Ezekiel 3:14 ” The Spirit then lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness and in anger of my spirit, with the strong hand of the Lord upon me.”

We see in Chapter 2 of Ezekiel his commission, to bring what would be a very unpopular message from God. Ezekiel’s new ministry would be painful and frustrating, his audience unresponsive to any of it. But all God desired for Ezekiel was a faithful delivery and unwavering obedience to the message. That’s why here in Chapter 3 we see an overwhelmed, sad, discontented, and indignant Ezekiel literally being pushed ahead by the Spirit of God…its inner compulsion overpowering his will. For Ezekiel knew God’s message that he was to proclaim…but he also knew his countrymen and the consequential rough road ahead.