Ezekiel 3:3

Ezekiel 3:3

1 Moreover He said to me, “Son of man, eat what you find; ^aeat 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 ^aate, and it was in my mouth ^blike honey in sweetness.

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, ^ahad I sent you to them, they would have listened to you.

7 But the house of Israel will not listen to you, ^abecause they will not listen to Me; ^bfor all the house of Israel are¹ impudent and hard-hearted.

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

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

Commentaries:

John Wesley's Notes

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Belly - The mouth is the proper instrument of eating, but when meat is digested, the belly is said to eat. Fill thy bowels - This denotes the fulness of the measure wherewith we should read, meditate, and digest the word of God. Honey - It was sweet to receive things by revelation from God, and so to converse with God. And usually the first part of the ministerial work is pleasant.

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