Ezekiel 28:25-29:21, Romans 9:14-33 NIV

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 28:20-26

Judgment on Sidon (28:20-26)Sidon, to the north of Tyre, was another neighbouring state that had oppressed Israel. It too will experience a bloody judgment (20-23). As a result God’s people will have relief from suffering and a more enlightened understanding of him (24). When God has destroyed their enemies, he will bring them back to live contentedly in their land again. His righteous dealings with them will be a striking demonstration to the surrounding nations that the God of Israel is holy... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 28:25

25, 26. Fulfilled in part at the restoration from Babylon, when Judaism, so far from being merged in heathenism, made inroads by conversions on the idolatry of surrounding nations. The full accomplishment is yet future, when Israel, under Christ, shall be the center of Christendom; of which an earnest was given in the woman from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon who sought the Saviour (Matthew 15:21; Matthew 15:24; Matthew 15:26-28; compare Isaiah 11:12). dwell safely— (Isaiah 11:12- :). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 28:25

The Lord also promised to re-gather His people to their land and to manifest His holiness in them so that all the nations would see it (cf. Ezekiel 28:22; Ezekiel 20:41; chs. 33-39). They would then live in the land that God had promised to His servant Jacob (Genesis 35:12; cf. Genesis 12:7; Genesis 26:3). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 28:25-26

D. Israel’s restoration from the nations 28:25-26As in numerous other prophetic Scriptures, promises of Israel’s restoration accompanied predictions of judgment on the nations (e.g. 34:27; 38:8; 39:26; Isaiah 65:21; Jeremiah 23:6; Amos 9:14-15)."The words of hope inserted in 28:24-26 function as a fulcrum, dividing Ezekiel’s oracles against foreign nations into two sensitively balanced halves, virtually identical in length . . ." [Note: Block, The Book . . . 48, p. 4.] read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 28:1-26

§ 2. Tyre (and Sidon) (Ezekiel 26-28)Tyre was the capital of Phoenicia, the seaboard country on the NW. of Palestine. The Phoenicians were the great mariners of the ancient world, and Tyre was a famous seaport, renowned for its wealth and splendour. It joined in the league against Nebuchadrezzar, and was besieged by him for thirteen years (597-584 b.c.). See Intro. Ezekiel predicts its overthrow in three prophecies, one in general terms (Ezekiel 26:0), one describing Tyre under the figure of a... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 28:20-26

God’s Judgment on SidonSidon, the partner of Tyre in opposing Nebuchadrezzar, will be its partner in destruction (Ezekiel 28:20-23). The overthrow of the heathen nations will vindicate the supreme power of the God of Israel, will prepare the way for His people’s restoration to their own land, and will ensure their security and peace in the future (Ezekiel 28:24-26). These last vv. have an important bearing on the significance of all Ezekiel’s prophecies against the nations. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ezekiel 28:25

(25) Sanctified in them in the sight of the heathen.—The course of God’s providence is very distinctly marked out in these verses of promise. The judgment upon Judah had already come, in the fall of their holy city and the captivity of the people. This leads them to repentance, and thus God is “sanctified in the sight of the heathen;” His holiness and justice are exhibited to the world. Then comes the promise of the return, and the judgment of the ungodly enemies who have despised Judah... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Ezekiel 28:1-26

Ezekiel 28:5 Riches in a cultured community are the strongest of things; a power all-moving, yet which only the most powerless and skilless can put in motion; they are the readiest of possibilities; the readiest to become a great blessing or a great curse. 'Beneath gold thrones and mountains,' says Jean Paul, 'who knows how many giant spirits lie entombed?' Carlyle, Essay on Goethe's Works. Reference. XXVIII. 13, 14. J. M. Neale, Sermons for Some Feast Days in the Christian Year, p. 258.... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 28:1-26

TYRE (CONTINUED): SIDONEzekiel 27:1-36; Ezekiel 28:1-26THE remaining oracles on Tyre (chapters 27, Ezekiel 28:1-19) are somewhat different both in subject and mode of treatment from the chapter we have just finished. Chapter 26 is in the main a direct announcement of the fall of Tyre, delivered in the oratorical style which is the usual vehicle of prophetic address. She is regarded as a state occupying a definite place among the other states of the world, and sharing the fate of other peoples... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Ezekiel 28:1-26

Ezekiel 28:1-26 . The prince of Tyrus, or, as he is also called, the king, was, according to the Jewish historian Josephus, Ithobalus, known in the Phoenician annals as Ithobaal II. He was the consummation of the pride and wealth of Tyrus; the terrible pride of the city headed up in him. His heart was so lifted up that he claimed to be a god and that he occupied the very seat of God. He boasted of greater wisdom than the wisdom of Daniel. He is a type of the final Antichrist, the man of sin.... read more

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 28:20-26

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 28:25

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 28:25

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 28:25-26

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 28:1-26

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 28:20-26

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ezekiel 28:25

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Ezekiel 28:1-26

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 28:1-26

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Ezekiel 28:1-26

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