“Moreover take thou unto thee an iron pan, and set it for a wall of iron between thee and the city: and set thy face against it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it. This shall be a sign to the house of Israel.”
Iron plate between prophet and city represents permanent barrier impenetrable and unbreakable by prayer or ritual action. Prophet's positioning opposite besieged city enacts divine judgment unrelenting opposition; prophet becomes representative of divine judgment.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
Publish a note on this verse
0/2000
No notes on this verse yet. Be the first to write one!