Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Ezekiel 24:3-14
(Ezekiel 24:3-14.)EXEGETICAL NOTES.—The prophet illustrates the destruction of Jerusalem by the allegory of a cauldron which he was to set on the fire, and having put water into it, to boil therein choice pieces of meat (Ezekiel 24:3-5). Then he follows with an application of the allegory to Jerusalem, as describing her irrevocable doom.Ezekiel 24:3. “Utter a parable.” “The contents of these verses are called a proverb or parable. It follows from this that the ensuing act which the prophet is... read more
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Ezekiel 24:5
Take the choice; pick out the very best in the flock, that is, the greatest, richest, most powerful for authority and interest in the nation and city. Burn; or, heap together in order to burn, to make a fire with. The bones; not of the pieces to be boiled, but the bones of the many innocents murdered in Jerusalem and in the land; for their blood crieth for vengeance, and their bones, scattered on the face of the earth, will both make and maintain this fire. Make it boil well; let the fire be so... read more