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Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;
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Why God Used a Riddle
Commentators explain that God instructed Ezekiel to use a riddle and parable not to permanently hide the truth, but to awaken a stubborn and complacent audience. The obscurity was a divine strategy to provoke curiosity, bypass their apathy, and force them to grapple with a message they might otherwise ignore.
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Ezekiel
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19th Century
Anglican
A riddle ... a parable. —What the prophet has to say is called a riddle as well as a parable, because there is so…
16th Century
Protestant
In this chapter, the Prophet shows that the Jews were utterly foolish in thinking themselves safe, since they had God as their adversary. At the en…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Son of man, put forth a riddle A dark saying, but a smart one: "whet a whetting" F11 , as in the Hebrew; …
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Presbyterian
Mighty conquerors are aptly likened to birds or beasts of prey, but their destructive passions are overruled to advance God's designs. Those who de…
