Ezekiel 12:7

"In their sight you shall bear it on your shoulder, and carry it out in the dark. You shall cover your face, so that you don’t see the land, for I have set you for a sign to the house of Israel.”"

Key Reflection

In Ezekiel 12:7, God instructs Ezekiel to act out his prophecies in secrecy and darkness, symbolizing the hidden nature of divine revelations that will later be understood by the people of Israel. By bearing the message on his shoulder and covering his face, Ezekiel foreshadows both the burden of delivering difficult truths and the temporary blindness of those who refuse to see them.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

In the evening the prophet was to return to the wall, break through it, and transport the goods from the inside to the outside of the city.

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