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But the house of Israel will not listen to you; for they will not listen to me: for all the house of Israel are of hard forehead and of a stiff heart.
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Rejection of God, Not the Prophet
Commentators stress that Israel's rejection of Ezekiel was fundamentally a rejection of God. God tells the prophet, "they will not hearken unto me." This was meant to comfort Ezekiel, reminding him not to take the rejection personally, as he was sharing in the same contempt shown to God Himself.
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Ezekiel
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19th Century
Anglican
All the house of Israel —means, of course, the people generally, as the word all is often used in Scripture and elsewhere…
16th Century
Protestant
Now God explains at greater length why He wanted His servant to eat the scroll which He held out in His hand: namely, that when instructed by it, h…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But the house of Israel would not hearken to you "They are not willing" F12 ; they have no desire, no inc…
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Presbyterian
Ezekiel was to receive the truths of God as the food for his soul, and to feed upon them by faith, and he would be strengthened. Gracious souls can…
