Ezekiel 33:10 - Exposition

Thus ye speak, saying , etc. At the earlier stage the prophet had to contend with scorn, incredulity, derision ( Ezekiel 12:22 ). They trusted in the promises of the false prophets ( Ezekiel 13:6 ). They laid to their soul the flattering unction that they were suffering, not for their own sins, but for the sins of their fathers ( Ezekiel 18:2 ). Now they stand face to face with the fulfillment of the prophet's words. They cherish no hopes, and they make no excuses. They have fallen into the abyss of despair. Admitting their own sin and the righteousness of their punishment, does not the very admission exclude hope? Who can bring life to those that are thus dead in trespasses and sins? The parallelism with Le 26:39-42 is so striking that it can scarcely be accidental