Sign Acts

Summary

Dominic Jackson explores how God sometimes communicates through embodied, performative actions that disrupt and confront. Focusing on Ezekiel 4 and other prophetic sign acts throughout Scripture, Dominic traces a form of divine speech that uses physical action as a message through shocking, symbolic warnings intended to prompt and expose. He explains how these acts were not random but deliberately crafted to call God’s people back from sin and toward redemption. We are challenged to recover the power of embodied witness, pointing not only to Ezekiel’s dramatic acts but to the one who ultimately bore our sins in his body: Christ himself.

Questions for reflection

• How do you respond when God’s message comes in unexpected or uncomfortable forms?

• What might it look like for your life to become a sign that points others toward God’s mercy and justice?

• Have you ever witnessed an act that spoke louder than words? What did it reveal?

• What do Ezekiel’s sign acts teach you about the seriousness of sin and the cost of grace?

• How does the cross of Christ reframe your understanding of prophetic witness and sacrifice?