Ezekiel 25:8 All the heathens spake evil of Israel, and the Prophet did the same, yet the Israelites were so far from having the right to say to him, 'You speak as the heathen,' that he made it his strongest point that the heathens said the same as he. Pascal. Reference. XXV. 21. J. Baldwin Brown, The Soul's Exodus and Pilgrimage, p. 228. read more
AMMON, MOAB, EDOM, AND PHILISTIAEzekiel 25:1-17THE next eight chapters (25-32) form an intermezzo in the Book of Ezekiel. They are inserted in this place with the obvious intention of separating the two sharply contrasted situations in which our prophet found himself before and after the siege of Jerusalem. The subject with which they deal is indeed an essential part of the prophet’s message to his time, but it is separate from the central interest of the narrative, which lies in the conflict... read more
CHAPTERS 25-32 Predictions of Judgments Against the Nations 1. Prophecies concerning Ammon, Moab, Edom, and the Philistines (Ezekiel 25:1-17 ) 2. Concerning Tyrus (Ezekiel 26:1-21 ) 3. The glory of Tyrus and Her Fall (Ezekiel 27:1-36 ) 4. The prince of Tyrus (Ezekiel 28:1-26 ) 5. Concerning Egypt (Ezekiel 29:1-21 ; Ezekiel 30:1-26 ) 6. Pharaoh’s greatness and his overthrow (Ezekiel 31:1-18 ) 7. Lamentations and the great funeral dirge (Ezekiel 32:1-32 ) Ezekiel 25:1-17 . The... read more
JUDGMENTS ON GENTILE NATIONS The prophet’s “dumbness” enjoined in the last chapter, was only towards his own people, and the interval was employed in messages touching the Gentiles. These nations might have many charges laid against them, but that which concerned a prophet of Israel chiefly was their treatment of that nation see this borne out by the text. Their ruin was to be utter in the end, while that of Israel was but temporary (Jeremiah 46:28 ). Seven nations are denounced, “the... read more
Moab comes next to be called to account for her joy at Israel's affliction. The Reader will connect with this account the history of Moab's hatred to Israel, when Balak hired an enchanter from the East to curse the people of God. And he will not fail to recollect the end of that business. Numbers 22:0 ; Numbers 23:0 ; Numbers 24:0 . read more
Seir; Idumea. --- Nations, whose gods could not defend them. (Calmet) --- Thus they blasphemed the Lord. (Theodoret) read more
8-17 Though one event seem to the righteous and wicked, it is vastly different. Those who glory in any other defence and protection than the Divine power, providence, and promise, will, sooner or later, be ashamed of their glorying. Those who will not leave it to God to take vengeance for them, may expect that he will take vengeance on them. The equity of the Lord's judgments is to be observed, when he not only avenges injuries upon those that did them, but by those against whom they were done.... read more
In the eight chapters now following there are contained some of the mightiest prophecies of the Old Testament against the chief heathen nations of the time, all of whom had, at one time or another, opposed the people of God and hindered His good and gracious will concerning them. Against Ammon and Moab v. 1. The word of the Lord, now withheld from the Jews for a time, came again unto me, saying, v. 2. Son of man, set thy face against the Ammonites, the descendants of Lot's younger daughter... read more
A–B. CHAPTERS 25–32_______THE TRANSITION FROM THE PROPHECY OF JUDGMENT TO THE PROPHECY OF COMPASSION, OR THE PROPHECIES AGAINST THE ADVERSARIES._______The prophecies against the heathen nations are put here into one collection, as is the case also in Jeremiah and Isaiah (Introd. pp. 10, 11). The common character of their contents admits of their standing thus together, whilst they are also distinguished from each other by occasional chronological notices. From Ezekiel 29:17, it is probable that... read more
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ezekiel 25:8
(8) Moab and Seir.—The two nations, here mentioned together, are afterwards treated separately—Moab, Ezekiel 25:8-11, and Edom, Ezekiel 25:12-14. Moab, springing from the same source with Ammon, was closely associated with it in its history and fortune, and is denounced in nearly the same prophecies. It was a more settled and stronger people, and also contributed its quota to the armies of Nebuchadnezzar. Additional prophecies in regard to it may be found in Numbers 24:17 and Isaiah 15, 16,... read more