nuisance to everybody, and so God says, "Get up and go out to the plain, going to I’m speak to you again." He gives him another vision of glory to encourage him and to God’s strengthen him, and then he says, "Now going to put bonds on you, going to tie I’m I’m you up so you reproving the people; you irritating them by won’t continue won’t continue the message because they listening anyway. going to use another message to aren’t I’m get the first message across to them". The question is, was Ezekiel so fearful that he carry out what God had couldn’t just given him and so God gives him a vision, a message to strengthen him further in his willingness to obey God? Or did he try to do it and have an effective ministry for a time, but the people reached the point where nobody would listen to him? Then at that point God gave him new information about a new approach--a new way to present the message, and to strengthen him further. He then gives Ezekiel a new picture of the glory of God. There are these two hypotheses. I do not know of any other hypothesis. That God gave him this charge and then he simply says, "Now you are going to be silent." I don’t believe anything in the charge that says, "You are not to do this until I tell you to there’s speak." The charge says if there is this need in a life, you are to speak. He man’s doesn’t say you are to wait until I tell you further to speak, been telling him you are to go, he’s you are to speak. Edited and narrated by Dr. Perry Phillips Initial editing by Ted Hildebrandt Transcription by Brittany Bauman
nuisance to everybody, and so God says, "Get up and go out to the plain, I’m going to speak to you again." He gives him another vision of God’s glory to encourage him and to strengthen him, and then he says, "Now I’m going to put bonds on you, I’m going to tie you up so you won’t continue reproving the people; you won’t continue irritating them by the message because they aren’t listening anyway. I’m going to use another message to get the first message across to them". The question is, was Ezekiel so fearful that he couldn’t carry out what God had just given him and so God gives him a vision, a message to strengthen him further in his willingness to obey God? Or did he try to do it and have an effective ministry for a time, but the people reached the point where nobody would listen to him? Then at that point God gave him new information about a new approach--a new way to present the message, and to strengthen him further. He then gives Ezekiel a new picture of the glory of God. There are these two hypotheses. I do not know of any other hypothesis. That God gave him this charge and then he simply says, "Now you are going to be silent." I don’t believe there’s anything in the charge that says, "You are not to do this until I tell you to speak." The charge says if there is this need in a man’s life, you are to speak. He doesn’t say you are to wait until I tell you further to speak, he’s been telling him you are to go, you are to speak. Edited and narrated by Dr. Perry Phillips Initial editing by Ted Hildebrandt Transcription by Brittany Bauman