Ezekiel 16 commentary on the book of prophets

Dr carleys commentary makes its meaning available to the modern reader. This book contains prophecies attributed to the prophetpriest ezekiel, and is one of the books of the prophets. Ezekiel 16 is the sixteenth chapter of the book of ezekiel in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christian bible. Ezekiel commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Deborah was a judge adjudicating issues for the israelites.

The historical books recount the proassyrian policy of both ahaz and. During the first years of the captivity the false prophets were still saying that the people were going to return to jerusalem and that the city would not be destroyed. The book of ezekiel, chapters 124 new international commentary on the old testament. Ezekiel 16 bible commentary matthew henry complete. The prophet is so overcome by the vision that he falls on his face.

It is intended to help you better understand some of the background and issues in ezekiels prophecy. Notice that in ezekiel s account they begin by saying, hear the word of the lord. A commentary on the book of ezekiel southside christian. The prophet wastes no time dropping his readers right into the thick of the life and times of judah immediately following the fall of jerusalem. This visionary book is often difficult to understand. The invading babylonians brought about ten thousand jews to the village in 597 bc, including ezekiel and the last king of judah, jehoiachin 2 kings 24. Volume three includes a commentary on the twelve prophets. Read ezekiel commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. Commentary on ezekiel 16 by matthew henry blue letter bible. Remember, the designation major or minor simply refers to the length of the book, not its importance.

These doubts were strong enough, in those early days, to raise the question of. The book opens with an account of the vision that summoned ezekiel to his prophetic calling. Ezekiel chapters 1 to 24 free bible commentary in easy english. Your origin and your birth were in the land of the canaanites. Someone has said, ezekiel is the prophet of the spirit, as isaiah is the prophet of the son, and jeremiah the prophet of the father. They are ezekiel, daniel, and john who wrote from the island of patmos. Study the bible online using commentary on ezekiel 16 and more. Volume one includes commentaries on jeremiah, baruch and the book of lamentations. For most, ezekiels message is a mystery, but you can understand gods message for. Ezekiel 16 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this versebyverse commentary contain gems of information found nowhere outside the ancient jewish writings. Study ezekiel 16 using matthew henry bible commentary complete to. Ezekiel commentary matthew henry commentary on the.

Ezekiel 16 commentary old testament matthew henry st. Block, new international commentary on the old testament nicot, eerdmans, 19971998, 1,757 pp. Book of ezekiel overview insight for living ministries. To wit, the prophets of israel which prophesy concerning jerusalem, and which see visions of peace for her, and there is no peace, saith the lord god. Ezekiel had said that the false prophets did not go up into the gaps, or make up the breaches ezekiel. Ezekiel is also one of the prophets who lived in exile.

Ezekiel new international version niv false prophets condemned. Jul 03, 2016 watch our overview video on the first part of the book of ezekiel, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. The old testament is filled with all sorts of evocative images and metaphors, but few are as gripping, comprehensive, telling, and as utterly inappropriate for a younger audience than the description of jerusalem as woman in ezekiel 16. A member of a priestly family, he was taken to babylon in the first deportation 597 b. It ranks second in actual word count among the prophetic books 39,407 words as compared to jeremiahs 42,659, and stands third in size in the entire bible behind psalms and jeremiah. Doughty southside christian church december 2014 introduction. Ezekiel overview james burton coffman commentaries on. Ezekiel had a message for them, and he gave it to them see ezek. The priest ezekiel was the first prophet to be called by the lord outside of israel during the babylonian captivity. All three of these men wrote what is called an apocalypse. Ezekiel describes his vision as an elaborate and complex image that symbolizes the majesty of yahweh and proclaims yahwehs sovereignty over all the nations of the earth.

Watch our overview video on the first part of the book of ezekiel, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. An extensive introduction helps to orient readers of ezekiels prophecies to the times, methods, and message of the prophet and to the special literary features of the book. The book of ezekiel begins with a bang as the prophet reveals the heavens opening to unveil a vision of god. Earlier prophets had compared israel to a vine, partly to set forth the exceptional. The book of ezekiel stands in the english bible fourth among the major prophets. Your father was an amorite and your mother a hittite. The book of ezekiel has always been a problem book. According to the book itself, it records six visions of the prophet ezekiel, exiled in babylon, during the 22 years from 593 to 571 bc, although it is the product of a long and complex. This commentary is based upon my personal devotional notes and reflections on the book of ezekiel. Ezekiel cliffsnotes study guides book summaries, test. A commentary on the book of ezekiel by pastor galen l.

Thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of canaan. Ezekiel is not mentioned anywhere else in the scriptures. The prophet ezekiel is one of four major prophets along with isaiah, jeremiah, and daniel in hebrew scripture, our old testament of the bible. Best commentaries and books on ezekiel logos bible software. Ezekiel s priestly lineage shines through in his prophetic ministry. David guzik commentary on ezekiel 16, explains this chapter of prophetic poetry. Ezekiel 16 commentary john gills exposition on the whole bible. The books of ezekiel and daniel provide some of the most memorable stories and images of the old testament. Still god is justifying himself in the desolations he is about to bring upon jerusalem. Ezekiels prophecy began a mere five years into his time at telabib ezekiel 1. These doubts were strong enough, in those early days, to raise the question of whether ezekiel should be one of the biblical books. The picture of the shamed woman can never be gospel, or good news for women.

But it is observable that israel was never imposed upon by pretenders to prophecy till after they had rejected and abused the true prophets. This old testament book was written to warn about the fall of jerusalem. In spite of its size, this book may well be the most neglected of the prophets. Ezekiel commentary commentary critical and explanatory. While jeremiah lived judahs downfall in jerusalem daniel and ezekiel had already been deported to babylon. Ezekiel, bible commentary, a message for gods people, then and now.

The crime is stated and the articles of the charge are summed up ezekiel 16. His name, which in hebrew is yehezqel god strengthens was very much in keeping with the mission god planned for him. Word pictures and technical descriptions you are to them like a song on the flute, which has a beautiful voice and plays well, g. Ezekiel false prophets condemned the word of bible. Ezekiel chapters 1 to 24 free bible commentary in easy. Ezekiel, bible commentary, a message for gods people. For had i sent my prophets to them, they would have humbled themselves, and they would not have gone in the way of your lewdness.

And the word of the lord came to me, saying, son of man, prophesy against the prophets of israel who prophesy, and say to those who prophesy out of their own heart, hear the word of the lord. Keil divided this chapter into only two divisions, namely, 1 prophecies against false prophets ezekiel. Study the bible online using commentary on ezekiel and more. Among the exiles in babylon, ezekiel shows that israel. Say to those who prophesy out of their own imagination. Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit and have. The prophet ezekiel, in exile from the land of judah, came, to see the reason for his countrys downfall, and prophesied its eventual restoration with the revival of faith and moral responsibility. There were three prophets of israel who spoke when they were out of the land. You can find the best commentary on ezekiel for you using the tools on the right side.

Ezekiel 16 is a long oracle in which the prophet is told to make known to jerusalem. Introduction to the prophets bible commentary theology. Volume two includes a commentary on the prophet ezekiel. David guzik commentary on ezekiel explains the word of god coming to ezekiel against the false prophets, and the terrible lies they deliver. Thousands of years ago, ezekiel recorded warnings and promises of god that are intended for our time, now. Here the prophet depicts jerusalem as a newborn female, abandoned and left. The prophet could have sent them a letter, as jeremiah, who was in. Ezekiel had express orders to prophesy against the prophets of israel. Ezekiel chapter 16 verse by verse bible commentary. The book of ezekiel is the third of the latter prophets in the tanakh and one of the major prophetic books in the old testament, following isaiah and jeremiah. Daniel was taken captive in the first captivity during jehoiakims reign, about eight years before ezekiel was taken captive. The prophet here further shows jerusalem her abominations, by comparing her with those places that had gone before her, and showing that she was worse than any of them, and therefore should, like them, be utterly and irreparably ruined. Read ezekiel commentary using commentary critical and explanatory on the whole bible. Ezekiel 16 shows god as a devoted, loving, generous, ideal husband married to an.

The book of ezekiel takes its title from the priest of the same name, son to a man named buzi. He was carried captive by nebuchadnezzar into babylon, with jeconiah king of judah, and three thousand other captives. Three volumes of theodoret of cyruss commentaries on the prophets. In order to understand the place which the sixteenth chapter occupies in this section of the book, we must remember that a chief source of the antagonism between ezekiel and his hearers was the proud national consciousness which sustained the courage of the people through all their humiliations. Nov 24, 2016 thousands of years ago, ezekiel recorded warnings and promises of god that are intended for our time, now. This book contains prophecies attributed to the prophetpriest ezekiel, and is. Bruce further divided the first division as 1st and 2nd denunciations of the false prophets in ezek. Ezekiel 16 commentary the expositors bible commentary. Ezekiel 16 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole.

The book of ezekiel is the third in a row of the socalled four major prophets. This is a feminine form used in many places in this book. Verses 814 now when i passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love. We neither find any references to the book in the nt but remarkable parallels see paragraph on peculiarities. Notice that in ezekiels account they begin by saying, hear the word of the lord. Ezekiel chapter matthew henry complete commentary on.