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The Call of Ezekiel (ch. 2)“Then He said to me, "Son of man, stand on your feet that I may speak with you!" As He

spoke to me the Spirit entered me and set me on my feet; and I heard Him speaking to me. Then He said to me, "Son of man, I am sending you to

the sons of Israel, to a rebellious people who have rebelled against Me; they and their fathers have transgressed against Me to this very day.

"I am sending you to them who are stubborn and obstinate children, and you shall say to them,

'Thus says the Lord God.' …”

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The Call of Ezekiel (ch. 2)“… "As for them, whether they listen or not—for they are a rebellious house—they will know that a prophet has been among them.

"And you, son of man, neither fear them nor fear their words, though thistles and

thorns are with you and you sit on scorpions; neither fear their words nor be dismayed at their presence, for they are a rebellious house. "But you shall speak My words to them whether they listen or not,

for they are rebellious. …”

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The Call of Ezekiel (ch. 2)“… "Now you, son of man, listen to what I am speaking to you; do not be rebellious

like that rebellious house. Open your mouth and eat what I am giving you." Then I

looked, and behold, a hand was extended to me; and lo, a scroll was in it. When He

spread it out before me, it was written on the front and back, and written on it were

lamentations, mourning and woe.”

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Ezekiel 4:1-8“Now you son of man, get yourself a brick, place it before you and inscribe a city on it, Jerusalem. "Then lay siege against it, build a siege wall, raise up a ramp, pitch camps

and place battering rams against it all around. "Then get yourself an iron plate and set it up as an iron wall between you

and the city, and set your face toward it so that it is under siege, and besiege it. This is

a sign to the house of Israel. …”

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Ezekiel 4:1-8“… "As for you, lie down on your left side and lay the iniquity of the house of Israel on it; you shall bear their iniquity for the number of days that you lie on it. "For I

have assigned you a number of days corresponding to the years of their iniquity,

three hundred and ninety days; thus you shall bear the iniquity of the house of

Israel. …”

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Ezekiel 4:1-8“…"When you have completed these, you shall lie down a second time, but on your

right side and bear the iniquity of the house of Judah; I have assigned it to you for forty days, a day for each year. "Then you shall set your face toward the siege of Jerusalem with your arm bared and prophesy against it. "Now behold, I will put ropes on you so that you cannot turn from one side to the

other until you have completed the days of your siege.”

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Four primary objectives of Ezekiel:

• Dispel any hope that the yoke of Babylon might soon be broken, and that the exiles could soon go back home – ch. 4-6

• Ezekiel was to present God’s case against Israel, to show how deep-seated was their sin - ch. 8-11

• God sought to move His people to repentance - ch. 16-23

• God wanted to offer His people hope - ch. 33-48

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Key Expressions & Phrases

•“And the word of the Lord came to me saying …”–repeated 49 times–“Thus says the Lord God” - 64 times

•2 Peter 1:20-21

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2 Peter 1:20-21

“But know this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one's own interpretation, [21] for no prophecy was ever made by an act of

human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.”

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Key Expressions & Phrases

• Symbolic acts illustrated:– The siege of Jerusalem – 4:1-3– The captivity of God’s people – 4:4-8– The famine – 4:9-12– The fate of the people – 5:1-4– The fall of Jerusalem – 12:1-16– The fear of the city – 12:17-20– The invasion of Nebuchadnezzar – 21:18-

24– The shock of Jerusalem’s fall – 24:15-27– The reunion of Israel and Judah – 37:15-23

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Key Expressions & Phrases

• Parables and allegories:– The vine – 15:1-8– The Lord’s wife – 16:1-43– The two eagles – 17:1-21– The tender twig – 17:22-24– The lioness – 19:1-9– The vineyard – 19:10-14– The forest fire – 20:45-49– The Lord’s sword – 21:1-17– Aholah and Aholibah – 23:1-35– The pot / caldron – 24:1-14

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Key Expressions & Phrases

•“Son of Man”–This expression occurs 93 times in reference to Ezekiel himself.

–It is often preceded by the phrase, “the word of the Lord came to me”

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“Then you will know that I am the Lord”

•63 times.•This is the key expression and focal idea of the book of Ezekiel.–When Jerusalem is destroyed and His chosen people are in captivity•6:7, 10, 13, 14; 7:4, 9, 27; 11:10, 12; 12:15, 16, 20; 13:9, 14, 21, 23; 14:8; 15:7; 16:62; 20:12, 20, 26, 38, 42, 44; 22:15; 23:49; 24:24, 27; 33:29

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“Then you will know that I am the Lord”

•63 times.•This is the key expression and focal idea of the book of Ezekiel.–When judgments come upon the Gentile nations•25:5, 7, 11, 17; 26:6; 28:22, 23, 24, 26; 29:6, 9. 16, 21; 30:8, 19, 25, 26; 32:15; 35:4, 9, 12, 15

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“Then you will know that I am the Lord”

•63 times.•This is the key expression and focal idea of the book of Ezekiel.–When God’s covenant people are restored and ultimately preserved•34:27; 36:11, 23, 38; 37:6, 13; 38:23; 39: 6, 7, 22, 28

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