Ezekiel 2 Study Notes
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2:6 The word thorns was a standard figure of speech for hostility (28:24; Mc 7:4).
2:7-8 It was vital that Ezekiel be faithful to deliver God’s message to the rebellious people.
2:9 Some scrolls could be very long; one of the famous Dead Sea Scrolls measured approximately twenty-four feet in length. Normally scrolls were written on only one side, but papyrus scrolls in ancient Egypt and later in the Greco-Roman period could be written on both sides. The scroll and Ezekiel’s consumption of it in the vision are reminiscent of references in the book of Revelation (Rv 5; 6; 10:9-10).
2:10 The lament or dirge is thought to derive from the mournful dirges that were wailed at funerals. See the lament over the deaths of Saul and Jonathan (2Sm 1:17), as well as the lament over Josiah’s death (2Ch 35:25). Ezekiel will later lament for the princes of Israel (19:2-14). The scroll was saturated with words of judgment. See Zch 5:3 and Rv 5:1 for the same figure.