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

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 28:20-26

God's glory is his great end, both in all the good and in all the evil which proceed out of the mouth of the Most High; so we find in these verses. 1. God will be glorified in the destruction of Zidon, a city that lay near to Tyre, was more ancient, but not so considerable, had a dependence upon it and stood and fell with it. God says here, I am against thee, O Zidon! and I will be glorified in the midst of thee, Ezek. 28:22. And again, ?Those that would not know be gentler methods shall be... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 28:25

Thus saith the Lord God, when I shall have gathered the house of Israel ,.... Not at the return of them from captivity in Babylon; for the ten tribes or house of Israel did not then return; though there might some few of those tribes, as a pledge of what would be hereafter; but in the latter day, upon the destruction of antichrist, when all Israel shall be saved: and when they will be collected from the people among whom they are scattered ; in the several nations of the world, in Asia,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 28:25

When I shall have gathered the house of Israel - In their long captivity, God had been preparing the land for them so as to make it a safe dwelling; and hence he executed judgments on all the heathen nations round about by means of the Chaldeans. Thus Tyre and Sidon were destroyed, as were the Ammonites and others who had been the inveterate enemies of the Jews. Judgment first began at his own house, then proceeded to the heathen nations; and when they were brought down, then he visited and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 28:20-26

The end of Divine judgment. This severe condemnation of the idolatrous and vicious Zidon, coupled with the very gracious promise to Israel, with which the prophecy concludes, many instruct us— I. WHY AND HOW GOD IS AGAINST US . "I am against thee, O Zidon" ( Ezekiel 28:22 ). And we know that Jehovah was expressing his high displeasure and was warning of serious national disaster ( Ezekiel 28:23 ) because of the iniquities of the state. The worst forms of religious... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 28:25

My servant Jacob . The use of "Jacob" for "Israel" is not common in Ezekiel, but Ezekiel 20:5 ; Ezekiel 27:25 ; Ezekiel 34:25 may be noted as parallels. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 28:25

The home-gathering. It is a relief to turn from repeated threatenings of approaching doom to the voice of gracious promises. We have here a gleam of sunshine breaking for a moment through the clouds of judgment. As there was light in the land of Goshen while a plague of darkness fell on the rest of Egypt ( Exodus 10:23 ), so now the Jews are to be blessed when every neighboring nation lies in ruins. The home-gathering of the Jews is their great expected blessing, which stands out in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 28:25-26

The favor shown to Israel. In the writings of Ezekiel, as in those of other prophets, we cannot but observe the remarkable conjunction of passages denouncing judgment with passages revealing Divine grace and promising Divine clemency. The attentive reader cannot but be surprised and charmed upon meeting with such a promise as is contained in these two verses, coming in between the denunciation of Tyre and the denunciation of Egypt. Undoubtedly, the fate of surrounding nations had relation... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 28:25-26

God glorified in his dealings with his people under chastisement. "Thus saith the Lord God; When I shall have gathered the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they are scattered," etc. In bringing to a close the prophecies against the heathen nations which bordered upon the Holy Land, Ezekiel briefly outlines the glorious restoration of the people of God in contrast to the judgments which destroyed those nations. He also declares that he will be sanctified in his people in the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 28:25-26

The contrast of the future of Israel with that of the surrounding nations. This prophecy reaches far beyond a mere temporal restoration. It points to times of more permanent security, when from all nations and kingdoms the Church of Christ, the Israel of God, shall be gathered in, when the power of the world shall be forever broken, and the kingdom of Christ shall be established forever.This transition from the enemies to the people of God closes the portion of the prophecies against the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 28:24-26

Ezekiel 28:24-26. There shall be no more a pricking brier There shall no more be any nation that shall injure, and be a vexation to the house of Israel; for all their troublesome neighbours, who had been as so many thorns in their sides, shall be destroyed or repressed, and in consequence thereof they shall dwell quietly and securely in their own land. This promise was in part fulfilled after their return from their captivity in Babylon; but the following verse shows that it chiefly relates... read more

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

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 28:20-26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 28:25

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 28:25

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 28:20-26

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 28:25

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 28:25

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 28:25-26

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 28:25-26

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 28:25-26

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 28:24-26

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