Ezekiel 2

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1 And he said unto me, Son of man , stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee. 2 And the spirit entered into me when he spake unto me, and set me upon my feet, that I heard him that spake unto me. 3 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. 4 For they are impudent children and stiffhearted . I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God . 5 And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them. 6 ¶ And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house. 7 And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious. 8 But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee. 9 ¶ And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein; 10 And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without : and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe. The expression “son of man” used in Ezekiel refers only to this prophet. As a Hebrew idiom it means simply “human.” It is not to be confused with the title “Son of Man,” which refers to Christ. TG Teaching with the Spirit . TG Priesthood, Keys of ; Priesthood, Ordination . TG Apostasy of Israel ; Rebellion . TG Stiffnecked ; Stubbornness . TG Called of God . Ezek. 12:2 ; 44:6 . Ezek. 33:33 . Jer. 1:8 . TG Peer Influence . Num. 24:13 . TG Authority ; Prophets, Mission of . Ezek. 3:3 (2–3) ; Rev. 10:10 (9–10) . HEB scroll. Ezra 6:2 ; Jer. 36:2 (2, 4) . Rev. 5:1 ; 10:2 ; D&C 77:6 . HEB front and back.