why was Ezekiel asked to make barley cakes, using human dung as fuel?
This demonstrated vividly how the Jews would be reduced to cooking their food. Q: In Ezek 4:12-15, why did God change His command once Ezekiel complained? A: God already knew Ezekiel would raise this objection. God could have communicated this in three ways. 1. Force Ezekiel to use human dung. Others could have criticized Ezekiel for breaking the sanitary laws of the Torah. 2. Initially tell Ezekiel to use animal dung. This would have given the wrong impression that they would be using only animal dung, and taken away from the seriousness of the warning. 3. Initially tell Ezekiel to use human dung. When Ezekiel objected, as any Jew would, God said He would relent and allow animal dung instead. This shows that human dung would be used, but that Ezekiel did not have to use human dung. This is what God did. Q: In Ezek 4:16 (KJV), how did Ezekiel drink water with “astonishment”? A: The NIV translates this as “anxiety”. In this role-play, Ezekiel was to drink water as though he was cautious
