Ezekiel Called as a Prophet to Israel
Ezekiel 2, verse 1. Then He said to me, “Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak to you.” Ezekiel 2, verse 2. The Spirit then came upon me, took me up, raised me, and set me on my feet; and I heard Him speaking to me. Ezekiel 2, verse 3. So He said to me, “Son of man, I am sending you to the house of Israel, to the ones provoking Me. They have provoked Me, they and their fathers, up to this very day. Ezekiel 2, verse 4. Then you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord.’ Ezekiel 2, verse 5. Now then, if they listen or are put off—for they are a rebellious house—still they will know you are a prophet in their midst. Ezekiel 2, verse 6. “But you, Son of man, do not be afraid of them nor be dismayed by their looks, for they will swarm and sting you, and crowd against you on every side. You will live in the midst of scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their looks, for they are a house of provocation. Ezekiel 2, verse 7. You shall speak My words to them, whether they hear or are put off, because they are a house of provocation. Ezekiel 2, verse 8. You, son of man, listen to the One who speaks to you. Do not be one who rebels like the house of provocation, but open your mouth wide, and eat what I give you.” Ezekiel 2, verse 9. Then I looked, and behold, there was a hand reaching out to me, and the roll of a book was in it. Ezekiel 2, verse 10. He unrolled it before me, and there written on the inside and the outside were words of lamentation and mourning and woe.