Sign Acts

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Sign Acts

Today we start in chapters 4 and 5 … last week we ended with 3:16 to end of chapter as the first sign acts. That is the term for the crazy things he does. These reenactments, visualizations, dramatic performances … he does something to communicate to the captives or something happening in Jerusalem…typically its not going to be good news; and related to trouble to Jerusalem; so right after which is shutting himself in the house by obedience he is being put under house arrest and being stuck dumb.. this set the stage for things that are going --- it created the impression that from this point on that when ever he is out of the house, and can speak God is compelling it. God is producing it, God is behind it. So pay attention to it.
Most common view it that the sign acts as dramatizations … a long standing prophetic practice ..
Ezekiel 4:1–5 ESV
“And you, son of man, take a brick and lay it before you, and engrave on it a city, even Jerusalem. And put siegeworks against it, and build a siege wall against it, and cast up a mound against it. Set camps also against it, and plant battering rams against it all around. And you, take an iron griddle, and place it as an iron wall between you and the city; and set your face toward it, and let it be in a state of siege, and press the siege against it. This is a sign for the house of Israel. “Then lie on your left side, and place the punishment of the house of Israel upon it. For the number of the days that you lie on it, you shall bear their punishment. For I assign to you a number of days, 390 days, equal to the number of the years of their punishment. So long shall you bear the punishment of the house of Israel.
There are nine things directed toward Jerusalem and the people of Judah still in the homeland…. Siege of the brick (4: 1-2); make a griddle, a barrier between Seke and the brick (4:3); commanded to lie on his left side and right side 4: 4-6; Face the brick with a city drawn on it and bear his arm, 4:7
Fifth – problems, tying the arm in place and on his right side for 390 days or do this for 390 each day… not clear
Sixth .. eating rationed food and water, rations of exiles, 4: 9-11
Seventh …eating cakes baked over excrement, 4: 12-15
Eighth .. shave his hair and dispose in various ways
Ninth – a remnant of the hair will be saved .. 5: 3-4
P:oint to phases of events
Ezekiel 4:4–5 ESV
“Then lie on your left side, and place the punishment of the house of Israel upon it. For the number of the days that you lie on it, you shall bear their punishment. For I assign to you a number of days, 390 days, equal to the number of the years of their punishment. So long shall you bear the punishment of the house of Israel.
Past history of rebellion
And the seige of Jerusalem follows in Eze 4: 1-3
Ezekiel 4:1–3 ESV
“And you, son of man, take a brick and lay it before you, and engrave on it a city, even Jerusalem. And put siegeworks against it, and build a siege wall against it, and cast up a mound against it. Set camps also against it, and plant battering rams against it all around. And you, take an iron griddle, and place it as an iron wall between you and the city; and set your face toward it, and let it be in a state of siege, and press the siege against it. This is a sign for the house of Israel.
and Ezekiel 4: 7-11
Ezekiel 4:7–11 ESV
And you shall set your face toward the siege of Jerusalem, with your arm bared, and you shall prophesy against the city. And behold, I will place cords upon you, so that you cannot turn from one side to the other, till you have completed the days of your siege. “And you, take wheat and barley, beans and lentils, millet and emmer, and put them into a single vessel and make your bread from them. During the number of days that you lie on your side, 390 days, you shall eat it. And your food that you eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels a day; from day to day you shall eat it. And water you shall drink by measure, the sixth part of a hin; from day to day you shall drink.
Jerusalem is destroyed in the last stage of exile
Ezekiel 5:1–2 ESV
“And you, O son of man, take a sharp sword. Use it as a barber’s razor and pass it over your head and your beard. Then take balances for weighing and divide the hair. A third part you shall burn in the fire in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are completed. And a third part you shall take and strike with the sword all around the city. And a third part you shall scatter to the wind, and I will unsheathe the sword after them.
The elements are not in a coherent and logical order there are problems .. bare arm and lie on it? Perform actions when tied up (v8)
Salvage hair when he has burned it up
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If happens when he does these things how do people know, what is the message?
It is not in order, this is the form written down..we do not have a timeline so…. Don’t get distracted by the timeline
Some detail
Ezekiel 4:1–2 ESV
“And you, son of man, take a brick and lay it before you, and engrave on it a city, even Jerusalem. And put siegeworks against it, and build a siege wall against it, and cast up a mound against it. Set camps also against it, and plant battering rams against it all around.
Draw city on a brick and lay siege to it? Huge carts, push up to wall and swing ram to know it down … seigework, ramp, battering ram… all of it
A ramp of dirt… 1000 men, 23 days to complete, move 25,000 tons of dirt
Ezekiel 4:3 ESV
And you, take an iron griddle, and place it as an iron wall between you and the city; and set your face toward it, and let it be in a state of siege, and press the siege against it. This is a sign for the house of Israel.
what?
Ezekiel sets his face against the city, your defenses will not work, even the idea that you will defend it incidental… you are going to lose, come back and destroy
Ezekiel 4:4–7 ESV
“Then lie on your left side, and place the punishment of the house of Israel upon it. For the number of the days that you lie on it, you shall bear their punishment. For I assign to you a number of days, 390 days, equal to the number of the years of their punishment. So long shall you bear the punishment of the house of Israel. And when you have completed these, you shall lie down a second time, but on your right side, and bear the punishment of the house of Judah. Forty days I assign you, a day for each year. And you shall set your face toward the siege of Jerusalem, with your arm bared, and you shall prophesy against the city.
punishment is iniquity also… (word)
Left side for Israel, right for Judah we have no solid concept of why 390… nothing at this point, verse 7 may help, 390 years of punishment and the connection of the 390 is the issue… some argue entire nation, 390 back to when the temple was built but then you have the 40 … no clue ultimately
Ezekiel 4:7–8 ESV
And you shall set your face toward the siege of Jerusalem, with your arm bared, and you shall prophesy against the city. And behold, I will place cords upon you, so that you cannot turn from one side to the other, till you have completed the days of your siege.
God fixes his position,,, face against is hostile… bear arm is hostile, ready to take action..
Ezekiel 4:9–17 ESV
“And you, take wheat and barley, beans and lentils, millet and emmer, and put them into a single vessel and make your bread from them. During the number of days that you lie on your side, 390 days, you shall eat it. And your food that you eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels a day; from day to day you shall eat it. And water you shall drink by measure, the sixth part of a hin; from day to day you shall drink. And you shall eat it as a barley cake, baking it in their sight on human dung.” And the Lord said, “Thus shall the people of Israel eat their bread unclean, among the nations where I will drive them.” Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! Behold, I have never defiled myself. From my youth up till now I have never eaten what died of itself or was torn by beasts, nor has tainted meat come into my mouth.” Then he said to me, “See, I assign to you cow’s dung instead of human dung, on which you may prepare your bread.” Moreover, he said to me, “Son of man, behold, I will break the supply of bread in Jerusalem. They shall eat bread by weight and with anxiety, and they shall drink water by measure and in dismay. I will do this that they may lack bread and water, and look at one another in dismay, and rot away because of their punishment.
Exile circumstance … the captor don’t care about your values, things have changed …
13-17
Even his discussion with God is to show desperation, abnormal conditions brought on by their sin, captive and driven away, this is desperation
the prophet is teaching clearly that your blessings are a gift from God with responsibilities … it you do not fulfill them, well punishment for inquity follows, where are we in the US....
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