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What are the sealed book and the marvelous works and wonder? Ezekiel too often has been examined as a man who is little less than psychotic. leave thee naked--as captive females are treated. Why didn't God send Jesus to other places? The visions which were the prophets credentials we have Ezek. 42.
January 2016 Ezekiel 23:12 states, She (Israel and Judah) doted upon the Assyrians her neighbors, captains and rulers clothed most gorgeously, horsemen riding upon horses, all of them desirable young men., What might horses and horsemen picture? of . Hebrews ears--Adulteresses were punished so among the Egyptians and Chaldeans. Ezekiel 23:1-49 . . 43. II. The basic claim is clear in verse 24. The historical background is clear: the king of Babylon (the first eagle) comes first to Lebanon (Jerusalem). What is the meaning of and who wrote Psalm 91? August 2016 
. . Zerubbabel does mean seed/sprout of Babylon, and the allegories have much to do with seeds and plantings. In a later messianic interpretation, both Matthew 1:12-13 and Luke 3:27 trace the ancestry of Jesus through Zerubbabel. July 2015 alienated--( Ezekiel 23:17 ). 36:1-38 to the end.
September 2017 . The answer is a resounding no. (Nigeria), In Isaiah 66:8, how can a nation be born in a day?
They will fail to bring the blessings they promise.. are the Israelites? Thus, when we read his often difficult words, we are reading a prophet reacting to the end of Israel as he knows it, a land facing an uncertain future, its leaders trudging hundreds of miles eastward toward the worlds greatest city, mighty Babylon. What does the number 14 represent in the Bible? Reference? . (Uganda), Why was the Israelites' election necessary? 1. . February 2016 2. , In Zechariah 6:1-5, Zechariah asks the angel, What are these (horses), my lord? (India), What did Jesus mean in Acts 1:6-7? It is agreed that they lived much about the same time; and we have reason to think that many of the Greek philosophers were acquainted with the sacred writings and borrowed some of the best of their notions from them. by bitter suffering. Pekod, &c.--( Jeremiah 50:21 ). (Zambia), God promised the Jewish people a home, peace, and prosperity (2 Samuel 7:10-11) but then Jerusalem was destroyed in 70 AD. noble"; descriptive of Babylon in her prosperity, having all the world's wealth and dignity at her disposal. Also, a preacher applied Isaiah 41:10 to people alive today using an antitypical Cyrus to deliver Israel. 31. her cup--of punishment ( Psalms 11:6 , 75:8 , Jeremiah 25:15 , &c.). This refers to Zedekiahs revolt against his Babylonian masters with the connivance of Egypt early in the second decade of the sixth century BCE. (Philippines), Explain about the persecution of Israel. desirable young men--strong irony. June 2016
Exile is not the last word, because God is still speaking. may be taught not to do, &c.--( Deuteronomy 13:11 ). The scholarly debates have now settled, for the most part, on Ezekiels residence in Israel, with his trips to Babylon being flights of prophetic insight. Let us trust in God and obey His wise will. (United States), In Zechariah 14:4, will the Mt. . Who wrote Psalms 127 why and what purposed it was written. Mark 26. strip . April 2016 What was the role of a priest in the Bible? 1:1-3:27; the reproofs and threatenings Ezek. . . Black paint was spread on the eyelids of beauties to make the white of the eye more attractive by the contrast, so Judah left no seductive art untried. bear . In much of 2 Corinthians, Paul is occupied with defending his ministry against critics who question his integrity, motives, and fitness for ministry. But our text, in the face of such misery and death, offers another sort of allegory altogether. Thus . Ezekiel was a man of God for his own time, surely at the beginning of and during the exile of Israel to Babylon in the early decades of the sixth century BCE.
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. (Nigeria), What is the prophetic language talking about in the seven times punishment of the people of Israel in Leviticus 26? December 2015 But he that taketh warning shall deliver his soul. 27. As to this prophecy now before us, we may enquire, I. Are the Gentiles named as a blessed people? fire--fulfilled ( 2 Chronicles 36:17 2 Chronicles 36:19 ). II Chronicles 24. with chariots--or, "with armaments"; so the Septuagint; "axes" [MAURER]; or, joining it with "wagons," translate, "with scythe-armed wagons," or "chariots" [GROTIUS]. sherds--So greedily shalt thou suck out every drop like one drinking to madness (the effect invariably ascribed to drinking God's cup of wrath, Jeremiah 51:7 , Habakkuk 2:16 ) that thou shalt crunch the very shreds of it; that is, there shall be no evil left which thou shalt not taste.
Not a geographical name, but descriptive of Babylon. 46. a company--properly, "a council of judges" passing sentence on a criminal [GROTIUS]. 36-44. "Visitation," peculiarly the land of "judgment"; in a double sense: actively, the inflicter of judgment on Judah; passively, as about to be afterwards herself the object of judgment. If we may give credit to the tradition of the Jews, he was put to death by the captives in Babylon, for his faithfulness and boldness in reproving them; it is stated that they dragged him upon the stones till his brains were dashed out. Isaiah (India). The Jews had not accepted Jesus. A summing up of the sins of the two sisters, especially those of Judah. (Canada), Please, why do preachers use the prophecies meant for the Jews for present Christians? 40. messenger was sent--namely, by Judah ( Ezekiel 23:16 , Isaiah 57:9 ). . Copyright 2022, Bible Study Tools. The adultery with Egypt seems to picture the conservative influences of the world that seek the status quo. Illicit love, soon or late, ends in open hatred ( 2Samuel 13:15 ). ( Ezekiel 23:27 ). 22. lovers . Anytime a text from Ezekiel is thrown up by the lectionary, most preachers hope against hope that it is the dry bones passage from chapter 37. ISRAEL'S AND JUDAH'S SIN AND PUNISHMENT ARE PARABOLICALLY PORTRAYED UNDER THE NAMES AHOLAH AND AHOLIBAH. . Is it wrong to give my tithe to the poor needy? Luke This so-called noble vine will be pulled up by its roots, its fruit will rot and wither. 38. the same day--On the very day that they had burned their children to Molech in the valley of Gehenna, they shamelessly and hypocritically presented themselves as worshippers in Jehovah's temple ( Jeremiah 7:9 Jeremiah 7:10 ). What does it mean in Ezekiel 33:5 when it says. In the long allegory that precedes our text, Ezekiel offers two poems.
June 2015 Whatever eagles or great trees are to be found in the world are all under the rule and way of God. cast me behind thy back--( 1Kings 14:9 , Nehemiah 9:26 ). September 2015 July 2016
Ezekiel prophesied in the beginning of the captivity, Daniel in the latter end of it. The Assyrian adultery ended in disaster. The learned Selden, in his book Deut. thy lewdness--that is, its penal consequences ( Proverbs 1:31 ). know that I am the Lord God--that is, know it to your cost . 45. the righteous men--the Chaldeans; the executioners of God's righteous vengeance ( Ezekiel 16:38 ), not that they were "righteous" in themselves ( Habakkuk 1:3 Habakkuk 1:12 Habakkuk 1:13 ). (Uganda). Ezekiel is a very long book and has not been heard from the pulpits of our churches very often, save those who would find, in its rich metaphors and allegories, magic keys to the worlds end.
princely." September 2016 But by opening the terrors of the Lord he prepares Christs way. 4:1), Come up hither; but, when we enter upon the prophecy of this book, it is as if the voice said, Come up higher; as we go forward in time (for Ezekiel prophesied in the captivity, as Jeremiah prophesied just before it), so we soar upward in discoveries yet more sublime of the divine glory. Sabeans--Not content with the princely, handsome Assyrians, the sisters brought to themselves the rude robber hordes of Sabeans ( Job 1:15 ). The prophet then helpfully explains the allegory for his readers (Ezekiel 17:11-21). The Babylonians, the objects formerly of their God-forgetting love, but now, with characteristic fickleness, objects of their hatred, shall be made by God the instruments of their punishment. . Did God change his mind several times? 34. break . 14:1, 3. 1. All nations are blessed through Abraham. Egypt was very conservative, unconquerable or so it seemed and predictable., The two sisters also committed adultery with Assyria. Can you explain, The afflicted and needy are seeking water, Isaiah 41:17-20? (Nigeria), I have been studying a lot about Israel. Is God going to fight the Armageddon and the Hamongog wars? . Try it FREE right now. Lamentations March 2016 Koa--"rich . But in this case, I do not think we are bound completely to the exact history that may or may not lie below this imaginative prophecy. STOP delaying to get to know the Bible better! And the angel answeredThese are the four winds of heaven To interpret: these are the powerful forces (ideas) which motivate and drive mankind. Though the visions here be intricate, such as an elephant may swim in, yet the sermons are mostly plain, such as a lamb may wade in; and the chief design of them is to show Gods people their transgressions, that in their captivity they might be repenting and not repining. Concerning the date of itthe place whence it is dated and the time when. In 1 Samuel 15, Samuel denounces King Saul for violating the rules of Holy War by sparing the king of the Amalekites and keeping booty from Israels war against them. (Kenya), What brought about the division of the United Kingdom Israel? wilt thou judge--Wilt thou (not) judge. . 25. take away thy nose . All rights reserved. If the Lord had been pleased to kill them, he would not have used such apt and proper means to cure them. Though the reproofs and the threatenings here are very sharp and bold, yet towards the close of the book very comfortable assurances are given of great mercy God had in store for them; and there, at length, we shall meet with something that has reference to gospel times, and which was to have its accomplishment in the kingdom of the Messiah, of whom indeed this prophet speaks less than almost any of the prophets. How old was Timothy when he was ordained by Paul? pluck off thine own breasts--enraged against them as the ministers to thine adultery. 49. bear the sins of your idols--that is, the punishment of your idolatry. To both Jews and gentiles? He offers Israel military support against Babylon, again in good soil by abundant waters, this time the Nile. . MAURER suggests that, as descriptive appellatives are subjoined to the proper name, "all the Assyrians" in the second hemistich of the verse (as the verse ought to be divided at "Koa"), so Pekod, Shoa, and Koa must be appellatives descriptive of "The Babylonians and . It has, in fact, been transplanted into good soil by abundant waters, where the second eagle hopes it becomes a noble vine, bearing much fruit (Ezekiel 17:7-8). 35. forgotten me--( Jeremiah 2:32 , 13:25 ). The miraculous deliverance of Jerusalem during the Assyrian siege is found in Isaiah 37. . of Olives literally be split or is it a symbolic picture? Diis Syris, says that it was the opinion of some of the ancients that the prophet Ezekiel was the same with that Nazaratus Assyrius whom Pythagoras (as himself relates) had for his tutor for some time, and whose lectures he attended. (John 11:48) This adultery is held responsible even for crucifying Jesus (Revelation 11:8). 28. The language and figures are according to those times. If only Jesus had provided a blueprint, a constitution or at least a tourists brochure. .
Lois Craddock Perkins Professor of Homiletics, A resource for the whole church from Luther Seminary. There is a broad and important lesson in Ezekiel 23., Ezekiel 23:2-3 there were two women, the daughters of one mother: And they committed whoredoms in Egypt; they committed whoredoms in their youth We need not wonder who these two daughters were: one was Samaria, the capital of the ten-tribe kingdom called Israel, and the other was Jerusalem, the capital of the two-tribe kingdom called Judah. . eyes--( 2Kings 9:30 , Margin; Jeremiah 4:30 ). May 2015 And this is to say nothing of the downright crude allegories of chapters 16 and 23, writings more appropriate for a brown paper bag than a Bible! He takes the top shoot of the cedar (Jehoiachin, king of Jerusalem) and brings him to the land of trade (Babylon). 23. It may be surprising at how direct and blunt the scriptures are. These waters of the sanctuary still grow deeper; so far are they from being fordable that in some places they are scarcely fathomable; yet, deep as they are, out of them flow streams which make glad the city of our God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High. The second eagle (the pharaoh of Egypt) then redirects the vine of Israel toward his land, transplanting the vine to Egypt. . The Keri, or Margin, reads "drunkards." (United States), Please explain the prophecy from Isaiah 29:11-14. God considered this adultery because God stated He was Israel's husband. Chaldeans" in the first hemistich; "Pekod" meaning "prefects"; Shoa . II Corinthians For it is finally God who makes the high tree low and the low tree high, who makes green trees dry and dry trees flourish. It is not finally pharaoh or Nebuchadnezzar who has the final word, for I the Lord have spoken; I will do it.. Thus are historys horrors couched in allegory. Assyria was known for its independently-minded calvary. The "removal" and "spoiling" by the Chaldean army is the execution of the judicial sentence of God. table--that is, the idolatrous altar. 33:31), and that he was occasionally consulted, for we read of the elders of Israel who came to enquire of the Lord by him, Ezek.
A history of the apostacy of God's people from him, and the aggravation thereof. This adultery pictured the Jewish leaders' willingness to compromise to save their worldly status. I don't understand the parable of the fig tree? I Timothy . God then asks a penetrating and ultimately devastating question: Will the vine prosper? houses . Ezekiel and Daniel are the only writing prophets of the Old Testament who lived and prophesied any where but in the land of Israel, except we add Jonah, who was sent to Nineveh to prophesy. Egypt was unified and led by the all-powerful Pharaoh. The Assyrians seem to picture the ideas or proposed remedies for the ills of the world. How just the retribution, that the features most bejewelled should be mutilated!
At least there one can reflect on new life and new hope in the midst of exile, thus avoiding the complex and contentious scholarly battles about the actual location of and reasons for the prophets words and work. paintedst .
Jonah That way, the memory of his murdered sons will follow him vividly to his exilic grave. Let us not look for conservative nor liberal worldly solutions. An Arabic historian says that he was put to death and was buried in the sepulchre of Shem the son of Noah. Ezekiel . Psalms And as it was of great use to the oppressed captives themselves to have a prophet with them, so it was a testimony to their holy religion against their oppressors who ridiculed it and them. August 2015 In a grisly touch, Nebuchadnezzar orders the sons of Zedekiah to be murdered in the presence of the Israelite king, just before Zedekiah is blinded. (Ghana), Is Star of David a satanic symbol? . The Bible refers to Israel as "her," why? Salem Media Group. You Can Share a Gift & a Bible With a Fatherless Boy, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, Inspirational Bible Verses and Scripture Quotes, California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. They describe two great eagles, the first of which breaks off the topmost shoot of an enormous cedar tree one of the fabled cedars of Lebanon and flies with it to a city of merchants. That eagle then takes a seed and plants it in fertile soil where it sprouts as a low-spreading vine, rooted and fixed in that soil (Ezekiel 17:3-6). III. . New International Version (NIV). When Messiah reigns, will God finally stop changing His mind? Furious and eager for revenge against the traitorous vassal, Babylon returns to Jerusalem, destroys the city, and drags its leaders, including Zedekiah, off to exile in Babylon. Matthew I Corinthians I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of EgyptI was a husband to them, says the LORD, Jeremiah 31:32., These two Jewish nations later sought alliance with Assyria. John Concerning the matter and scope of it. Communism, socialism, nihilism, and even anarchy are but a few solutions. All of these isms share one thing in common, they are remedies that have no need for God. 4:1-24:27 betwixt which and the comforts which we have in the latter part of the book we have messages sent to the nations that bordered upon the land of Israel, whose destruction is foretold (Ezek. The ten-tribe kingdom was conquered and physically removed from the land by the Assyrians, and the two-tribe kingdom nearly fell to Assyria.
make . Good king Hezekiah set the boastful letter from the Assyrians before the Lord, and the Lord executed judgment on the Assyrian army. 41. bed--divan. God will take another sprig from the topmost cedar and will plant the twig on a high and lofty mountain, a mountain of Israel. The twig itself will bear fruit and will grow into a mighty cedar. (India), What is the doctrine of Jerusalem to Christians? There is much in it that is very mysterious, dark, and hard to be understood, especially in the beginning and the latter end of it, which therefore the Jewish rabbin forbade the reading of to their young men, till they came to be thirty years of age, lest by the difficulties they met with there they should be prejudiced against the scriptures; but if we read these difficult parts of scripture with humility and reverence, and search them diligently, though we may not be able to untie all the knots we meet with, any more than we can solve all the phenomena in the book of nature, yet we may from them, as from the book of nature, gather a great deal for the confirming of our faith and the encouraging of our hope in the God we worship.
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47. stones--the legal penalty of the adulteress ( Ezekiel 16:40 Ezekiel 16:41 , John 8:5 ).
So Hottinger relates, Thesaur. For what purpose did God choose them? It was an indication of Gods good-will to them, and his gracious designs concerning them in their affliction, that he raised up prophets among them, both to convince them when, in the beginning of their troubles, they were secure and unhumbled, which was Ezekiels business, and to comfort them when, in the latter end of their troubles, they were dejected and discouraged.