What is the meaning of Ezekiel 13:6? They see false visions • Ezekiel exposes people who claim supernatural insight but actually invent what they “see.” • Scripture warns that visions must come from God alone (Numbers 12:6). • Jeremiah faced the same issue, denouncing prophets who “speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD” (Jeremiah 23:16). • Jesus cautions that spiritual blindness leads the blind into a pit (Matthew 15:14), underscoring the danger of following deceptive seers. And speak lying divinations • “Divinations” points to fortune-telling and occult practices God forbids (Deuteronomy 18:10-12). • These lies mimic the account of Zedekiah son of Chenaanah, who fashioned horns and promised victory while Micaiah told the truth (1 Kings 22:11-23). • Zechariah later says, “The diviners see lies; they relate empty dreams” (Zechariah 10:2). • Any message that contradicts God’s revealed Word must be rejected, no matter how persuasive it sounds. They claim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ when the LORD did not send them • False messengers hijack God’s name to add weight to their inventions. • The Lord insists, “I have not sent them, yet they prophesy in My name” (Jeremiah 14:14; 23:21-32). • Jesus warns against “false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing” (Matthew 7:15). • Peter says many will follow their destructive ways, and “because of them the way of truth will be maligned” (2 Peter 2:1-2). • Genuine authority comes only from divine commissioning, never from personal ambition. Yet they wait for the fulfillment of their message • Pretenders often persevere, expecting circumstances to vindicate their words. • God gave a test: “When a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD and the word does not come to pass, that is the word the LORD has not spoken” (Deuteronomy 18:22). • Isaiah describes people who say, “Tell us pleasant things; prophesy illusions” (Isaiah 30:10-11), preferring soothing promises over truth. • Paul foresaw a time when people “will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths” (2 Timothy 4:3-4). • The patience of deceivers cannot overturn God’s verdict; their words remain empty. summary Ezekiel 13:6 exposes counterfeit prophets who fabricate visions, engage in banned divination, misuse God’s name, and stubbornly anticipate success. Scripture consistently unmasks such deception, calling believers to test every message against God’s unchanging Word and to trust only what He has genuinely revealed. |
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