Verse 6
6. The rebellious Perhaps it was the remembrance of the vision of sin which he had once before seen as he stood in this north gate (chap. viii) which led to this sharp personal reference. The old unrepentant Israel in the old Jerusalem was often called rebellious (Ezekiel 2:5; Ezekiel 3:9; Ezekiel 12:2, etc.), but the new Israel of the new Jerusalem now being described was perfectly obedient and holy. The slipping in of this term here shows that every item of this description was intended to be a lesson to the captives who surrounded Ezekiel.
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