3:4 他對我說：「人子啊，你往以色列家那裡去，將我的話對他們講說。
3:5 你奉差遣不是往那說話深奧、言語難懂的民那裡去，乃是往以色列家去；
3:6 不是往那說話深奧、言語難懂的多國去，他們的話語是你不懂得的。我若差你往他們那裡去，他們必聽從你。
3:7 以色列家卻不肯聽從你，因為他們不肯聽從我；原來以色列全家是額堅心硬的人。
3:8 看哪，我使你的臉硬過他們的臉，使你的額硬過他們的額。
3:9 我使你的額像金鋼鑽，比火石更硬。他們雖是悖逆之家，你不要怕他們，也不要因他們的臉色驚惶。」
3:10 他又對我說：「人子啊，我對你所說的一切話，要心裡領會，耳中聽聞。
3:11 你往你本國被擄的子民那裡去，他們或聽，或不聽，你要對他們講說，告訴他們這是主耶和華說的。」
And he said to me, "Son of man, go to
the house of Israel and speak with my words to them. 5 For you are not sent to
a people of foreign speech and a hard language, but to the house of Israel— 6
not to many peoples of foreign speech and a hard language, whose words you
cannot understand. Surely, if I sent you to such, they would listen to you. 7
But the house of Israel will not be willing to listen to you, for they are not
willing to listen to me:because all the house of Israel have a hard forehead
and a stubborn heart. 8 Behold, I have made your face as hard as their faces,
and your forehead as hard as their foreheads. 9 Like emery harder than flint
have I made your forehead. Fear them not, nor be dismayed at their looks, for
they are a rebellious house." 10 Moreover, he said to me, "Son of
man, all my words that I shall speak to you receive in your heart, and hear
with your ears. 11 And go to the exiles, to your people, and speak to them and
say to them, 'Thus says the Lord God, ' whether they hear or refuse to
hear."
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上帝要以西結用剛強的心來宣告上帝的話，因為宣講的對象是悖逆的以色列人。上帝告訴以西結，這些人不聽他的話，是因為這些人本來就悖逆上帝。所以，以色列人反對以西結的信息，就是反對上帝的信息。
雖然如此，上帝要以西結到被擄的子民那裡去，他們或聽，或不聽，都要對他們講說，告訴他們這是主耶和華說的。
同樣，今天的傳道者，不僅要向信主的人宣告，也要向不信主的人宣告上帝的話。因為上帝的話是要向萬民敞開，上帝要實現祂的主權，雖然人是悖逆的，仍然要宣講。
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