Eze 3:16-19 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Ezek 3:16-19: 3:16-19 Ezekiel was called to be a watchman , a familiar image for Old Testament prophets (see Isa 56:10 ; Jer 6:17 ; Hos 9:8 ). The watchman was a lookout for the community. He was responsible for providing advance warning of approaching enemies so that the people could take refuge in time. In this case, the enemy they had to fear was not a human invader but God. As difficult as his task was, the blood of those he failed to warn would be on his head if he remained silent.

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‏ Ezekiel 3:16-19

Summary for Ezek 3:16-19: 3:16-19 ^a Ezekiel was called to be a watchman, a familiar image for Old Testament prophets (see Isa 56:10 ^b; Jer 6:17 ^c; Hos 9:8 ^d). The watchman was a lookout for the community. He was responsible for providing advance warning of approaching enemies so that the people could take refuge in time. In this case, the enemy they had to fear was not a human invader but God. As difficult as his task was, the blood of those he failed to warn would be on his head if he remained silent.