The Biblical Illustrator - Ezekiel 3:10
Ezekiel 3:10All My words . . . receive in thine heart.The heart the treasury of truthWhat is in the head may soon be lost, but what is in the heart abides. Books locked up in the closet are safe, and truths laid up in the heart are secure (James 1:21). They must first put out of their hearts filthiness, malice, wrath, whatever had possession of the heart, and kept out the Word, and open their hearts to entertain the Word. The heart is the ground this seed will grow in. David knew this, and... read more
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 3:1-27
Ezekiel 3:3 . The roll was in my mouth as honey. To taste the good word of God is pleasant; but it was bitter in the belly with regard to imprisonment and martyrdom. Revelation 10:9. No matter; the sweetness is ultimately superior to the gall. See Ezekiel 3:25. Ezekiel 3:9 . As an adamant, harder than flint. See on Zechariah 7:12. Ezekiel 3:12 . Blessed be the glory of the Lord from his place. When the ark moved the levites sung, “Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered.” Psalms... read more