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HAT is the assignment of a
prophet (or of a preacher)? His job is
to tell the truth; to proclaim God's truth. In Ezekiel 13, it is recorded that
God assigned Ezekiel the task of preaching to wayward preachers: a grim chore
indeed.
As you must surely already know,
Ezekiel had a ministry that included many warnings concerning the impending
judgment that Jerusalem was destined to face. But he had some competition.
There was a school of liberal prophets who had their own ideas about what the
future of Jerusalem might look like. So, along with Ezekiel's other
assignments, he was also given the responsibility of rebuking his detractors
and distracters. The original and most paramount problem with these prophets
was that God had not called them to their mission. As such, they were out there
on their own, imagining beautiful scenes that were nothing more than fiction
and fantasy. This nonsense might seem like little more than an annoyance, but
these prophets were convincing, and they were making God angry. So, their days
were numbered.
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