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Ezek. 2:1 Ezekiel is never addressed by name in this book, but 93 times he is called son of man. Daniel is the only other person addressed like this in the OT (Dan. 8:17). The Hebrew idiom “son of x” indicates membership in a class. “Son of man” identifies Ezekiel as a human creature before the supreme creator.
Ezek. 2:2–4 God describes Israel as rebels (see also “rebellious house,” vv. 5–7) throughout this inaugural vision. This deep-seated trait (and their fathers; see v. 4) will be emphasized again in Ezekiel’s review of Israel’s history in ch. 20. Ezekiel is sent to speak on God’s behalf (you shall say to them), but he is not yet told what to say.
Ezek. 2:8–10 Ezekiel is told he must open his mouth and eat the scroll of a book. When it is unrolled, writing is visible on its front and back. The scroll is full, just as Ezekiel soon will be (3:3). Its words are all audible, though their precise content remains unspecified.
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