House of Israel was one entity because of the language they spoke was common. But here from what God tells the prophet it is clear that absence of faith was the root cause. Because of their disbelief they were split every one as two continents. On one level every one was connected with the other by a common language. Their speech did not help the state of their heart. In departing from God they demonstrated their heart was evil with disbelief. As writer to the Hebrews said,"They do alway err in their heart; and they have not known my ways (He.3:10-12)."Their speech was merely adequate to feed and satisfy the requirements of flesh and blood; but in persisting backsliding heart revealed it was not at rest with the body. In short body was at odds with the spirit.
When God commands Ezekiel,"Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel we know already what it carried. It was full of woe and lamentations.
"So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll. 'Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.' Prophet Ezekiel would indeed taste it as such because he received his word in faith and his command, "Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thine heart, and hear with thine ears". For those whose heart was astir because of disbelief shall resist him as they resisted Moses earlier and even wanted to stone him. His task was to warn them in all seriousness and leave it at that.
"For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God (He.7:19). This better hope required faith by which they could cleave unto God. St Paul explains it "But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members(Ro.7:23)".
House of Israel was one entity because of the language they spoke was common. But here from what God tells the prophet it is clear that absence of faith was the root cause. Because of their disbelief they were split every one as two continents. On one level every one was connected with the other by a common language. Their speech did not help the state of their heart. In departing from God they demonstrated their heart was evil with disbelief. As writer to the Hebrews said,"They do alway err in their heart; and they have not known my ways (He.3:10-12)."Their speech was merely adequate to feed and satisfy the requirements of flesh and blood; but in persisting backsliding heart revealed it was not at rest with the body. In short body was at odds with the spirit.
When God commands Ezekiel,"Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel we know already what it carried. It was full of woe and lamentations.
"So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll. 'Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.' Prophet Ezekiel would indeed taste it as such because he received his word in faith and his command, "Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thine heart, and hear with thine ears". For those whose heart was astir because of disbelief shall resist him as they resisted Moses earlier and even wanted to stone him. His task was to warn them in all seriousness and leave it at that.
"For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God (He.7:19). This better hope required faith by which they could cleave unto God. St Paul explains it "But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members(Ro.7:23)".
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