And he said to me, “Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you.” 2 And as he spoke to me, the Spirit entered into me and set me on my feet, and I heard him speaking to me. 3 And he said to me, “Son of man, I send you to the people of Israel, to nations of rebels, who have rebelled against me. They and their fathers have transgressed against me to this very day. 4 The descendants also are impudent and stubborn: I send you to them, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’ 5 And whether they hear or refuse to hear (for they are a rebellious house) they will know that a prophet has been among them. 6 And you, son of man, be not afraid of them, nor be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you and you sit on scorpions. Be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house. 7 And you shall speak my words to them, whether they hear or refuse to hear, for they are a rebellious house.
8 “But you, son of man, hear what I say to you. Be not rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and eat what I give you.” 9 And when I looked, behold, a hand was stretched out to me, and behold, a scroll of a book was in it. 10 And he spread it before me. And it had writing on the front and on the back, and there were written on it words of lamentation and mourning and woe.
3 And he said to me, “Son of man, eat whatever you find here. Eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.” 2 So I opened my mouth, and he gave me this scroll to eat. 3 And he said to me, “Son of man, feed your belly with this scroll that I give you and fill your stomach with it.” Then I ate it, and it was in my mouth as sweet as honey.
I remember learning that if you put a book under your head that through a process called osmosis the knowledge would transfer. There are other myths with acquiring knowledge. Most of us assume that reading books is the best way to acquire more information. I prefer listening to presentations and discussing with other people.
Ezekiel has been commissioned by God to go to the people of Israel. He was instructed to tell the people the Word of God. But before you can confess the Word of God, you have to know the word of God. Ezekiel sits at the feet of his Lord and continues to study and learn.
Ezekiel is offered the Word of God to eat it. God gives Ezekiel not the word of God to put under his head, but for him to consume it in full. It is likewise our responsibility as Christians to devour, consume, and eat the Word of God.
Modern people have changed the discription to take it to heart. When you consume something, you do take it inside of you. You take into yourself and make it a part of yourself. The Ancient Myths concerning what someone eats being of part of them. Eating the blood of beasts is taking the life of that beast within themselves. Eating the Word of God makes it completely a part of each of us.
I would not suggest taking your bible and actually eating it. But the important lesson is that we need to truly consume the Word of God and make it a part of our life.
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