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Ezekiel
–
The Watchman and His Message
Lesson # 10
–
February 7
th
, 2010 Page 1
1)
The watchman’s commission (33:1
-9)a)
The duty of the watchman (33:1-6)(1)
The watchman and the city wall - 2 Sam 18:24-25; 2 Kings 9:17;Jeremiah 4:5; Jeremiah 6:1,
“
Blow the trumpet in the lan
d”
; Also
Hosea 8:1; Amos 3:6; Habakkuk 2:1, “
I will stand my watch
”
(2)
Cf. Guard duty or a military watch!ii)
The Lord as the director: “I have made you a
watchman
” (7)
iii)
Personal accountability: “his blood I will require at the watchman’shand”
b)
The function of the watchman (33:7-9)i)
“
you shall hear a word from My mouth and warn them for Me
”
ii)
NT counterparts: Acts 20:26,27; 2 Timothy 4:5; Hebrews 13:172)
The watchman’s message (33:10
-20)a)
God
’s gracious invitation (33:10
-11)
–
“
Turn, turn from your evil ways!
”
b)
The responsibility of the hearer (33:12-20)i)
Eschew self-righteousnessii)
The people object: (17-
20) “The way of the Lord is not fair”
c)
NT perspective: 1 Timothy 2:4 w 2 Peter 3:93)
The watchman’s liberty (33:21
-33)a)
The fall of Jerusalem (33:21-22)b)
The Cause of Judah’s Ruin (33:23
-29)c)
The picture of hearing but not doing (33:30-33)4)
Discussion: What are our responsibilities pertaining to the Gospel?
Ezekiel
–
The Watchman and His Message
Lesson # 10
–
February 7
th
, 2010 Page 1
Scripture: Chapter 33Key Verse: Ezekiel 33:11
, “Say to them: ‘
As
I live,’ says the Lord GOD, ‘I have no
pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way andlive. Turn, turn from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house
of Israel?’”
Outline:1)
The watchman’s commission (33:1
-9)2)
The watchman’s message (33:10
-20)3)
The watchman’s liberty (33:21
-33)Detail:Introduction:The final section of Ezekiel is a message of restoration and blessing.
o
Past:
Her ancient enemies and their defeat (gathered in Sheol)
Her sins and the deserved judgments
o
Future:
A future enemy (Gog and Allies Attack Israel) Ezekiel 38-39
A new city and a new Temple
o
Message:
Comfort for the people
Hope of future restoration
Blessing in the millennial kingdomChapters 33-34 a turning point in the book
o
News of the destruction of Jerusalem reach Ezekiel and the exiles
(33:21, “
And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, inthe tenth
month,
on the fifth
day
of the month,
that
one who hadescaped from Je
rusalem came to me and said, “The city has beencaptured!””)
Ezekiel
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The Watchman and His Message
Lesson # 10
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February 7
th
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o
Ezekiel, formerly rendered mute
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only to speak when Godinstructed: 3:26-
27, “I will make your tongue cling to the roof of your
mouth, so that you shall be mute and not be one to rebuke them, forthey
are
a rebellious house.
27
But when I speak with you, I will open
your mouth, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD.’ He
who hears, let him hear; and he who refuses, let him refuse; for they
are
a rebellious house”
o
Now (33:22) tongue
loosed: “Now the hand of the LORD had been
upon me the evening before the man came who had escaped. AndHe had opened my mouth; so when he came to me in the morning,
my mouth was opened, and I was no longer mute.”
24:27, “On that day your mouth will be ope
ned to him who hasescaped; you shall speak and no longer be mute. Thus you willbe a sign to them, and they shall know that I
am
the LORD.”
29:21, “In that day I will cause the horn of the house of Israel
to spring forth, and I will open your mouth to speak in theirmidst. Then they shall know that I
am
the LORD”
o
Chapter 33 renews Ezekiel’s commission to be a watchman
o
Chapter 34 contrasts the false shepherds of Israel with the comingtrue Shepherd
–
the Messiah
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