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Ezekiel

Ezekiel 
Day 
Day 357

"Talking about you"

Text: Ezekiel 33:30

THE PEOPLE WHO SOUGHT EZEKIEL

There were people who gathered together to consult with Ezekiel. On the surface, this may look very promising or encouraging. The Lord had to speak to Ezekiel candidly. He must know what the people were really like.

“As for you, son of man,
the children of your people are talking about you
beside the walls and in the doors of the houses;
and they speak to one another, everyone saying to his brother,
‘Please come and hear what the word is that comes from the Lord.’
So they come to you as people do,
they sit before you as My people,
and they hear your words, but they do not do them;
for with their mouth they show much love,
but their hearts pursue their own gain.”
Ezekiel 33:30-31

1. The people talked about Ezekiel.

a) They were talking about Ezekiel.

i) At the city walls.

ii) In their homes.

b) What were they saying about Ezekiel?

i) They were encouraging each other to come to see Ezekiel.

ii) They recognize that Ezekiel always had a word from the Lord.

c) What does this reveal about Ezekiel?

i) He was well-liked.

ii) There was respect for him.

iii) He was their good teacher.

iv) There was no hostility towards Ezekiel.

2. A revealing word from the Lord.

a) The Lord’s observation of the people.

i) They sit at the feet of Ezekiel.

ii) They hear attentively to the word that Ezekiel was given by the Lord.

b) The Lord’s word of warning.

i) The people show much love for Ezekiel.

ii) They are polite and kind in their relationship with the prophet Ezekiel.

iii) The problem is that they do not practise what they had been taught.

iv) They pursued their own ambitions and goals.

v) Seeking material wealth was their chief focus in life and not obedience to the Lord and His word given to them.