“Then I came to them of the captivity at Tel–abib, that dwelt by the river of Chebar, and I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished among them seven days.”
Return to Tel-abib exilic settlement indicates prophet returns to community after visionary experience; seven-day silence shows first response is not immediate proclamation but internal processing. Overwhelmed condition suggests vision leaves prophet unable to function normally, returning visibly marked by transcendent encounter. Seven-day silence permits assimilating overwhelming experience and psychologically preparing to deliver difficult message.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
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