Ezekiel 2:6-10
2:6 a Ezekiel’s ministry would be as painful as traversing a thicket of nettles and briers and stinging scorpions.2:7 b Ezekiel would not be accountable for the people’s response to the message, only for his own faithful delivery of God’s word.
2:8 c Ezekiel must not resemble the disobedient and rebellious people around him. The first Adam disobeyed God’s command not to eat the apparently desirable fruit of knowledge (Gen 2:17 d); Ezekiel was to obey by eating the apparently undesirable words of God.
Summary for Ezek 2:9-3:1: 2:9–3:1 e There was so much judgment on the scroll that both sides were covered with writing. Ezekiel had to declare the curses for covenant breaking (Deut 28:15-68 f) to a rebellious people (cp. Zech 5:2-4 g). The scroll covered with messages of judgment is an apt image of the content of Ezek 1–24 h.
Ezekiel 3:1-3
Summary for Ezek 3:2-3: 3:2-3 i Although the scroll looked bitter, Ezekiel found it as sweet as honey when he ate it. Adam’s disobedience turned bitter, but Ezekiel’s obedience became pleasant and satisfying. Psalm 119:103 j also describes God’s words as “sweeter than honey.”
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