Ezekiel 3:16

"Then I came to them of the captivity at Tel Aviv who lived by the river Chebar, and to where they lived; and I sat there overwhelmed among them seven days."

Key Reflection

This passage describes Ezekiel's time of spiritual preparation and testing. After receiving his call, he spends seven days with the exiled Israelites by the Chebar River, feeling overwhelmed as he prepares to deliver God's message to a people far from their homeland.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

The Lord guards both Ezekiel and his countrymen from dwelling exclusively on the national character of his mission. In the midst of the general visitations, each individual was to stand as it were alone before Him to render account of his doings, and to be judged according to his works.

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