Ezekiel 35

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 35

It was promised, in the foregoing chapter, that when the time to favour Zion, yea, the set time, should come, especially the time for sending the Messiah and setting up his kingdom in the world, God would cause the enemies of his church to cease and the blessings and comforts of the church to abound. This chapter enlarges upon the former promise, concerning the destruction of the enemies of the church; the next chapter upon the latter promise, the replenishing of the church with blessings.... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 35:1-9

Mount Seir was mentioned as partner with Moab in one of the threatenings we had before (Ezek. 25:8); but here it is convicted and condemned by itself, and has woes of its own. The prophet must boldly set his face against Edom, and prophesy particularly against it; for the God of Israel has said, O Mount Seir! I am against thee. Note, Those that have God against them have the word of God against them, and the face of his ministers, nor dare they prophesy any good to them, but evil. The prophet... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 35:10-15

Here is, I. A further account of the sin of the Edomites, and their bad conduct towards the people of God. We find the church complaining of them for setting on the Babylonians, and irritating them against Jerusalem, saying, Rase it, rase it, down with it, down with it (Ps. 137:7), inflaming a rage that needed no spur; here it is further charged upon them that they triumphed in Jerusalem's ruin and in the desolations of the country. Many blasphemies they spoke against the mountains of Israel,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 35

INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 35 This chapter is a prophecy of the destruction of Edom, which is threatened, Ezekiel 35:1 , the cause of it, their hatred and slaughter of the Israelites, Ezekiel 35:5 , their claim of the lands of Israel and Judah for possession, Ezekiel 35:10 , their blasphemies against the people of God, and the Lord himself, Ezekiel 35:12 , the aggravation of their ruin, which was irretrievable; that when it was well with others, it should go ill with them; by way of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 35:1

Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me ,.... After the prophecy concerning the shepherds of Israel, and the goats of the flock, and of their oppressions of the sheep and lambs, the weak of the flock; and concerning the Messiah, and the blessings of grace promised the church in the latter day; came another concerning the destruction of her enemies, under the name of Seir or Edom: saying : as follows: read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 35:2

Son of man set thy face against Mount Seir ,.... Which had its name from Seir the Horite, who first possessed it; and was succeeded in it by Esau and his posterity, the Edomites; see Genesis 36:8 , Deuteronomy 2:12 , so that the country of Edom or Idumea is here intended, and the inhabitants of it; who are put for the enemies of the church and people of God in general, as these were the enemies of Israel and Judah; and particularly for Rome, which, as it was spiritually called Egypt and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 35:3

And say unto it, thus saith the Lord God ,.... The prophet was not upon the spot, and could not direct his speech immediately to the Edomites; but he might send this prophecy to their ambassadors at Babylon; or in a letter to them in their own land, in the name of the Lord: behold, O Mount Seir, I am against thee : not the face of the prophet only, but the face of God himself was against them; and a terrible thing it is for any to have God to be against them, whether a nation, or a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 35:4

I will lay thy cities waste ,.... Such as Dedan, Teman, Bozrah, and other cities of Idumea mentioned in Scripture; and figuratively may design all within the jurisdiction of Rome, the several cities of the antichristian states, called "the cities of the nations"; which will fall at the pouring out of the vials, Revelation 16:19 , and thou shalt be desolate ; thoroughly and entirely, and remain so: and thou shalt know that I am the Lord ; that has done all this; that the hand of God... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 35:5

Because thou hast had a perpetual hatred ,.... There was an old grudge and enmity subsisting in the posterity of Esau against the posterity of Jacob, because the latter supplanted the former, and got the birthright and blessing from him; and which was discovered in all ages, and at all opportunities, and on all occasions which offered; and such has been the hatred of the church of Rome against the true professors and followers of Christ, as their bloody persecution of them in all ages have... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 35:6

Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord God ,.... The form of an oath; the Lord swears by himself, because he could swear by no greater; and which he never does but in matters of importance, and for the confirmation of them, as the following is: I will prepare thee unto blood ; prepare them for war, which will issue in slaughter and blood, such as the battle at Armageddon, Revelation 16:14 , or, "I will make thee blood" F23 לדם אעשך "in sanguinem redigam te", Munster; "in... read more

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