EZEKIEL CHAPTER THREE. PROPHET - DATE JONAH(825-785BC)? JOEL(800BC)? HOSEA(785-725BC)?...

EZEKIEL CHAPTER THREE

PROPHET - DATE

JONAH (825-785BC)?

JOEL (800BC)?

HOSEA (785-725BC)?

MICAH (785-710BC)?

AMOS (784BC)?

ISAIAH (701-681BC)?

NAHUM (700BC)?

ZEPHANIAH (630BC)?

JEREMIAH (629-588BC)?

DANIEL (606-534BC)?

HABAKKUK (598BC)?

EZEKIEL (597-573BC)?

OBADIAH (588-562BC)?

EZRA (536-456BC)?

HAGGAI (532-512BC)?

ZECHARIAH (520-475BC)?

ESTHER (485-465BC)?

NEHEMIAH (465-424BC)?

MALACHI (420-397BC)?

KING / EVENT - DATE

TIGLATH-PILESER (745-727BC)?

HEZEKIAH (JUDAH) (726-698BC)?

SHALMANESER (727-722BC)?

ISRAEL TAKEN CAPTIVE (722BC)?

SENNACHERIB (705-681BC)?

NEBUCHADNEZZAR (605-562BC)?

ZEDEKIAH (JUDAH) (597-586BC)?

JUDAH TAKEN CAPTIVE (586BC)?

BELSHAZZAR (541-523BC)?

CYRUS (559-529BC)?

BABYLON DESTROYED (536BC)?

DARIUS (511-475BC)?

OUTLINE EZEKIEL CHAPTER THREEAPPOINTMENT TO HIS OFFICE V. 1-3COMMISSION TO THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL V. 4-6

ISRAEL WILL DISREGARD HIM V. 7ISRAEL DISOBEYS GOD’S COUNSEL V. 8-11

EZEKIEL’S GIFT OF PROPHECY V. 12-15REMAIN FAITHFUL TO HIS CALL V. 16-21

MANIFESTATION OF DIVINE PRESENCE V. 22GLORIOUS MAJESTY OF THE GOD V. 23

EZEKIEL’S FUTURE CONDUCT V. 24-27

SEE: ISAIAH 6; DANIEL 10:5-19; REVELATION 1:10-16; 6:1-11

READ: EZEKIEL 3:1-3

THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PROPHET

1 Moreover He said to me, "Son of man, eat what you find; eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.“

2 So I opened my mouth, and He caused me to eat that scroll.

3 And He said to me, "Son of man, feed your belly, and fill your stomach with this scroll that I give you." So I ate, an it was in my mouth like honey in sweetness.

QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 3:1-3


1 Moreover He said to me, "Son of man, eat what you find; eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.“

2 So I opened my mouth, and He caused me to eat that scroll.

3 And He said to me, "Son of man, feed your belly, and fill your stomach with this scroll that I give you." So I ate, an it was in my mouth like honey in sweetness.

WHAT DID THE ANGEL TELL EZEKIEL TO DO?

HOW DID EZEKIEL RESPOND?

WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS?

QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 3:1-3WHAT DID THE ANGEL TELL JOHN TO DO?

HOW DID JOHN RESPOND?READ: REVELATION 10:8-11

8 Then the voice which I heard from heaven spoke to me again and said, "Go, take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel who stands on the sea and on the earth." 9 So I went to the angel and said to him, "Give me the little book.“ And he said to me, "Take and eat it; and it will make your stomach bitter, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth." 10 Then I took the little book out of the angel's hand and ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth. But when I had eaten it, my stomach became bitter. 11 And he said to me, "You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, tongues, and kings."

QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 3:1-3WHAT DID THE ANGEL TELL EZEKIEL TO DO?



WHAT DID THE PSALMIST SAYREAD: PSALMS 119:103-104

103 How sweet are Your words to my taste, Sweeter than honey to my mouth! 104 Through Your precepts I get understanding;Therefore I hate every false way. NKJV




WHAT DID THE JEREMIAH SAY?

READ: JEREMIAH 15:1616 Your words were found, and I ate them, And Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart; For I am called by Your name, O LORD God of hosts. NKJV



WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS?WHAT DID THE PSALMIST SAYREAD: PSALMS 19:8-11

8 The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes; 9 The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever;The judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. 10 More to be desired are they than gold, Yea, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. 11 Moreover by them Your servant is warned, And in keeping them there is great reward. NKJV

READ: EZEKIEL 3:4-6THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PROPHET

4 Then He said to me: "Son of man, go to the house of Israel and speak with My words to them.

5 For you are not sent to a people of unfamiliar speech and of hard language, but to the house of Israel,

6 not to many people of unfamiliar speech and of hard language, whose words you cannot understand. Surely, had I sent you to them, they would have listened to you.

QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 3:4-6THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PROPHET

4 Then He said to me: "Son of man, go to the house of Israel and speak with My words to them. 5 For you are not sent to a people of unfamiliar speech and of hard language, but to the house of Israel, 6 not to many people of unfamiliar speech and of hard language, whose words you cannot understand. Surely, had I sent you to them, they would have listened to you.

WHAT DID THE ANGEL TELL EZEKIEL TO DO?WHY TO THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL?

WHY WOULD ISRAEL UNDERSTAND EZEKIEL?WHY NOT TO A PEOPLE OF UNFAMILIAR SPEECH?

WHAT PEOPLE WOULD HAVE LISTENED?

QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 3:4THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PROPHET

4 Then He said to me: "Son of man, go to the house of Israel and speak with My words to them.

WHAT DID THE ANGEL TELL EZEKIEL TO DO?WHAT WORDS SHOULD EZEKIEL SPEAK?

WHAT DID PAUL SAY TO THE CORINTHIANS?READ: 1 CORINTHIANS 2:13

13 These things we also speak, not in words which man's wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 3:6

6 not to many people of unfamiliar speech and of hard language, whose words you cannot understand. Surely, had I sent you to them, they would have listened to you.

WHY NOT TO A PEOPLE OF UNFAMILIAR SPEECH?

WHO WOULD UNDERSTAND?

WHAT DID PAUL SAY TO THE CORINTHIANS?

READ: 1 CORINTHIANS 14:21

21 In the law it is written: "With men of other tongues and other lips I will speak to this people; And yet, for all that, they will not hear Me," says the Lord. NKJV

QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 3:66 not to many people of unfamiliar speech and of hard language, whose words you cannot understand. Surely, had I sent you to them, they would have listened to you.

WHAT DID THE ANGEL TELL EZEKIEL TO DO?WHY NOT TO A PEOPLE OF UNFAMILIAR SPEECH?

WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO ISAIAH?READ: ISAIAH 28:11-12

11 For with stammering lips and another tongue He will speak to this people, 12 To whom He said, "This is the rest with which You may cause the weary to rest,“ And, "This is the refreshing"; Yet they would not hear. NKJV


WHAT DID JESUS SAY ABOUT THESE CITIES? WHY?

READ: MATTHEW 11:21-24

21 "Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

22 But I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you.

23 And you, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to Hades; for if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.

24 But I say to you that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment than for you."


7 But the house of Israel will not listen to you, because they will not listen to Me; for all the house of Israel are impudent and hard-hearted.

8 Behold, I have made your face strong against their faces, and your forehead strong against their foreheads.

9 Like adamant stone, harder than flint, I have made your forehead; do not be afraid of them, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.“


7 But the house of Israel will not listen to you, because they will not listen to Me; for all the house of Israel are impudent and hard-hearted. 8 Behold, I have made your face strong against their faces, and your forehead strong against their foreheads.9 Like adamant stone, harder than flint, I have made your forehead; do not be afraid of them, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.“

WHY WILL ISRAEL NOT LISTEN TO EZEKIEL?

HOW DID THE ANGEL ENCOURAGE EZEKIEL?


7 But the house of Israel will not listen to you, because they will not listen to Me; for all the house of Israel are impudent and hard-hearted.

WHY WILL ISRAEL NOT LISTEN TO EZEKIEL?

WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO HIS DISCIPLES?

READ: JOHN 15:2020 Remember the word that I said to you, 'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My word, they will keep yours also. NKJV


8 Behold, I have made your face strong against their faces, and your forehead strong against their foreheads.9 Like adamant stone, harder than flint, I have made your forehead; do not be afraid of them, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.“


WHAT DID ISAIAH SAY?READ: ISAIAH 50:7

7 "For the Lord GOD will help Me; Therefore I will not be disgraced; Therefore I have set My face like a flint, And I know that I will not be ashamed. NKJV

QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 3:8-98 Behold, I have made your face strong against their faces, and your forehead strong against their foreheads.9 Like adamant stone, harder than flint, I have made your forehead; do not be afraid of them, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.“


WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO JEREMIAH?READ: JEREMIAH 1:8

8 Do not be afraid of their faces, For I am with you to deliver you," says the LORD. NKJV

READ: JEREMIAH 1:1717 "Therefore prepare yourself and arise, And speak to them all that I command you. Do not be dismayed before their faces, Lest I dismay you before them. NKJV


9 Like adamant stone, harder than flint, I have made your forehead; do not be afraid of them, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.“

WHAT DID PAUL SAY?READ: TITUS 1:12-13

12 One of them, a prophet of their own, said, "Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons." 13 This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,NKJV

WHAT DID JUDE SAY?READ: JUDE 22-23

22 On some have compassion, making a distinction; 23 but others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire, hating even the garment defiled by the flesh.


10 Moreover He said to me: "Son of man, receive into your heart all My words that I speak to you, and hear with your ears.

11 And go, get to the captives, to the children of your people, and speak to them and tell them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD,' whether they hear, or whether they refuse."


10 Moreover He said to me: "Son of man, receive into your heart all My words that I speak to you, and hear with your ears. 11 And go, get to the captives, to the children of your people, and speak to them and tell them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD,' whether they hear, or whether they refuse."

WHAT DID THE ANGEL SAY TO EZEKIEL?

WHAT SHOULD MEN DO WITH THEIR HEART & EARS?

WHO DID THE ANGEL SEND EZEKIEL TO?

WHAT WAS THE MESSAGE?



WHAT DID THE ANGEL SAY TO EZEKIEL?


WHAT DID SOLOMON SAY?

READ: PROVERBS 16:11 The preparations of the heart belong to man, But the answer of the tongue is from the LORD. NKJV



WHAT DID DAVID SAY?

READ: PSALMS 1:2

2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night. NKJV

READ: PSALMS 10:17

17 LORD, You have heard the desire of the humble;

You will prepare their heart; You will cause Your ear to hear, NKJV

READ: PSALMS 119:11

11 Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You. NKJV




WHAT DID JESUS SAY TO HIS DISCIPLES?

READ: LUKE 9:44-45

44 "Let these words sink down into your ears, for the Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men."

45 But they did not understand this saying, and it was hidden from them so that they did not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask Him about this saying. NKJV

QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 3:1010 Moreover He said to me: "Son of man, receive into your heart all My words that I speak to you, and hear with your ears.


WHAT DID PAUL SAY TO TIMOTHY?

READ: 1 TIMOTHY 4:15-1615 Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all. 16 Take heed to yourself and to the doctrine. Continue in them, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you. NKJV



11 And go, get to the captives, to the children of your people, and speak to them and tell them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD,' whether they hear, or whether they refuse."

WHO DID THE ANGEL SEND EZEKIEL TO?

to the captives, to the children of your people,

and speak to them and tell them

WHAT WAS THE MESSAGE?

'Thus says the Lord GOD,'

whether they hear, or whether they refuse."

QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 3:1111 And go, get to the captives, to the children of your people, and speak to them and tell them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD,' whether they hear, or whether they refuse."

WHO DID THE ANGEL SEND EZEKIEL TO?WHO DID PAUL GO TO? DID THEY LISTEN?

READ: ROMANS 9:1-41 I tell the truth in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Spirit, 2 that I have great sorrow and continual grief in my heart. 3 For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my countrymen according to the flesh, 4 who are Israelites, to whom pertain the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the service of God, and the promises; NKJV


12 Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me a great thunderous voice: "Blessed is the glory of the LORD from His place!"

13 I also heard the noise of the wings of the living creatures that touched one another, and the noise of the wheels beside them, and a great thunderous noise.


12 Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me a great thunderous voice: "Blessed is the glory of the LORD from His place!" 13 I also heard the noise of the wings of the living creatures that touched one another, and the noise of the wheels beside them, and a great thunderous noise.

WHAT DID THE SPIRIT DO? the Spirit lifted me up

WHAT DID EZEKIEL HEAR?WHAT DID THE VOICE SAY?

I heard behind me a great thunderous voice: "Blessed is the glory of the LORD from His place!"

I also heard the noise of the wings of the living creaturesand the noise of the wheels beside them,

and a great thunderous noise

QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 3:1212 Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me a great thunderous voice: "Blessed is the glory of the LORD from His place!"

WHAT DID EZEKIEL HEAR? ANGELS?WHAT DID THE VOICE SAY?

"Blessed is the glory of the LORD from His place!"

READ: EZEKIEL 9:3-43 Now the glory of the God of Israel had gone up from the cherub, where it had been, to the threshold of the temple. And He called to the man clothed with linen, who had the writer's inkhorn at his side; 4 and the LORD said to him, "Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and cry over all the abominations that are done within it." NKJV

QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 3:1313 I also heard the noise of the wings of the living creatures that touched one another, and the noise of the wheels beside them, and a great thunderous noise.

WHAT DID EZEKIEL HEAR? ANGELS?I also heard the noise of the wings of the living creatures

WHAT DID ISAIAH SEE AND HEAR? ANGELS?READ: ISAIAH 6:1-3

1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. 2 Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3 And one cried to another and said: "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; The whole earth is full of His glory!" NKJV


WHAT DID EZEKIEL HEAR? ANGELS?I also heard the noise of the wings of the living creatures

and the noise of the wheels beside them

READ: EZEKIEL 1:24-2524 When they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of many waters, like the voice of the Almighty, a tumult like the noise of an army; and when they stood still, they let down their wings. 25 A voice came from above the firmament that was over their heads; whenever they stood, they let down their wings. NKJV


WHAT HAPPENED ON PENTECOST?WHAT DID THEY HEAR?READ: ACTS 2:1-4

1 When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. NKJV


14 So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.

15 Then I came to the captives at Tel Abib, who dwelt by the River Chebar; and I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished among them seven days.


14 So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me. 15 Then I came to the captives at Tel Abib, who dwelt by the River Chebar; and I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished among them seven days.

WHAT DID THE SPIRIT DO?HOW DID EZEKIEL FEEL?

WHERE DID THE SPIRIT TAKE EZEKIEL?WHAT DID EZEKIEL DO?

QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 3:1414 So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.

WHAT DID THE SPIRIT DO TO EZEKIEL?So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away

WHAT DID THE SPIRIT DO TO JESUS?READ: MATTHEW 4:1

1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. NKJV

WHAT DID THE SPIRIT DO TO PHILIP?READ: ACTS 8:39

39 Now when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, so that the eunuch saw him no more; and he went on his way rejoicing.



WHAT DID THE SPIRIT DO?

HOW DID EZEKIEL FEEL?

I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit;

but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.

HOW DID JEREMIAH FEEL?

READ: JEREMIAH 20:7

7 O LORD, You induced me, and I was persuaded;

You are stronger than I, and have prevailed. I am in derision daily; Everyone mocks me. NKJV



HOW DID EZEKIEL FEEL?

I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit;

but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.

WHAT DID PETER & JOHN SAY?

READ: ACTS 4:19-20

19 But Peter and John answered and said to them, "Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you more than to God, you judge.

20 For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.“ NKJV

QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 3:1515 Then I came to the captives at Tel Abib, who dwelt by the River Chebar; and I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished among them seven days.

WHAT DID EZEKIEL DO?I sat where they sat,

and remained there astonished among them seven days.

WHAT DID ISAIAH SAY ABOUT JERUSALEM?

READ: ISAIAH 3:2626 Her gates shall lament and mourn, And she being desolate shall sit on the ground. NKJV




WHAT DID JEREMIAH SAY ABOUT THE SINFUL?

READ: LAMENTATIONS 3:28-2928 Let him sit alone and keep silent, Because God has laid it on him; 29 Let him put his mouth in the dust — There may yet be hope. NKJV




WHAT DID JOB’S FRIENDS DO? WHY?READ: JOB 2:12-13

12 And when they raised their eyes from afar, and did not recognize him, they lifted their voices and wept; and each one tore his robe and sprinkled dust on his head toward heaven. 13 So they sat down with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his grief was very great. NKJV




WHAT DID JEREMIAH SAY ABOUT JERUSALEM?READ: LAMENTATIONS 1:1-2

1 How lonely sits the city That was full of people!How like a widow is she, Who was great among the nations! The princess among the provinces Has become a slave! 2 She weeps bitterly in the night, Her tears are on her cheeks; Among all her lovers She has none to comfort her. All her friends have dealt treacherously with her; They have become her enemies. NKJV

QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 3:15WHAT DID EZEKIEL DO?

I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished among them seven days.

WHAT DID EZRA DO? WHY?READ: EZRA 9:2-4

2 For they have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, so that the holy seed is mixed with the peoples of those lands. Indeed, the hand of the leaders and rulers has been foremost in this trespass." 3 So when I heard this thing, I tore my garment and my robe, and plucked out some of the hair of my head and beard, and sat down astonished. 4 Then everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel assembled to me, because of the transgression of those who had been carried away captive, and I sat astonished until the evening sacrifice.

READ: EZEKIEL 3:16-18EZEKIEL IS A WATCHMAN

16 Now it came to pass at the end of seven days that the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

17 "Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore hear a word from My mouth, and give them warning from Me:

18 When I say to the wicked, 'You shall surely die,' and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life, that same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at your hand.

QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 3:16-18EZEKIEL IS A WATCHMAN

16 Now it came to pass at the end of seven days that the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 17 "Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore hear a word from My mouth, and give them warning from Me: 18 When I say to the wicked, 'You shall surely die,' and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life, that same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at your hand.

HOW MANY DAYS HAVE PASSED?WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO EZEKIEL?WHAT DID THE LORD WANT HIM TO DO?

WHAT WAS THE MESSAGE TO THE WICKED?WHY GIVE THEM WARNING?

QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 3:16-1716 Now it came to pass at the end of seven days that the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 17 "Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore hear a word from My mouth, and give them warning from Me:

HOW MANY DAYS HAVE PASSED? seven daysWHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO EZEKIEL?

I have made you a watchman for the house of IsraelWHAT DID THE LORD WANT HIM TO DO?

hear a word from My mouth, and give them warning from Me

READ: EZEKIEL 33:77 "So you, son of man: I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore you shall hear a word from My mouth and warn them for Me. NKJV


WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO EZEKIEL?

I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel

WHAT DID THE LORD WANT THEM TO DO?

hear a word from My mouth,

and give them warning from Me

WHAT DID HABAKKUK SAY?

READ: HABAKKUK 2:1

1 I will stand my watch And set myself on the rampart, And watch to see what He will say to me, And what I will answer when I am corrected. NKJV

QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 3:17WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO EZEKIEL?

I have made you a watchman for the house of IsraelWHAT DID THE LORD WANT THEM TO DO?

hear a word from My mouth, and give them warning from Me

WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO JERUSALEM?READ: ISAIAH 52:8

8 Your watchmen shall lift up their voices, With their voices they shall sing together; For they shall see eye to eye When the LORD brings back Zion. NKJV

READ: ISAIAH 62:66 I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem;They shall never hold their peace day or night. You who make mention of the LORD, do not keep silent, NKJV

QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 3:18EZEKIEL IS A WATCHMAN

18 When I say to the wicked, 'You shall surely die,' and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life, that same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at your hand.

WHAT WAS THE MESSAGE?'You shall surely die,'

WHY GIVE THEM WARNING?his blood I will require at your hand

READ: ROMANS 2:1212 For as many as have sinned without law will also perish without law, and as many as have sinned in the law will be judged by the law NKJV

QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 3:18WHAT WAS THE MESSAGE?

'You shall surely die,'

DID JESUS GIVE THEM WARNING?

READ: JOHN 8:21-2421 Then Jesus said to them again, "I am going away, and you will seek Me, and will die in your sin. Where I go you cannot come." 22 So the Jews said, "Will He kill Himself, because He says, 'Where I go you cannot come'?" 23 And He said to them, "You are from beneath; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. 24 Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins." NKJV

QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 3:1818 When I say to the wicked, 'You shall surely die,' and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life, that same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at your hand.

WHY GIVE THEM WARNING?his blood I will require at your hand

WHAT DID PAUL SAY TO TIMOTHY?READ: 2 TIMOTHY 4:2-4

2 Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching. 3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; 4 and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables. NKJV


19 Yet, if you warn the wicked, and he does not turn from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered your soul.

20 "Again, when a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I lay a stumbling block before him, he shall die; because you did not give him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he has done shall not be remembered; but his blood I will require at your hand.

21 Nevertheless if you warn the righteous man that the righteous should not sin, and he does not sin, he shall surely live because he took warning; also you will have delivered your soul."

QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 3:19-21EZEKIEL IS A WATCHMAN

19 Yet, if you warn the wicked, and he does not turn from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered your soul. 20 "Again, when a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I lay a stumbling block before him, he shall die; because you did not give him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he has done shall not be remembered; but his blood I will require at your hand. 21 Nevertheless if you warn the righteous man that the righteous should not sin, and he does not sin, he shall surely live because he took warning; also you will have delivered your soul."

IF YOU WARN THE WICKED OF HIS WICKEDNESS SHOULD YOU WARN THE RIGHTEOUS ALSO?

HOW DOES THIS DELIVER YOUR SOUL?

QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 3:1919 Yet, if you warn the wicked, and he does not turn from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered your soul.



WHAT DID ISAIAH SAY ABOUT HIS LABORS? WHY?READ: ISAIAH: 49:4

4 Then I said, 'I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nothing and in vain; Yet surely my just reward is with the LORD, And my work with my God.'"


19 Yet, if you warn the wicked, and he does not turn from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered your soul.



WHAT DID PAUL SAY TO THE EPHESIANS ELDERS?

WHY?

READ: ACTS 20:26-27

26 Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men.

27 For I have not shunned to declare to you the whole counsel of God. NKJV

QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 3:19IF YOU WARN THE WICKED OF HIS WICKEDNESS

SHOULD YOU WARN THE RIGHTEOUS ALSO?HOW DOES THIS DELIVER YOUR SOUL?

WHAT DID PAUL SAY TO THE CHURCH AT ROME?WHY?

READ: ROMANS 11:19-2219 You will say then, "Branches were broken off that I might be grafted in." 20 Well said. Because of unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by faith. Do not be haughty, but fear.21 For if God did not spare the natural branches, He may not spare you either. 22 Therefore consider the goodness and severity of God: on those who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in His goodness. Otherwise you also will be cut off. NKJV




WHAT DID HEBREW WRITER SAY? WHY?

READ: HEBREWS 4:1-21 Therefore, since a promise remains of entering His rest, let us fear lest any of you seem to have come short of it. 2 For indeed the gospel was preached to us as well as to them; but the word which they heard did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard it.




WHAT DID JOHN SAY? WHY?READ: 1 JOHN 2:18-19

18 Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour. 20 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they went out that they might be made manifest, that none of them were of us. NKJV

QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 3:2020 "Again, when a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I lay a stumbling block before him, he shall die; because you did not give him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he has done shall not be remembered; but his blood I will require at your hand.



WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO ELIJAH?

QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 3:20WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO ELIJAH?

HOW DID AHAB RESPOND TO ELIJAH?READ: 1 KINGS 21:27-29

27 So it was, when Ahab heard those words, that he tore his clothes and put sackcloth on his body, and fasted and lay in sackcloth, and went about mourning. 28 And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 29 "See how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? Because he has humbled himself before Me, I will not bring the calamity in his days. In the days of his son I will bring the calamity on his house." NKJV

QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 3:2020 "Again, when a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I lay a stumbling block before him, he shall die; because you did not give him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he has done shall not be remembered; but his blood I will require at your hand.


HOW DOES THIS DELIVER YOUR SOUL?WHAT DID JESUS SAY HE CAME TO DO?

READ: MATTHEW 9:1313 But go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy and not sacrifice.' For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance." NKJV


SHOULD YOU WARN THE RIGHTEOUS ALSO?

HOW DOES THIS DELIVER YOUR SOUL?WHO IS JOHN WRITING TO? WHY?

READ: 1 JOHN 3:7-97 Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous. 8 He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.9 Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God. NKJV



HOW DOES THIS DELIVER YOUR SOUL?WHO IS THE HEBREW WRITER TALKING TO? WHY?

READ: HEBREWS 13:1717 Obey those who rule over you, and be submissive, for they watch out for your souls, as those who must give account. Let them do so with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you. NKJV




WHO IS JAMES TALKING TO? WHY?

READ: JAMES 1:13-15

13 Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am tempted by God"; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone.

14 But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed.

15 Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.

QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 3:2121 Nevertheless if you warn the righteous man that the righteous should not sin, and he does not sin, he shall surely live because he took warning; also you will have delivered your soul."


HOW DOES THIS DELIVER YOUR SOUL?WHO IS PAUL TAKING TO? WHY?

READ: GALATIANS 3:1-21 O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you that you should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed among you as crucified? 2 This only I want to learn from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? NKJV



HOW DOES THIS DELIVER YOUR SOUL?WHO IS PAUL WRITING TO? WHY?

READ: 1 TIMOTHY 4:13-1613 Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. 14 Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership. 15 Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all. 16 Take heed to yourself and to the doctrine. Continue in them, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you. NKJV


22 Then the hand of the LORD was upon me there, and He said to me, "Arise, go out into the plain, and there I shall talk with you."

23 So I arose and went out into the plain, and behold, the glory of the LORD stood there, like the glory which I saw by the River Chebar; and I fell on my face.

QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 3:22-2322 Then the hand of the LORD was upon me there, and He said to me, "Arise, go out into the plain, and there I shall talk with you." 23 So I arose and went out into the plain, and behold, the glory of the LORD stood there, like the glory which I saw by the River Chebar; and I fell on my face.

WHERE DID THE LORD TELL EZEKIEL TO GO? WHY?

WHAT DID EZEKIEL DO?

WHAT DID EZEKIEL BEHOLD?

WHAT HAPPENED BY THE RIVER CHEBAR?

WHAT HAPPENED TO EZEKIEL? WHY?

QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 3:22-2322 Then the hand of the LORD was upon me there, and He said to me, "Arise, go out into the plain, and there I shall talk with you." 23 So I arose and went out into the plain, and behold, the glory of the LORD stood there, like the glory which I saw by the River Chebar; and I fell on my face.

WHERE DID THE LORD TELL EZEKIEL TO GO? WHY?

WHAT DID EZEKIEL DO?WHAT DID EZEKIEL BEHOLD?

WHAT HAPPENED BY THE RIVER CHEBAR?READ: EZEKIEL 1:3

3 The word of the LORD came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the River Chebar; and


24 Then the Spirit entered me and set me on my feet, and spoke with me and said to me: "Go, shut yourself inside your house.

25 And you, O son of man, surely they will put ropes on you and bind you with them, so that you cannot go out among them.

QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 3:24-2524 Then the Spirit entered me and set me on my feet, and spoke with me and said to me: "Go, shut yourself inside your house. 25 And you, O son of man, surely they will put ropes on you and bind you with them, so that you cannot go out among them.

WHAT DID THE SPIRIT DO TO EZEKIEL?WHY?

WHAT DID THE SPIRIT SAY TO EZEKIEL?WHY?

HOW WILL THE PEOPLE RESPOND TO EZEKIEL?

QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 3:2525 And you, O son of man, surely they will put ropes on you and bind you with them, so that you cannot go out among them.

WHAT DID THE SPIRIT DO TO EZEKIEL? WHY?WHAT DID THE SPIRIT SAY TO EZEKIEL? WHY?

WHAT DID AGABUS DO TO PAUL? WHY?

READ: ACTS 21:10-1110 And as we stayed many days, a certain prophet named Agabus came down from Judea. 11 When he had come to us, he took Paul's belt, bound his own hands and feet, and said, "Thus says the Holy Spirit, 'So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man who owns this belt, and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.'" NKJV


26 I will make your tongue cling to the roof of your mouth, so that you shall be mute and not be one to rebuke them, for they are a rebellious house.

27 But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you shall say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD.' He who hears, let him hear; and he who refuses, let him refuse; for they are a rebellious house. NKJV

QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 3:26-2726 I will make your tongue cling to the roof of your mouth, so that you shall be mute and not be one to rebuke them, for they are a rebellious house. 27 But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you shall say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD.' He who hears, let him hear; and he who refuses, let him refuse; for they are a rebellious house. NKJV

WHAT WILL THE SPIRIT DO TO EZEKIEL? WHY?

WHEN WILL THE SPIRIT OPEN EZEKIEL’S MOUTH?WHY?

WHAT WILL EZEKIEL SAY TO THE PEOPLE?

HOW WILL THEY RESPOND? WHY?

QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 3:2727 But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you shall say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD.' He who hears, let him hear; and he who refuses, let him refuse; for they are a rebellious house. NKJV

WHEN WILL THE SPIRIT OPEN EZEKIEL’S MOUTH?WHAT SHOULD EZEKIEL SAY TO THE PEOPLE?


WHY WAS THE WORD OF THE LORD RARE? READ: 1 SAMUEL 3:1

1 Now the boy Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was rare in those days; there was no widespread revelation. NKJV




WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO AMOS? WHY? READ: AMOS 8:11

11 "Behold, the days are coming," says the Lord GOD, "That I will send a famine on the land, Not a famine of bread, Nor a thirst for water, But of hearing the words of the LORD. NKJV




WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO ISAIAH?READ: ISAIAH 6:9-10

9 And He said, "Go, and tell this people: 'Keep on hearing, but do not understand; Keep on seeing, but do not perceive.' 10 "Make the heart of this people dull, And their ears heavy, And shut their eyes; Lest they see with their eyes,And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart,And return and be healed." NKJV




WHAT DID THE LORD JESUS SAY?READ: MATTHEW 13:14-15

14 And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says: 'Hearing you will hear and shall not understand, And seeing you will see and not perceive; 15 For the hearts of this people have grown dull. Their ears are hard of hearing, And their eyes they have closed, Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn, So that I should heal them.' NKJV

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