Introduction
Ezekiel is made responsible for giving the LORD's message to the people of Israel.
Questions
1. Why does the LORD say the house of Israel will not listen to Ezekiel?
v 7 But the house of Israel will not listen to you, for they will not listen to me; for all the house of Israel are obstinate and hard-hearted.
2. What does the LORD say to Ezekiel about his responsibilities as a watchman to the wicked men?
v 17 to 19 “Son of man, I have made you a watchman to the house of Israel. Therefore hear the word from my mouth, and warn them from me. When I tell the wicked, ‘You will surely die;’ and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; that wicked man will die in his iniquity; but I will require his blood at your hand. Yet if you warn the wicked, and he doesn’t turn from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he will die in his iniquity; but you have delivered your soul.”
3. What does the Lord GOD tell Ezekiel; about his ability to talk?
v 26 and 27 I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth, that you will be mute, and will not be able to correct them; for they are a rebellious house. But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you shall tell them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says.’ ...
Summary Points
- v 1 to 3 Ezekiel is told to eat a scroll and speak to the house of Israel
- v 4 to 15 Ezekiel is to speak God's words to the people in captivity. He is not speaking a foreign language but they will not hear. He then experiences the LORD's glory and is transported to sit among the captives by the river Chebar for seven days
- v 16 to 21 The LORD tells Ezekiel that he has to warn the house of Israel to change their wicked ways
- v 22 to 27 Ezekiel is told that he is to be dumb unless he is actually speaking GOD's message