KING / EVENT - DATE PROPHET - DATE TIGLATH-PILESER ( BC)? HEZEKIAH (JUDAH) ( BC)? ISRAEL TAKEN CAPTIVE (722BC)?

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1 EZEKIEL CHAPTER TWO

2 PROPHET - DATE JONAH ( BC)? JOEL (800BC)? HOSEA ( BC)? MICAH ( BC)? AMOS (784BC)? ISAIAH ( BC)? NAHUM (700BC)? ZEPHANIAH (630BC)? JEREMIAH ( BC)? DANIEL ( BC)? HABAKKUK (598BC)? EZEKIEL ( BC)? OBADIAH ( BC)? EZRA ( BC)? HAGGAI ( BC)? ZECHARIAH ( BC)? ESTHER ( BC)? NEHEMIAH ( BC)? MALACHI ( BC)? KING / EVENT - DATE TIGLATH-PILESER ( BC)? HEZEKIAH (JUDAH) ( BC)? SHALMANESER ( BC)? ISRAEL TAKEN CAPTIVE (722BC)? SENNACHERIB ( BC)? NEBUCHADNEZZAR ( BC)? ZEDEKIAH (JUDAH) ( BC)? JUDAH TAKEN CAPTIVE (586BC)? BELSHAZZAR ( BC)? CYRUS ( BC)? BABYLON DESTROYED (536BC)? DARIUS ( BC)?

3 OUTLINE EZEKIEL CHAPTER TWO EZEKIEL IS STRENGTHENED & COMFORTED V. 1-2 EZEKIEL IS TO JUDGE THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL V. 3-5 THE LORD COMMANDS EZEKIEL TO BE FEARLESS, RESOLUTE AND FAITHFUL V. 6-8 EZEKIEL WILL SUFFER GREAT PERSECUTION V. 9-10

4 READ: EZEKIEL 2:1-3 EZEKIEL CALLED TO BE A PROPHET 1 And He said to me, "Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak to you." 2 Then the Spirit entered me when He spoke to me, and set me on my feet; and I heard Him who spoke to me. 3 And He said to me: "Son of man, I am sending you to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me; they and their fathers have transgressed against Me to this very day.

5 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 2:1-3 EZEKIEL CALLED TO BE A PROPHET 1 And He said to me, "Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak to you." 2 Then the Spirit entered me when He spoke to me, and set me on my feet; and I heard Him who spoke to me. 3 And He said to me: "Son of man, I am sending you to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me; they and their fathers have transgressed against Me to this very day. WHO IS SPEAKING TO EZEKIEL? HOW DID HE REFER TO EZEKIEL? WHAT DID HE SAY TO EZEKIEL? WHO ENTERED EZEKIEL? WHAT DID THE SPIRIT DO? WHAT DID HE WANT EZEKIEL TO DO? WHY?

6 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 2:1 EZEKIEL CALLED TO BE A PROPHET 1 And He said to me, "Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak to you." WHO IS SPEAKING TO EZEKIEL? HOW DID HE REFER TO EZEKIEL? Son of man WHAT DID DAVID ASK THE LORD? READ: PSALMS 8:4 4 What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him? NKJV

7 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 2:1 EZEKIEL CALLED TO BE A PROPHET 1 And He said to me, "Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak to you." HOW DID THE LORD REFER TO EZEKIEL? Son of man HOW DID GABRIEL REFER TO DANIEL? son of man READ: DANIEL 8: And I heard a man's voice between the banks of the Ulai, who called, and said, "Gabriel, make this man understand the vision." 17 So he came near where I stood, and when he came I was afraid and fell on my face; but he said to me, "Understand, son of man, that the vision refers to the time of the end." NKJV

8 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 2:1 1 And He said to me, "Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak to you." HOW DID THE LORD REFER TO EZEKIEL? Son of man HOW DID THE LORD REFER TO HIS SON? Son of Man READ: DANIEL 7: "I was watching in the night visions, And behold, One like the Son of Man, Coming with the clouds of heaven! He came to the Ancient of Days, And they brought Him near before Him. 14 Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, That all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, Which shall not pass away, And His kingdom the one Which shall not be destroyed. NKJV

9 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 2:1 1 And He said to me, "Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak to you." HOW DID THE LORD REFER TO EZEKIEL? Son of man HOW DID CHRIST REFER TO HIMSELF? Son of Man READ: MATTHEW 16: When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, "Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?" 14 So they said, "Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets." 15 He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" 16 Simon Peter answered and said, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." NKJV

10 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 2:1 1 And He said to me, "Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak to you." HOW DID THE LORD REFER TO EZEKIEL? Son of man HOW DID CHRIST REFER TO HIMSELF? Son of Man READ: MATTHEW 20: Now Jesus, going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples aside on the road and said to them, 18 "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes; and they will condemn Him to death, 19 And deliver Him to the Gentiles to mock and to scourge and to crucify. And the third day He will rise again." NKJV (MARK 10:32-34; LUKE 18:31-34)

11 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 2:1 HOW DID CHRIST REFER TO HIMSELF? Son of Man WHAT DID JESUS SAY TO CAIAPHAS? READ: MATTHEW 26:64 64 Jesus said to him, "It is as you said. Nevertheless, I say to you, hereafter you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven." NKJV READ: JOHN 5: For as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself, 27 and has given Him authority to execute judgment also, because He is the Son of Man. NKJV

12 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 2:1 EZEKIEL CALLED TO BE A PROPHET 1 And He said to me, "Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak to you." WHO IS SPEAKING TO EZEKIEL? HOW DID THE LORD REFER TO EZEKIEL? Son of man WHAT DID HE SAY EZEKIEL? stand on your feet and I will speak to you

13 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 2:2 2 Then the Spirit entered me when He spoke to me, and set me on my feet; and I heard Him who spoke to me. WHO ENTERED EZEKIEL? SPIRIT? WHAT DID THE SPIRIT DO? WHY? He spoke to me and set me on my feet WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO DANIEL? READ: DANIEL 10:18-19 WHY? 18 Then again, the one having the likeness of a man touched me and strengthened me. 19 And he said, "O man greatly beloved, fear not! Peace be to you; be strong, yes, be strong! NKJV

14 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 2:2 2 Then the Spirit entered me when He spoke to me, and set me on my feet; and I heard Him who spoke to me. WHO ENTERED EZEKIEL? SPIRIT? WHAT DID THE SPIRIT DO? WHY? He spoke to me and set me on my feet WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO JOHN? READ: REVELATION 1:17 WHY? 17 And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. But He laid His right hand on me, saying to me, "Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last. NKJV

15 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 2:3 3 And He said to me: "Son of man, I am sending you to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me; they and their fathers have transgressed against Me to this very day. HOW DID THE LORD REFER TO ISRAEL? a rebellious nation READ: DEUTERONOMY 9:7 7 "Remember! Do not forget how you provoked the LORD your God to wrath in the wilderness. From the day that you departed from the land of Egypt until you came to this place, you have been rebellious against the LORD.

16 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 2:2 3 And He said to me: "Son of man, I am sending you to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me; they and their fathers have transgressed against Me to this very day. HOW DID THE LORD REFER TO ISRAEL? a rebellious nation WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO EZEKIEL? WHY? I am sending you to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me; they and their fathers have transgressed against Me to this very day.

17 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 2:2 3 And He said to me: "Son of man, I am sending you to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me; they and their fathers have transgressed against Me to this very day. HOW DID THE LORD REFER TO ISRAEL? a rebellious nation WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO JEREMIAH? WHY? READ: JEREMIAH 4: "Make mention to the nations, Yes, proclaim against Jerusalem, That watchers come from a far country And raise their voice against the cities of Judah. 17 Like keepers of a field they are against her all around, Because she has been rebellious against Me," says the LORD. NKJV

18 READ: EZEKIEL 2:4-5 EZEKIEL CALLED TO BE A PROPHET 4 For they are impudent and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you shall say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD.' 5 As for them, whether they hear or whether they refuse for they are a rebellious house yet they will know that a prophet has been among them.

19 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 2:4-5 EZEKIEL CALLED TO BE A PROPHET 4 For they are impudent and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you shall say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD.' 5 As for them, whether they hear or whether they refuse for they are a rebellious house yet they will know that a prophet has been among them. WHAT DID THE LORD WANT EZEKIEL TO DO? HOW WOULD THEY RESPOND? WHY? WHAT WOULD THE PEOPLE KNOW?

20 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 2:4 4 For they are impudent and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you shall say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD.' HOW DID THE LORD REFER TO ISRAEL? they are impudent and stubborn children WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT PHARAOH? READ: EXODUS 13:15 15 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh was stubborn about letting us go, that the LORD killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man and the firstborn of beast. Therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all males that open the womb, but all the firstborn of my sons I redeem.' NKJV

21 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 2:4 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO ISRAEL? WHY? READ: DEUTERONOMY 21: "If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey the voice of his father or the voice of his mother, and who, when they have chastened him, will not heed them, 19 then his father and his mother shall take hold of him and bring him out to the elders of his city, to the gate of his city. 20 And they shall say to the elders of his city, 'This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious; he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton and a drunkard.' 21 Then all the men of his city shall stone him to death with stones; so you shall put away the evil from among you, and all Israel shall hear and fear. NKJV

22 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 2:4 4 For they are impudent and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you shall say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD.' HOW DID THE LORD REFER TO ISRAEL? they are impudent and stubborn children WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT ISRAEL? READ: JUDGES 2:19 19 And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they reverted and behaved more corruptly than their fathers, by following other gods, to serve them and bow down to them. They did not cease from their own doings nor from their stubborn way. NKJV

23 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 2:4 HOW DID THE LORD REFER TO ISRAEL? they are impudent and stubborn children WHAT DID THE LORD WANT ISRAEL TO DO? WHY? READ: PSALMS 78:5-8 5 For He established a testimony in Jacob, And appointed a law in Israel, Which He commanded our fathers, That they should make them known to their children; 6 That the generation to come might know them, The children who would be born, That they may arise and declare them to their children, 7 That they may set their hope in God, And not forget the works of God, But keep His commandments; 8 And may not be like their fathers, A stubborn and rebellious generation, A generation that did not set its heart aright, And whose spirit was not faithful to God.

24 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 2:4 HOW DID THE LORD REFER TO ISRAEL? they are impudent and stubborn children WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT ISRAEL? READ: PSALMS 81: "But My people would not heed My voice, And Israel would have none of Me. 12 So I gave them over to their own stubborn heart, To walk in their own counsels. NKJV READ: HOSEA 4:16 16 "For Israel is stubborn Like a stubborn calf; Now the LORD will let them forage Like a lamb in open country. NKJV

25 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 2:4 4 For they are impudent and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you shall say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD.' HOW DID THE LORD REFER TO ISRAEL? they are impudent and stubborn children WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO JEREMIAH? WHY? READ: JEREMIAH 6: "I have set you as an assayer and a fortress among My people, That you may know and test their way. 28 They are all stubborn rebels, walking as slanderers. They are bronze and iron, They are all corrupters; NKJV

26 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 2:5 5 As for them, whether they hear or whether they refuse for they are a rebellious house yet they will know that a prophet has been among them. HOW WOULD THEY RESPOND? they are a rebellious house WHY? WHAT WOULD THE PEOPLE KNOW? they will know that a prophet has been among them

27 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 2:4-5 WHAT WOULD THE PEOPLE KNOW? they will know that a prophet has been among them HOW WOULD THEY RESPOND? READ: EZEKIEL 33: So they come to you as people do, they sit before you as My people, and they hear your words, but they do not do them; for with their mouth they show much love, but their hearts pursue their own gain. 32 Indeed you are to them as a very lovely song of one who has a pleasant voice and can play well on an instrument; for they hear your words, but they do not do them. 33 And when this comes to pass surely it will come then they will know that a prophet has been among them." NKJV

28 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 2:5 WHAT WOULD THE PEOPLE KNOW? they will know that a prophet has been among them WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO ISAIAH? HOW WOULD THEY RESPOND? READ: ISAIAH 30: Now go, write it before them on a tablet, And note it on a scroll, That it may be for time to come, Forever and ever: 9 That this is a rebellious people, Lying children, Children who will not hear the law of the LORD; 10 Who say to the seers, "Do not see, And to the prophets, "Do not prophesy to us right things; Speak to us smooth things, prophesy deceits. 11 Get out of the way, Turn aside from the path, Cause the Holy One of Israel To cease from before us."

29 READ: EZEKIEL 2:6-8 EZEKIEL CALLED TO BE A PROPHET 6 "And you, son of man, do not be afraid of them nor be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you and you dwell among scorpions; do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their looks, though they are a rebellious house. 7 You shall speak My words to them, whether they hear or whether they refuse, for they are rebellious. 8 But you, son of man, hear what I say to you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and eat what I give you."

30 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 2:6-8 EZEKIEL CALLED TO BE A PROPHET 6 "And you, son of man, do not be afraid of them nor be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you and you dwell among scorpions; do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their looks, though they are a rebellious house. 7 You shall speak My words to them, whether they hear or whether they refuse, for they are rebellious. 8 But you, son of man, hear what I say to you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and eat what I give you." WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO EZEKIEL? WHAT SHOULD EZEKIEL SAY TO THE PEOPLE?

31 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 2:6 6 "And you, son of man, do not be afraid of them nor be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you and you dwell among scorpions; do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their looks, though they are a rebellious house. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO EZEKIEL? do not be afraid of them nor be afraid of their words HOW DID THE LORD REFER TO WICKEDNESS? READ: ISAIAH 9:18 18 For wickedness burns as the fire; It shall devour the briers and thorns, And kindle in the thickets of the forest; They shall mount up like rising smoke. NKJV

32 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 2:6 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO EZEKIEL? do not be afraid of them nor be afraid of their words WHAT DID DAVID SAY ABOUT THE REBELLIOUS? READ: 2 SAMUEL 23:6-7 6 But the sons of rebellion shall all be as thorns thrust away, Because they cannot be taken with hands. 7 But the man who touches them Must be armed with iron and the shaft of a spear, And they shall be utterly burned with fire in their place. NKJV

33 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 2:6 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO EZEKIEL? do not be afraid of them nor be afraid of their words WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO HIS DISCIPLES? READ: LUKE 12:4-5 4 "And I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. 5 But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, fear Him! NKJV

34 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 2:6 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO EZEKIEL? do not be afraid of them nor be afraid of their words WHAT DID PETER SAY TO THE DISCIPLES? READ: 1 PETER 3: And who is he who will harm you if you become followers of what is good? 14 But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you are blessed. "And do not be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled." NKJV

35 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 2:7 7 You shall speak My words to them, whether they hear or whether they refuse, for they are rebellious. WHAT DID THE LORD WANT EZEKIEL TO DO? You shall speak My words to them whether they hear or whether they refuse, for they are rebellious

36 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 2:8 8 But you, son of man, hear what I say to you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and eat what I give you." HOW SHOULD EZEKIEL RECEIVE THE WORD OF GOD? open your mouth and eat what I give you HOW DID JESUS RECEIVE THE WORD OF GOD? READ: ISAIAH 50:5-6 5 The Lord GOD has opened My ear; And I was not rebellious, Nor did I turn away. 6 I gave My back to those who struck Me, And My cheeks to those who plucked out the beard; I did not hide My face from shame and spitting. NKJV

37 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 2:8 8 But you, son of man, hear what I say to you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and eat what I give you." HOW SHOULD EZEKIEL RECEIVE THE WORD OF GOD? open your mouth and eat what I give you HOW DID JEREMIAH RECEIVE THE WORD OF GOD? READ: JEREMIAH 15: O LORD, You know; Remember me and visit me, And take vengeance for me on my persecutors. In Your enduring patience, do not take me away. Know that for Your sake I have suffered rebuke. 16 Your words were found, and I ate them, And Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart; For I am called by Your name, O LORD God of hosts. NKJV

38 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 2:6-8 HOW SHOULD EZEKIEL RECEIVE THE WORD OF GOD? open your mouth and eat what I give you WHAT DID THE ANGEL TO JOHN TO DO? WHY? READ: REVELATION 10: So I went to the angel and said to him, "Give me the little book. And he said to me, "Take and eat it; and it will make your stomach bitter, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth." 10 Then I took the little book out of the angel's hand and ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth. But when I had eaten it, my stomach became bitter. 11 And he said to me, "You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, tongues, and kings."

39 READ: EZEKIEL 2:9-10 EZEKIEL CALLED TO BE A PROPHET 9 Now when I looked, there was a hand stretched out to me; and behold, a scroll of a book was in it. 10 Then He spread it before me; and there was writing on the inside and on the outside, and written on it were lamentations and mourning and woe. NKJV

40 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 2:9-10 EZEKIEL CALLED TO BE A PROPHET 9 Now when I looked, there was a hand stretched out to me; and behold, a scroll of a book was in it. 10 Then He spread it before me; and there was writing on the inside and on the outside, and written on it were lamentations and mourning and woe. NKJV WHAT DID EZEKIEL SEE? there was a hand stretched out to me behold, a scroll of a book was in it WHAT WAS WRITTEN ON THE SCROLL? written on it were lamentations and mourning and woe

41 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 2:10 WHAT DOES LAMENTATION MEAN? WHAT DID DAVID DO? WHY? READ: 2 SAMUEL 3: Then David said to Joab and to all the people who were with him, "Tear your clothes, gird yourselves with sackcloth, and mourn for Abner." And King David followed the coffin. 32 So they buried Abner in Hebron; and the king lifted up his voice and wept at the grave of Abner, and all the people wept. 33 And the king sang a lament over Abner and said: "Should Abner die as a fool dies? 34 Your hands were not bound Nor your feet put into fetters; As a man falls before wicked men, so you fell." Then all the people wept over him again. NKJV

42 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 2:10 10 Then He spread it before me; and there was writing on the inside and on the outside, and written on it were lamentations and mourning and woe. NKJV WHAT WAS WRITTEN ON THE SCROLL? written on it were lamentations and mourning and woe WHAT IS WRITTEN IN THE BOOK OF LAMENTATIONS? READ: 2 CHRONICLES 35:25 25 Jeremiah also lamented for Josiah. And to this day all the singing men and the singing women speak of Josiah in their lamentations. They made it a custom in Israel; and indeed they are written in the Laments. NKJV

43 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 2:10 WHAT WAS WRITTEN ON THE SCROLL? written on it were lamentations and mourning and woe WHY IS JEREMIAH CALLED THE WEEPING PROPHET?? READ: JEREMIAH 7: Cut off your hair and cast it away, and take up a lamentation on the desolate heights; for the LORD has rejected and forsaken the generation of His wrath.' 30 For the children of Judah have done evil in My sight," says the LORD. "They have set their abominations in the house which is called by My name, to pollute it. 31 And they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire, which I did not command, nor did it come into My heart. NKJV

44 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 2:10 WHAT WAS WRITTEN ON THE SCROLL? written on it were lamentations and mourning and woe WHY IS JEREMIAH CALLED THE WEEPING PROPHET?? READ: JEREMIAH 8: For the hurt of the daughter of my people I am hurt. I am mourning; Astonishment has taken hold of me. 22 Is there no balm in Gilead, Is there no physician there? Why then is there no recovery For the health of the daughter of my people? NKJV READ: JEREMIAH 9:1 1 Oh, that my head were waters, And my eyes a fountain of tears, That I might weep day and night For the slain of the daughter of my people! NKJV

45 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 2:10 WHAT WAS WRITTEN ON THE SCROLL? written on it were lamentations and mourning and woe WHY IS JEREMIAH CALLED THE WEEPING PROPHET?? READ: JEREMIAH 9: Shall I not punish them for these things?" says the LORD. "Shall I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?" 10 I will take up a weeping and wailing for the mountains, And for the dwelling places of the wilderness a lamentation, Because they are burned up, So that no one can pass through; Nor can men hear the voice of the cattle. Both the birds of the heavens and the beasts have fled; They are gone. NKJV

46 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 2:10 WHAT WAS WRITTEN ON THE SCROLL? written on it were lamentations and mourning and woe WHY IS JEREMIAH CALLED THE WEEPING PROPHET?? READ: JEREMIAH 14: "Therefore you shall say this word to them: 'Let my eyes flow with tears night and day, And let them not cease; For the virgin daughter of my people Has been broken with a mighty stroke, with a very severe blow. 18 If I go out to the field, Then behold, those slain with the sword! And if I enter the city, Then behold, those sick from famine! Yes, both prophet and priest go about in a land they do not know.'" NKJV

47 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 2:10 WHY IS JEREMIAH CALLED THE WEEPING PROPHET?? READ: LAMENTATIONS 1:15 15 "The Lord has trampled underfoot all my mighty men in my midst; He has called an assembly against me To crush my young men; The Lord trampled as in a winepress The virgin daughter of Judah. NKJV READ: LAMENTATIONS 2:17 17 The LORD has done what He purposed; He has fulfilled His word Which He commanded in days of old. He has thrown down and has not pitied, And He has caused an enemy to rejoice over you; He has exalted the horn of your adversaries. NKJV

48 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 2:10 WHY IS JEREMIAH CALLED THE WEEPING PROPHET?? READ: LAMENTATIONS 3:42 42 We have transgressed and rebelled; You have not pardoned. NKJV READ: LAMENTATIONS 3: Fear and a snare have come upon us, Desolation and destruction. 48 My eyes overflow with rivers of water For the destruction of the daughter of my people. 49 My eyes flow and do not cease, Without interruption, 50 Till the LORD from heaven Looks down and sees. 51 My eyes bring suffering to my soul Because of all the daughters of my city. NKJV

49 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 2:10 10 Then He spread it before me; and there was writing on the inside and on the outside, and written on it were lamentations and mourning and woe. NKJV WHAT WAS WRITTEN ON THE SCROLL? written on it were lamentations and mourning and woe WHY IS JEREMIAH CALLED THE WEEPING PROPHET?? READ: LAMENTATIONS 4: The face of the LORD scattered them; He no longer regards them. The people do not respect the priests Nor show favor to the elders. 17 Still our eyes failed us, Watching vainly for our help; In our watching we watched For a nation that could not save us. NKJV

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