Ezekiel 2:3
And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this very day.
Cross-reference
Ezekiel 23 uses the allegory of two adulterous sisters to depict the same persistent unfaithfulness of Israel described in Ezekiel 2:3.
Ezekiel 20:18-30 specifically describes the wilderness generation's rebellion, echoing the ancestral revolt referenced in Ezekiel 2:3.
Ezekiel 20 recounts Israel's repeated rebellions from Egypt onward, directly explaining the 'ancestors in revolt' mentioned in Ezekiel 2:3.
Ezekiel 16 details Jerusalem's unfaithfulness as an adulterous wife, illustrating the same rebellion God calls 'rebellious nation' in Ezekiel 2:3.
In Ezekiel 3:4-8, the same mission is elaborated: Israel's rebelliousness is detailed and Ezekiel is given a hard forehead to match.
Ezekiel 24:3 again calls Israel 'the rebellious house' — God commands a parable for them.
Ezekiel 12:2 repeats 'rebellious house' and describes their spiritual blindness — same indictment.
Ezekiel 3:26 directly ties the rebellious house to Ezekiel's muteness — God's response to their rebellion.
Numbers 20:10 records Moses calling the people 'rebels' at Meribah, a concrete example of the rebellion God references in Ezekiel 2:3.
In Jeremiah 1:7, Jeremiah is commissioned to go wherever God sends him, echoing the sending of Ezekiel to Israel.
Jeremiah 3:25 confesses that from youth Israel has sinned against God — directly aligning with the charge in Ezekiel.
Jeremiah 16:11 attributes the same ancestral rebellion to Israel — their fathers forsook God for other gods.
Jeremiah 16:12 intensifies the rebellion: the current generation does worse than their fathers, matching 'to this very day'.
Jeremiah 25:3-7 recounts years of persistent prophetic warnings met with refusal to listen—mirroring the rebellious nation Ezekiel is sent to.
Daniel 9:5-13 confesses the very same pattern: Israel and their fathers have rebelled against God's commandments.
Mark 12:2-5's parable shows the owner sending servants to rebellious tenants, reflecting how God sent prophets like Ezekiel to a rebellious Israel.
John 20:21 records Jesus sending the disciples as the Father sent Him, echoing the divine sending pattern seen in Ezekiel's commission.
Acts 7:51 echoes Stephen's accusation: 'as your fathers did, so do you' — a direct parallel to the rebellion here.
Nehemiah 9:16-18 recounts Israel's arrogance and rebellion in the wilderness, including the golden calf — a classic example of their transgression.
Numbers 32:13 describes the forty-year wilderness wandering as punishment for rebellion, showing the consequence of the revolt in Ezekiel 2:3.
Numbers 32:14 rebukes a new generation as 'brood of sinners' imitating their fathers, directly mirroring the ancestral rebellion in Ezekiel 2:3.
Deuteronomy 9:24 states Israel has been rebellious ever since Moses knew them, confirming the persistent revolt described in Ezekiel 2:3.
1 Samuel 8:7 records God saying Israel rejected Him as king, a paradigmatic rebellion that fits the 'rebellious nation' theme of Ezekiel 2:3.
1 Samuel 8:8 recounts Israel's rejection of God as king — a key example of their persistent rebellion against Him.
2 Kings 17:17-20 details Israel's idolatry and God's anger, culminating in their exile — the very rebellion Ezekiel is sent to confront.
Ezra 9:7 confesses that from ancestral times Israel has been in great guilt, suffering exile — echoing the longstanding rebellion God describes.
Nehemiah 9:26 describes Israel's disobedience and rejection of God's law — the same rebellious spirit Ezekiel faces.
Nehemiah 9:33-35 admits Israel's wickedness and failure to keep God's law despite His kindness — reinforcing the charge of rebellion.
Psalm 106:16-21 recounts Israel's rebellion in the wilderness, envying God's servants and making a calf — a pattern of sin.
Psalm 106:28 describes Israel's involvement with Baal of Peor — a specific instance of their idolatrous rebellion.
Psalm 106:32-40 summarizes Israel's continued rebellion, including provoking God at Meribah and adopting pagan practices.
In Isaiah 6:8-10, Isaiah is sent to a people who will not listen, directly paralleling Ezekiel's mission to a rebellious nation.
Psalm 78:8 warns against being like their fathers — a stubborn and rebellious generation, exactly as described here.
Isaiah 30:1 calls Israel 'stubborn children' who add sin to sin — parallel to the rebellious nation described here.
Jeremiah 4:17 also says Israel 'has been rebellious against Me' — identical phrasing of their rebellion leading to judgment.
Isaiah 65:2 similarly describes Israel as 'a rebellious people' — the same characterization of persistent defiance against God.
In 2 Chronicles 36:16, the rejection of God's messengers parallels the rebelliousness of Israel that Ezekiel is sent to confront.
In 2 Chronicles 36:15, God's persistent sending of messengers to rebellious Israel mirrors the commission Ezekiel receives.
Jeremiah 7:25 reminds that God continuously sent prophets from the exodus onward — the same pattern of sending to a rebellious people.
Luke 10:3 echoes the sending motif: as Ezekiel was sent to rebellious Israel, Jesus sends disciples into a hostile world.