 1-3)
Date, June-July, 592 b.c.
Ezekiel's call and consecration to his prophetic work took place by
means of a vision of God's glory (Ezekiel...
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EZEKIEL: ‘THEY SHALL KNOW THAT I AM GOD’
THE *SIN OF JUDAH AND THE JUDGEMENT OF GOD
EZEKIEL CHAPTER S 1 TO 24
_IAN MACKERVOY_
CHAPTER 2
THE *LORD SENDS EZEKIEL TO THE *ISRAELITES – EZEKIEL 2:1-7...
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EAT THAT I GIVE THEE. — This is to be understood, like all that has
gone before, as done in vision, as in the case of the book eaten by
St. John in Revelation 10:9. The figure of eating for receiving...
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וְ אַתָּ֣ה בֶן ־אָדָ֗ם שְׁמַע֙ אֵ֤ת
אֲשֶׁר
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EZEKIEL'S PROPHETIC COMMISSION
Ezekiel 2:1; Ezekiel 3:1
THE call of a prophet and the vision of God which sometimes
accompanied it are the two sides of one complex experience. The man
who has truly s...
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A HARD COMMISSION
Ezekiel 2:1-10; Ezekiel 3:1-11
The people were impudent and stiff-hearted; their words as briars and
thorns; their speech like the poison of scorpions; but the prophet was
commissio...
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As the prophet lay prostrate, he heard a voice commanding him to stand
on his feet, and he was immediately empowered to do so by the entrance
of the Spirit. He was then commissioned to deliver the mes...
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But thou, son of man, hear what I say to thee; Be not thou rebellious
like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and (f) eat that which I
give thee.
(f) He not only exhorts him to his duty but also...
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_Eat. "If we do not eat the open book, we cannot teach." (St. Jerome)_...
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Observe, how the Lord arms his faithful servants to a boldness in his
cause: and what assurance he gives them of his support. So he did
Jeremiah. Jer_1:7-8; Jer_1:17-18. So did the three worthies. Dan...
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_‘RECEIVING AND UTTERING THE DIVINE MESSAGE’_
‘Thou shalt speak my words … open thy mouth, and eat that I give
thee.’
Ezekiel 2:7
I. THIS CHAPTER TELLS HOW HIS COMMISSION CAME TO THE PROPHET.—Let
e...
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God continues to confirm his servant, but he advises him of a cause of
stumbling which might break his spirit; for when he perceived the
great obstinacy of the house of Israel, he might refuse the off...
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In testimony and example, as to his prophetic relation, the same thing
happens in Ezekiel's case. God is rejected; His prophet takes this
place, with the throne, to judge the whole nation, and especia...
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BUT THOU, SON OF MAN, HEAR WHAT I SAY UNTO THEE,.... Which was
necessary because he was to speak not his own words, but the Lord's,
and therefore ought to hear before he spoke; and indeed those that
s...
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But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not thou
rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that I
give thee.
Ver. 8. _Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious hous...
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_And thou, be not afraid of them_ “The prophets and messengers of
God are often exhorted to take courage, and are promised a
proportionable assistance in the discharge of their office, without
fearing...
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6-10 Those who will do any thing to purpose in the service of God,
must not fear men. Wicked men are as briers and thorns; but they are
nigh unto cursing, and their end is to be burned. The prophet m...
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HEAR WHAT I SAY UNTO THEE; obey when thou hearest. Harden not thyself
in a seeming modest declining the office of a prophet, wed not thine
own resolution herein. REBELLIOUS HOUSE; house of rebellion,...
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Ezekiel 2:8 son H1121 man H120 hear H8085 (H8798) say H1696 (H8764)
not H1961 (H8799) rebellious...
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“But you, son of man, hear what I say to you. Do not be rebellious
like that rebellious house. Open your mouth and eat what I give
you.”
Now Ezekiel was made to recognise that what he was to do would...
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CONTENTS: Ezekiel filled with the Spirit, and his divine command.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Ezekiel.
CONCLUSION: If we stand ready to be used of God, we may expect that He
will give us a...
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Ezekiel 2:1. _Son of man._ Here the Messiah, speaking from the throne
of glory, gives his servant a humble title, but a title which he
himself assumed after his incarnation, being meek and lowly in he...
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_Be not thou rebellious._
MINISTERS EXPOSED TO CORRUPTION BY THEIR PEOPLE
This was the same as to say, “I know the degeneracy of the times. I
know the corruption and obstinacy of the people. I know t...
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EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 2:8 Ezekiel is told he must OPEN his MOUTH
AND EAT the SCROLL OF A BOOK. When it is unrolled, WRITING is visible
on its...
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(2.) CONSCIOUS ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMISSION (Chaps. Ezekiel 2:8 to
Ezekiel 3:3)
EXEGETICAL NOTES.— Ezekiel 2:9. “SENT UNTO ME;” rather, _put
forth unto me_ (as in chap....
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_HOMILETICS_
(1.) REQUISITES FOR EXECUTING THE COMMISSION (Ezekiel 2:1)
I. LIVELY ATTENTION. Ezekiel must no longer lie upon his face; he must
stand upon his feet if he is rightly to hear the voice o...
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EXPOSITION
EZEKIEL 2:1
SON OF MAN, etc. It is noticeable that the phrase (_ben adam_)_, _as
addressed to a prophet, occurs only in Ezekiel, in whom we find it not
less than eighty times, and in Danie...
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CHAPTER 2:1-3:11.
CALL TO THE PROPHETICAL OFFICE.
Ezekiel 2:1. _And he said to me, Son of man,_ (Hävernick, after many
leading commentators, both ancient and modern, still lays stress on
this express...
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And he said unto me, Son of man (Ezekiel 2:1),
Now this is a title that Ezekiel uses quite often. It is a title that
Jesus uses in the New Testament concerning Himself. It is a title that
was used he...
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1 Kings 13:21; 1 Kings 13:22; 1 Peter 5:3; 1 Timothy 4:14; Ezekiel
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Hear — Obey. Open — This was done only in a vision....