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Ezekiel 11:5

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“And the Spirit of the Lord fell upon me, and said unto me, Speak; Thus saith the Lord; Thus have ye said, O house of Israel: for I know the things that come into your mind, every one of them.”

Which say, It is not near; let us build houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh.

Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of man.

And the Spirit of the Lord fell upon me, and said unto me, Speak; Thus saith the Lord; Thus have ye said, O house of Israel: for I know the things that come into your mind, every one of them.

Ye have multiplied your slain in this city, and ye have filled the streets thereof with the slain.

Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Your slain whom ye have laid in the midst of it, they are the flesh, and this city is the caldron: but I will bring you forth out of the midst of it.

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Israel-Specific Promises

The verse describes God's knowledge of Israel's thoughts and a command to Ezekiel to speak to them, but it does not contain a promise, prophecy, or covenant directed at Israel.

Israel as Distinct

The verse itself does not explicitly state that Israel's distinctness is *separate from the Church*. While it addresses the "house of Israel" and highlights God's specific knowledge of their thoughts, this doesn't inherently preclude a future or concurrent role for the Church, or suggest that Israel's distinctness is *only* in contrast to the Church. The primary focus is on God's direct interaction and knowledge of Israel, not on defining its relationship to other groups.

Literal Fulfillment

While the verse states God knows the thoughts of the House of Israel, which is a concrete statement, it doesn't describe a specific prophetic event or future action that can be literally fulfilled in a historical or physical sense; rather, it speaks to divine omniscience.

Prophetic Methods of Communication

While the verse describes the Spirit of the Lord coming upon Ezekiel, it primarily focuses on the content of the message and God's knowledge of Israel's thoughts, rather than explicitly detailing the *method* by which Ezekiel received the revelation beyond the Spirit's presence.

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Related Verses

Ezekiel 11:25

“Then I spake unto them of the captivity all the things that the Lord had shewed me.”

Ezekiel 11:14

“Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,”

Ezekiel 14:4

“Therefore speak unto them, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Every man of the house of Israel that setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet; I the Lord will answer him that cometh according to the multitude of his idols;”

Ezekiel 3:11

“And go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord God; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear.”

Ezekiel 17:11

“Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,”

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