I would have had them acknowledge me to be the Lord by my blessings which beautified the land, by my holy precepts which directed to piety and justice, by my mercy and kindness towards them; but they despised my mercy, broke my law, abused my bounty; and now by the punishment of their sins, as I threatened, and by laying the land most waste, they shall be constrained to own and submit to me as the Lord. read more
EZEKIEL’S COMMISSION RENEWED (Chap. 33)EXEGETICAL NOTES.—Ezekiel 33:2. “Speak to the children of thy people.” “The prophet turns from foreign nations to Israel again. The early portion of the chapter (Ezekiel 33:2-20) seems to have been imparted to Ezekiel on the evening previous to the arrival of the news of the downfall of Jerusalem (Ezekiel 33:22), and was a preparation for the latter part (Ezekiel 33:23-33) imparted after the messenger had come. This accounts for the former part standing... read more
Chapter 33Now as we get into chapter 33 God now begins to instruct those captives who are in Babylon.Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman: If when he sees the sword come upon the land, he blows the trumpet, and warns the people; Then whosoever hears the sound of the trumpet, and takes not warning; if the sword comes, and takes him away, his... read more
Ezekiel 33:2 . If the people of the land take a man and set him for their watchman; and if he be asleep, and blow not the trumpet when the invading army approaches, all are agreed that he ought to die. How much more then a priest, a prophet specially invested with that highest trust of heaven, the souls of men. Ezekiel 33:7 . Oh son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel. See Ezekiel 3:15. Ezekiel 33:10 . If our transgressions and our sins be upon us, and we... read more
Eze 33:29 Then shall they know that I [am] the LORD, when I have laid the land most desolate because of all their abominations which they have committed. Ver. 29. Then shall they know. ] By woeful experience. read more
shall: Ezekiel 6:7, Ezekiel 7:27, Ezekiel 23:49, Ezekiel 25:11, Exodus 14:18, Psalms 9:16, Psalms 83:17, Psalms 83:18 because: Ezekiel 6:11, Ezekiel 8:6-Ezra :, Ezekiel 22:2-Ezra :, Ezekiel 22:25-Obadiah :, Ezekiel 36:17, Ezekiel 36:18, 2 Kings 17:9-Job :, 2 Chronicles 36:14-Esther :, Jeremiah 5:1-1 Samuel :, Jeremiah 5:25-Obadiah :, Micah 6:9-2 Kings :, Zephaniah 3:1-Numbers : Reciprocal: Leviticus 25:18 - and ye Leviticus 26:32 - And I Jeremiah 18:16 - make Jeremiah 21:6 - I will Ezekiel... read more
23-29. The captives were utterly paralyzed by the confirmed account of the destruction of the holy city (Ezekiel 24:23), and Ezekiel with redoubled influence, because of the fulfillment of his former prophecy, lifts up his voice once more in another word of warning and comfort. He recites the boast of the miserable lawless remnant of the population which had been left in the ruined cities of the land that they would take possession of the property of the captives (Ezekiel 33:24). He recounts... read more
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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 33:1-33
Need of a Deepened Sense of Personal Responsibility (Ezekiel 33), and this alike for himself and his hearers. Ezekiel 33:1-1 Samuel : . He feels that he is responsible for them, and that they are responsible for themselves. He compares himself, as once before ( Ezekiel 3:16-Ecclesiastes :), to a watchman whose duty is to raise the alarm in case of impending danger; so it is his, in view of the crisis, to care for and warn individual souls. Ezekiel 33:10-Proverbs : . But the people are... read more