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Ezekiel 3:27 - The mute prophet - Day 243

 Good afternoon friends.

During men's Bible study on Saturday (May '21), we were looking at the three kings after Solomon . They were all bad kings.  All the gold shields that Solomon had made were taken away by Pharaoh Shishak.  Rehoboam made replacements out of bronze.  They shine like gold, but it is only a cheap imitation.  Made me think of how our grandsons are starting to learn the "permanence of things"  Just because they can't see something doesn't mean that it no longer exists.  The whole "peek-a-boo" game.  It is funny when infants do this.  It isn't funny when adults to this.  Thinking that nobody notices the cheap imitations.  I ponder if my relationship is real or a cheap imitation.

Blessings

Jeff

The only time Ezekiel can speak is to say what the Lord has told him. God makes him mute until end of chapter 24.  How ironic is a mute prophet.  

Reformed Study Bible note: 

The length and nature of Ezekiel’s speechlessness is one of the most debated issues in the book. Whatever its beginning, it lasted until word reached the exiles that the city of Jerusalem had been destroyed (Eze 24:27; Eze 33:22; cf. Eze 29:21). The prophet was not completely mute, but spoke only when he received revelation from God. Ezekiel delivered many oracles to the exiles in the six years between his call and the destruction of Jerusalem. Ezekiel 3:26

Imagine only being able to speak when God spoke to you.  You couldn't talk about the weather, sports, politics, make small talk, etc.  Anytime anybody heard you speak, they would know that God had spoken to you and that the words you were speaking came from Him.  People would think "There he goes again, can't he at least carry on a polite conversation without talking about God?"

Some of his message were non-verbal. The next chapter is about portraying the siege of Jerusalem by lying on left side for 390 days and then right side for 40 days.

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