Impudence and Stiff-Heartedness
W. Greenhill, M. A. Ezekiel 2:3-5 And he said to me, Son of man, I send you to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against me… 1. Progress in sin makes impudent. It is an exceeding evil to be past shame, to be impudent in sinning. If ever God show mercy to such sinners, they must be ashamed. 2. Where there is an impudent face there is a hard, stiff heart. And this is one of the greatest evils. 3. God sends His prophets and ministers about hard services, such as are full of discouragements when looked upon with a carnal eye. 4. Ministers should not so much look at the persons they are sent to, or the event of their ministry, as at their call. God's will and command must content us, support us. What if we be scoffed at, reviled, made the offscouring and filth of the world; yet here is the comfort of a true prophet, of a true minister, Christ sent him; and He that set him to work will pay him his wages, whether they hear or hear not to whom he is sent. 5. Those who are sent of God must deliver, not their own, but God's message. (W. Greenhill, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this very day. WEB: He said to me, Son of man, I send you to the children of Israel, to a nation of rebels who have rebelled against me. They and their fathers have transgressed against me even to this very day.