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James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ezekiel 13:1

AGAINST LYING PROPHETS AND FALSE PROPHETESSESKeil divided this chapter into only two divisions, namely, (1) prophecies against false prophets (Ezekiel 13:1-16), and (2) prophecies against the false prophetesses (Ezekiel 13:17-23). Bruce further divided the first division as 1st and 2nd denunciations of the false prophets in Ezekiel 13:1-9 and Ezekiel 13:10-16, respectively.THE FIRST DENUNCIATION AGAINST FALSE PROPHETSEzekiel 13:1-9"And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, Son of man,... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 13:1

1. As the twelfth chapter denounced the false expectations of the people, so this denounces the false leaders who fed those expectations. As an independent witness, Ezekiel confirms at the Chebar the testimony of Jeremiah (Jeremiah 29:21; Jeremiah 29:31) in his letter from Jerusalem to the captive exiles, against the false prophets; of these some were conscious knaves, others fanatical dupes of their own frauds; for example, Ahab, Zedekiah, and Shemaiah. Hananiah must have believed his own lie,... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 13:1-3

The Lord gave Ezekiel a message for the prophets who were devising messages for the Jews from their own hearts and calling them prophecies from Yahweh. He was using the word "prophet" ironically; these were not true prophets, but they claimed to be such. Ezekiel was to announce judgment on these false prophets. They were foolish (Heb. nabal) because they disregarded God’s word and relied on themselves. This is the essential mark of this type of fool in the Old Testament (cf. 1 Samuel 25; 2... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 13:1-16

Condemnation of the male false prophets 13:1-16Ezekiel first confronted the male false prophets, and then he explained the reasons that God would judge them. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 13:1-23

On Prophecy, True and FalseAfter rebuking certain prevalent forms of contempt for prophecy (Eze 12:21-28), Ezekiel reproves the false prophets (Eze 13:1-16) and false prophetesses (Eze 13:17-23) of Israel. A visit from the elders next supplies the occasion for an announcement of the principles on which God deals both with false enquirers and with the prophets who answer them (Eze 14:1-11).(a) Contempt of Prophecy Rebuked (Eze 12:21-28)This contempt took two forms. On the one hand it had become... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Ezekiel 13:1-23

Making the Righteous Sad Ezekiel 13:22 I. Sadness is not Necessarily from God. When sadness is God's gift, we do well to accept the unwelcome gift, for who can tell what far-off interest it may yield? Sadness, however, as our text reminds us, must not always be fathered on God. Sadness often originates in temperament. Do not blame God if you are melancholic; blame your yielding to your temperament. Grace can enable a man to rise above his temperament. The worry of these worrying days... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 13:1-23

8PROPHECY AND ITS ABUSESEzekiel 12:21 - Ezekiel 14:11THERE is perhaps nothing more perplexing to the student of Old Testament history than the complicated phenomena which may be classed under the general name of "prophecy." In Israel, as in every ancient state, there was a body of men who sought to influence public opinion by prognostications of the future. As a rule the repute of all kinds of divination declined with the advance of civilisation and general intelligence, so that in the more... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Ezekiel 13:1-23

Ezekiel 13:1-23 . And now the Lord speaks through Ezekiel about the false prophets in the midst of His people. They prophesied out of their own hearts; or as it might be rendered, “Who prophesy from their own mind without having seen.” Such they were and such are the false teachers of this present age 2 Peter 2:1-22 . Of such our Lord warned: “Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves” Matthew 7:15 . Every man who prophesies out of... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 13:1-23

DISTRIBUTING THE RESPONSIBILITY While these visions and prophecies may be new as to the particular occasions for them, yet they are in substance the same as the preceding. “THE PRINCE IN JERUSALEM” (Ezekiel 12:1-16 ) In chapter 10 we had a vision of the judgment upon the city of Jerusalem, in chapter 11, upon the princes, and in this upon the king himself (v. 10). The explanation of the action commanded the prophet in Ezekiel 12:1-7 is given in Ezekiel 12:8-16 . It is thought that this was... read more

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