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Ezekiel — Capítulo 4

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

1Tú, hijo de hombre, tómate un adobe, y ponlo delante de ti, y diseña sobre él la ciudad de Jerusalén.

2Y pondrás contra ella sitio, y edificarás contra ella fortaleza, y sacarás contra ella baluarte, y pondrás delante de ella campamento, y colocarás contra ella arietes alrededor.

3Tómate también una plancha de hierro, y ponla en lugar de muro de hierro entre ti y la ciudad; afirmarás luego tu rostro contra ella, y será en lugar de cerco, y la sitiarás. Es señal a la casa de Israel.

4Y tú te acostarás sobre tu lado izquierdo y pondrás sobre él la maldad de la casa de Israel. El número de los días que duermas sobre él, llevarás sobre ti la maldad de ellos.

5Yo te he dado los años de su maldad por el número de los días, trescientos noventa días; y así llevarás tú la maldad de la casa de Israel.

6Cumplidos estos, te acostarás sobre tu lado derecho por segunda vez, y llevarás la maldad de la casa de Judá cuarenta días; día por año, día por año te lo he dado.

7Al asedio de Jerusalén afirmarás tu rostro, y descubierto tu brazo, profetizarás contra ella.

8Y he aquí he puesto sobre ti ataduras, y no te volverás de un lado a otro, hasta que hayas cumplido los días de tu asedio.

9Y tú toma para ti trigo, cebada, habas, lentejas, millo y avena, y ponlos en una vasija, y hazte pan de ellos el número de los días que te acuestes sobre tu lado; trescientos noventa días comerás de él.

10La comida que comerás será de peso de veinte siclos al día; de tiempo en tiempo la comerás.

11Y beberás el agua por medida, la sexta parte de un hin; de tiempo en tiempo la beberás.

12Y comerás pan de cebada cocido debajo de la ceniza; y lo cocerás a vista de ellos al fuego de excremento humano.

13Y dijo Jehová: Así comerán los hijos de Israel su pan inmundo, entre las naciones a donde los arrojaré yo.

14Y dije: ¡Ah, Señor Jehová! he aquí que mi alma no es inmunda, ni nunca desde mi juventud hasta este tiempo comí cosa mortecina ni despedazada, ni nunca en mi boca entró carne inmunda.

15Y me respondió: He aquí te permito usar estiércol de bueyes en lugar de excremento humano para cocer tu pan.

16Me dijo luego: Hijo de hombre, he aquí quebrantaré el sustento del pan en Jerusalén; y comerán el pan por peso y con angustia, y beberán el agua por medida y con espanto,

17para que al faltarles el pan y el agua, se miren unos a otros con espanto, y se consuman en su maldad.

TYNDALE OPEN STUDY NOTES

Versículo 1

I. 4:1–24:27 In words and in mimed actions, the prophet Ezekiel declared the certainty of impending …

4:1–24:27 In words and in mimed actions, the prophet Ezekiel declared the certainty of impending judgment on Jerusalem. God’s people, having broken the terms of the Lord’s covenant with them at Mount Sinai, now faced the curses of death and destruction that were attached to that covenant. Only after these curses had taken effect could there be any hope for the future. 4:1–7:27 These chapters focus on words and actions that proclaimed doom to the city of Jerusalem (chs 4–5) and to the surrounding land of Judah (chs 6–7). 4:1-2 The first of Ezekiel’s sign acts (see “Prophetic Sign Acts” Theme Note) was to create a detailed tableau depicting Jerusalem . . . under siege.

Versículo 3

II. 4:3 The prophet was to take on the role of God in this dramatic scene. The iron griddle set up be…

4:3 The prophet was to take on the role of God in this dramatic scene. The iron griddle set up between him and the city showed that Jerusalem had cut itself off from God. Meanwhile, the prophet was to turn his face aggressively toward the city, showing that God’s attention had not flagged but that he was implacably determined to destroy Jerusalem in the coming siege.

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III. 4:4-8 The prophet’s second sign act was related to the first, but this time he was to act the rol…

4:4-8 The prophet’s second sign act was related to the first, but this time he was to act the roles of both God and victims of the siege. As a siege victim, he was tied up with ropes (4:8) and confined to a single position. Possibly Ezekiel was not confined continually during this 14-month period, but performed this sign on a daily basis. As Ezekiel represented Israel, he was to bear Israel’s sins symbolically by lying on one side, without bringing atonement and forgiveness to Israel. 4:4-5 Israel indicates the whole covenant community, not just the northern kingdom. The number 390 has been interpreted in various ways. A likely explanation is that 390 represents years, perhaps from early in Solomon’s reign (971–931 BC) to the destruction of Jerusalem (586 BC; see 2 Kgs 25:3-7).

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IV. 4:6 Judah was the community of those in exile, whose sojourn outside the land was represented by …

4:6 Judah was the community of those in exile, whose sojourn outside the land was represented by the symbolic figure of 40 years. They were a lost generation, just like the generation that spent 40 years in the wilderness for their sin (Num 14:34). • The 430 days of Ezekiel’s confinement (cp. Ezek 4:5) parallel the 430 years that Israel spent in Egypt (Exod 12:40), hinting that there would be a new exodus at the end of the Exile.

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V. 4:7 Throughout the depiction, Ezekiel continued to represent God. With his arm bared, he stared a…

4:7 Throughout the depiction, Ezekiel continued to represent God. With his arm bared, he stared at the siege of Jerusalem and prophesied her destruction.

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VI. 4:9-17 The near-starvation diet of eight ounces of food and a jar of water for each day represent…

4:9-17 The near-starvation diet of eight ounces of food and a jar of water for each day represent siege rations and reflect a desperate situation in which there was not enough of any one kind of grain to make a whole loaf.

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VII. 4:12-13 Cooking over human dung would render the bread ceremonially unclean, thus defiling Ezekie…

4:12-13 Cooking over human dung would render the bread ceremonially unclean, thus defiling Ezekiel when he ate it. The Israelites had to eat defiled bread in exile, when it was extremely difficult to observe kosher dietary laws. They would be unclean and cut off from the cleansing presence of the Lord.

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VIII. 4:14-15 The prophet protested that he had never eaten anything unclean. The Lord relented, allowi…

4:14-15 The prophet protested that he had never eaten anything unclean. The Lord relented, allowing Ezekiel to cook his food over cow dung and to follow the law regarding disposal of human excrement (see Deut 23:12-14).

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Ezekiel — Capítulo 4