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Ezekiel 2
From the throne the voice speaks, and its first word is the title that will define Ezekiel for the whole book: "Son of man." He is told to stand, the Spirit sets him on his feet, and he is sent to a "rebellious house" — a phrase repeated so often here it becomes a refrain. The commission is unusually frank about failure: success is not measured by whether Israel listens, only by whether they know a prophet was among them. Watch for the scroll that appears at the chapter's close.
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He said to me, “Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you.”
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The Spirit entered into me when he spoke to me, and set me on my feet; and I heard him who spoke to me.
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He said to me, “Son of man, I send you to the children of Israel, to a nation of rebels who have rebelled against me. They and their fathers have transgressed against me even to this very day.
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The children are impudent and stiff-hearted. I am sending you to them, and you shall tell them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says.’
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They, whether they will hear, or whether they will refuse—for they are a rebellious house—yet they will know that there has been a prophet among them.
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You, son of man, don’t be afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you, and you dwell among scorpions. Don’t be afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.
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You shall speak my words to them, whether they will hear or whether they will refuse; for they are most rebellious.
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But you, son of man, hear what I tell you. Don’t be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth, and eat that which I give you.”
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When I looked, behold, a hand was stretched out to me; and behold, a scroll of a book was in it.
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He spread it before me. It was written within and without; and lamentations, mourning, and woe were written in it.
A commission braced for rejection
Most prophetic calls promise some response. This one warns of briers, thorns, and scorpions, and tells Ezekiel not to fear their words or their looks. The repeated "whether they will hear, or whether they will refuse" reframes his task as faithfulness, not persuasion.
The chapter ends with a hand holding out a scroll written on both sides with "lamentations, mourning, and woe" — the content of his message named before he speaks it. Eating it follows in chapter 3.
Context layers
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- Psalms 13:1-6Key passage connected to Lament.
- Lamentations 3:19-26Key passage connected to Lament.
- Matthew 27:45-46Key passage connected to Lament.
- Proverbs 1:7Key passage connected to Fear of the Lord.
- Psalms 111:10Key passage connected to Fear of the Lord.
- Luke 12:4-7Key passage connected to Fear of the Lord.
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