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Ezekiel — Capítulo 3

The prophet Ezekiel’s book contains strange visions, images, and messages that seem far removed from contemporary life. Yet its message remains very relevant: God will purify his people and live among them forever. Even during the darkest days, God insisted that he would restore his people. This message offered hope to the exiled people of Judah and provides inspiration to all who put their tru…

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Texto — Reina-Valera 1960

1Me dijo: Hijo de hombre, come lo que hallas; come este rollo, y ve y habla a la casa de Israel.

2Y abrí mi boca, y me hizo comer aquel rollo.

3Y me dijo: Hijo de hombre, alimenta tu vientre, y llena tus entrañas de este rollo que yo te doy. Y lo comí, y fue en mi boca dulce como miel.

4Luego me dijo: Hijo de hombre, ve y entra a la casa de Israel, y habla a ellos con mis palabras.

5Porque no eres enviado a pueblo de habla profunda ni de lengua difícil, sino a la casa de Israel.

6No a muchos pueblos de habla profunda ni de lengua difícil, cuyas palabras no entiendas; y si a ellos te enviara, ellos te oyeran.

7Mas la casa de Israel no te querrá oír, porque no me quiere oír a mí; porque toda la casa de Israel es dura de frente y obstinada de corazón.

8He aquí yo he hecho tu rostro fuerte contra los rostros de ellos, y tu frente fuerte contra sus frentes.

9Como diamante, más fuerte que pedernal he hecho tu frente; no los temas, ni tengas miedo delante de ellos, porque son casa rebelde.

10Y me dijo: Hijo de hombre, toma en tu corazón todas mis palabras que yo te hablaré, y oye con tus oídos.

11Y ve y entra a los cautivos, a los hijos de tu pueblo, y háblales y diles: Así ha dicho Jehová el Señor; escuchen, o dejen de escuchar.

12Y me levantó el Espíritu, y oí detrás de mí una voz de gran estruendo, que decía: Bendita sea la gloria de Jehová desde su lugar.

13Oí también el sonido de las alas de los seres vivientes que se juntaban la una con la otra, y el sonido de las ruedas delante de ellos, y sonido de gran estruendo.

14Me levantó, pues, el Espíritu, y me tomó; y fui en amargura, en la indignación de mi espíritu, pero la mano de Jehová era fuerte sobre mí.

15Y vine a los cautivos en Tel-abib, que moraban junto al río Quebar, y me senté donde ellos estaban sentados, y allí permanecí siete días atónito entre ellos.

16Y aconteció que al cabo de los siete días vino a mí palabra de Jehová, diciendo:

17Hijo de hombre, yo te he puesto por atalaya a la casa de Israel; oirás, pues, tú la palabra de mi boca, y los amonestarás de mi parte.

18Cuando yo dijere al impío: De cierto morirás; y tú no le amonestares ni le hablares, para que el impío sea apercibido de su mal camino a fin de que viva, el impío morirá por su maldad, pero su sangre demandaré de tu mano.

19Pero si tú amonestares al impío, y él no se convirtiere de su impiedad y de su mal camino, él morirá por su maldad, pero tú habrás librado tu alma.

20Si el justo se apartare de su justicia e hiciere maldad, y pusiere yo tropiezo delante de él, él morirá, porque tú no le amonestaste; en su pecado morirá, y sus justicias que había hecho no vendrán en memoria; pero su sangre demandaré de tu mano.

21Pero si al justo amonestares para que no peque, y no pecare, de cierto vivirá, porque fue amonestado; y tú habrás librado tu alma.

22Vino allí la mano de Jehová sobre mí, y me dijo: Levántate, y sal al campo, y allí hablaré contigo.

23Y me levanté y salí al campo; y he aquí que allí estaba la gloria de Jehová, como la gloria que había visto junto al río Quebar; y me postré sobre mi rostro.

24Entonces entró el Espíritu en mí y me afirmó sobre mis pies, y me habló, y me dijo: Entra, y enciérrate dentro de tu casa.

25Y tú, oh hijo de hombre, he aquí que pondrán sobre ti cuerdas, y con ellas te ligarán, y no saldrás entre ellos.

26Y haré que se pegue tu lengua a tu paladar, y estarás mudo, y no serás a ellos varón que reprende; porque son casa rebelde.

27Mas cuando yo te hubiere hablado, abriré tu boca, y les dirás: Así ha dicho Jehová el Señor: El que oye, oiga; y el que no quiera oír, no oiga; porque casa rebelde son.

TYNDALE OPEN STUDY NOTES

Versículo 2

I. 3:2-3 Although the scroll looked bitter, Ezekiel found it as sweet as honey when he ate it. Adam’…

3:2-3 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 also describes God’s words as “sweeter than honey.”

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II. 3:4-7 Ezekiel was sent to God’s people, the people of Israel, whom one would expect to be eager t…

3:4-7 Ezekiel was sent to God’s people, the people of Israel, whom one would expect to be eager to listen to the Lord. However, it would have been easier for the prophet if he had been sent to people with strange and difficult speech who could not understand him. This hard-hearted community refused to obey the Lord.

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III. 3:8-9 God would make Ezekiel as thoroughly persistent in presenting God’s message as the people w…

3:8-9 God would make Ezekiel as thoroughly persistent in presenting God’s message as the people were in rejecting it.

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IV. 3:10 Ezekiel first had to internalize God’s messages himself before delivering them to the exiles…

3:10 Ezekiel first had to internalize God’s messages himself before delivering them to the exiles among whom he lived.

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V. 3:11 whether they listen to you or not: The Lord’s message was not subject to debate, negotiation…

3:11 whether they listen to you or not: The Lord’s message was not subject to debate, negotiation, or rejection; things would happen as he said.

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VI. 3:12 May the glory of the Lord be praised in his place! In the Hebrew text, this exclamation of p…

3:12 May the glory of the Lord be praised in his place! In the Hebrew text, this exclamation of praise is odd in both placement and grammar. The alternate reading (see textual footnote) is based on emending a single Hebrew letter.

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VII. 3:14-15 The Spirit lifted me up: Ezekiel was brought back from his visionary experience to the or…

3:14-15 The Spirit lifted me up: Ezekiel was brought back from his visionary experience to the ordinary world of the exiles. Ezekiel regularly experienced the powerful impact of the Spirit’s transporting him to another location (see also 8:3; 11:1, 24; 40:1-3; 43:5). • After the Spirit departed from him, Ezekiel experienced the conflicting emotions associated with his commission. As a prophet who spoke for God, he began to feel the bitterness and turmoil of God’s anger against the sins of his people.

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VIII. 3:15 The exact location of Tel-abib in Babylonia has not been determined. • As one of the exiles,…

3:15 The exact location of Tel-abib in Babylonia has not been determined. • As one of the exiles, Ezekiel was overwhelmed by the prospect of this fearsome judgment. As with Job’s counselors, no words were possible at first, and he sat silently for seven days (see Job 2:13).

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IX. 3:16-19 Ezekiel was called to be a watchman, a familiar image for Old Testament prophets (see Isa…

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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X. 3:20-21 The prophet spoke to two classes of people, the righteous and the wicked. Ezekiel was to …

3:20-21 The prophet spoke to two classes of people, the righteous and the wicked. Ezekiel was to express his message indiscriminately, for both the righteous and the wicked would be judged on the basis of their response to his words (cp. Matt 13:3-9, 18-23). Those who heeded him would receive life; those who rejected his message would receive death, even if they had previously been righteous. Faith in the Lord’s word through his prophet was the sole criterion that divided those who would live from those who would die.

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XI. 3:22-23 The Lord summoned Ezekiel out into the valley, into a wilderness that was away from other…

3:22-23 The Lord summoned Ezekiel out into the valley, into a wilderness that was away from other people. • Although this was the second time he had seen the glory of the Lord, it was not something to which Ezekiel had grown accustomed. Its awesome magnificence prostrated him.

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XII. 3:24-25 Ezekiel was God’s prisoner, shut . . . in his house and tied with ropes. It is not clear …

3:24-25 Ezekiel was God’s prisoner, shut . . . in his house and tied with ropes. It is not clear whether these were literal ropes used to express the hostility of his fellow exiles toward the prophet, or a vivid image of their opposition and his restricted mobility among them. His complete captivity was striking, including the limitation placed on his speech (3:26-27); it would be a sign to the people.

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XIII. 3:26-27 Even Ezekiel’s tongue was under arrest, bound to the roof of his mouth except when God fr…

3:26-27 Even Ezekiel’s tongue was under arrest, bound to the roof of his mouth except when God freed it to speak his words of judgment. He was not physiologically incapable of speaking, but his communication was so restricted by God that he could only deliver the message of disaster that God gave him; all other speech was prohibited. This made Ezekiel’s role more limited than that of most prophets, who were free to intercede for and mediate between God and his people. Ezekiel could not speak on their behalf because the time for dialogue between God and his people had passed. No further appeal was possible against the coming judgment. Ezekiel’s speech would be restricted until the news of Jerusalem’s fall arrived (24:27). At that point, with the completion of God’s judgment on his people, the prophet’s tongue would be freed to intercede for them again.

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