Ezekiel 12-14

God has given all people understanding. He has provided even children with the ability t comprehend his word. Yet Ezekiel is told, in 12:2, that nearly all of Israel has been blinded in their eyes and deafened in their ears. What would cause such an epidemic of disabilities? It is the paralysis of rebellion. A spiritual choice has put blindfolds over their eyes and stopped up their ears. So it goes to reason that the only the way to open eyes and ears is with a spiritual choice among the believers and God's initiative to complete the change. For in reality in all our efforts we can only make our spiritual situation worse. Only God can change the nature of a heart.
Stuart