Ezekiel 13:1 says, And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, As stated many times, Ezekiel always wanted people to know what hec was proclaiming was God’s word and not his own. As Christians, we need to make sure that what we proclaim to the world is God’s word and not just our own beliefs.
Verse two adds, Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say thou unto them that prophesy out of their own hearts, Hear ye the word of the Lord; This whole chapter is a prophecy against the false prophets of that day. God said they prophesied out of their own heart and not from His word. Matthew Henry points out that the false prophets only claimed to be the voice of God after the people had rejected the true prophets. We may think that what we believe in our heart is the truth, but if it goes against God’s word, it never will be. As long as we put our faith in God, we will never be led astray by false prophets, and we certainly won't become one ourselves. If we are proclaiming something to be God’s word that isn’t, then we need to pray that He will send someone to us to tell us that we are wrong before it is too late to repent and turn to Him.
Verse three continues, Thus saith the Lord God; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing! God pronounced woe on the prophets who followed their own spirit instead of following the leadership of Holy Spirit in what they prophesied. They were prophesying things that they had not seen. We need to ensure that whatever we proclaim in the name of God is His word and not just our beliefs.
Verse four concludes, O Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts. God compared the prophets of Israel to foxes in the desert. Foxes seem to be in a great hurry, but really just ran back and forth looking for their own good and not the good of others. So had these false prophets become, claiming to have a message from God, but really just looking out for what was best for themselves.
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