Stroke; pestilence, or sudden death. This would make the loss of a dear wife still more afflicting. Yet such distress will fall upon the whole nation, (Calmet) and misery shall increase so much, that a private loss will be almost forgotten. (Haydock) --- Curæ leves loquuntur, graviores silent. (Seneca, Troad.) --- When a loss is foreseen, it is more easily borne. Private calamities sink in public ones. (Worthington)
Verse Ezekiel 24:16. _BEHOLD, I TAKE AWAY FROM THEE THE DESIRE OF THINE_ _EYES_] Here is an intimation that the stroke he was to suffer was to be above all grief; that it would be so great as to preve...
The death of Ezekiel’s wife took place in the evening of the same day that he delivered the foregoing prophecy. This event was to signify to the people that the Lord would take from them all that was...
Ezekiel 24:1. The exact date is given by the prophet. It was the tenth day of the tenth month in the ninth year. What happened also on that date we find recorded in 2 Kings 25:1: “And it came to pass...
THE DESIRE OF THINE EYES. Put by the Figure of speech _Periphrasis_ (App-6): for Ezekiel's wife.. symbol of Jerusalem, See Ezekiel 24:21. STROKE: or plague....
The prophet's abstention from mourning on the death of his wife a symbol of the stupefaction of the people at the news of the fall of the city 16. _with a stroke_ The word need not be pressed to mean...
III. A SIGNIFICANT DATE 24:1-27 Chapter 24 begins with an important chronological note. According to verse one Nebuchadnezzar began his attack against Jerusalem in the ninth year (of Zedekiah), the te...
B. The Death of Ezekiel's Wife 24:15-24 TRANSLATION (15) And the word of the LORD came unto me saying, (16) Son of man, behold, I am about to take from you the desire of your eyes with a stroke; yet...
Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down. BEHOLD, I TAKE AWAY FROM THEE THE DESIRE O...
THE ALLEGORY OF THE BOILING CALDRON. EZEKIEL'S BEREAVEMENT AND SIGNIFICANT SILENCE This prophecy is dated on the day on which the siege of Jerusalem began. Ezekiel is commanded by God to note the date...
EZEKIEL: ‘THEY SHALL KNOW THAT I AM GOD’ THE *SIN OF JUDAH AND THE JUDGEMENT OF GOD EZEKIEL CHAPTER S 1 TO 24 _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 24 * The punishment of Judah would happen soon. The *Lord c...
בֶּן ־אָדָ֕ם הִנְנִ֨י לֹקֵ֧חַ מִמְּךָ֛ אֶת ־מ
FINAL ORACLES AGAINST JERUSALEM Ezekiel 22:1; Ezekiel 24:1 THE close of the first period of Ezekiel's work was marked by two dramatic incidents, which made the day memorable both in the private life...
The final prophecy in this division described the coming destruction of the city. This was first done under the parable of a cauldron set on a fire, filled with water, and made to boil. The prophet ap...
Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the (o) desire of thy eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down. (o) Meaning his wife in whom he delighted,...
See how the Lord is pleased to deal with his faithful servants! Here is a Prophet of the Lord bereaved of one that was near and dear to him; yea, the Lord himself calls her the desire of Ezekiel's eye...
In chapter 24 definitive judgment is pronounced against Jerusalem, who was not even ashamed of her sins. The day that Nebuchadnezzar lays siege to Jerusalem, the wife of the prophet dies; and, althoug...
SON OF MAN, BEHOLD,.... This is said to raise the attention of the prophet, something strange and unusual, interesting and affecting, being about to be delivered: I TAKE AWAY FROM THEE THE DESIRE OF...
Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down. Ver. 16. _Behold, I take from thee the desir...
_Behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke_ Behold, I take away from thee thy wife, the object of thy love and thy affection, by a sudden stroke from my own immediate hand,...
The Death of Ezekiel's Wife and its Significance...
Son of man, behold, I take from thee the desire of thine eyes, his very beloved wife, WITH A STROKE, by a sudden death; YET NEITHER SHALT THOU MOURN NOR WEEP, NEITHER SHALL THY TEARS RUN DOWN, that is...
RUN DOWN: _ Heb._ go...
15-27 Though mourning for the dead is a duty, yet it must be kept under by religion and right reason: we must not sorrow as men that have no hope. Believers must not copy the language and expressions...
BEHOLD; consider what I tell, and will do. I TAKE AWAY FROM THEE; by death I take from thee, but it is I the Lord, and I take her to myself, though from thee. THE DESIRE OF THINE EYES: whether it refe...
Ezekiel 24:16 Son H1121 man H120 away H3947 (H8802) desire H4261 eyes H5869 stroke H4046 mourn H5594 ...
THE DEATH OF EZEKIEL'S WIFE. ‘Also the word of Yahweh came to me, saying, “Son of man, behold I am taking from you the desire of your eyes with a stroke. Yet you will neither mourn, nor weep, nor sha...
CONTENTS: Parable of the boiling pot. Ezekiel again made a sign to Israel. CHARACTERS: God, Ezekiel, King of Babylon. CONCLUSION: There is a day coming when it will be said, «He that is filthy, let...
Ezekiel 24:1. _In the ninth year,_ from Jehoiachin's captivity; or the ninth year of Zedekiah's reign. 2 Kings 25:1; Jeremiah 52:4. Jehoiachin, who is the same with Jeconiah, reigned one year before h...
_So I spake unto the people in the morning: and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded._ SIN THE WORST SORROW I. Other sorrows may have no evil, but even good in them; this...
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 24:1 The two losses recounted here almost certainly belong together, and they come at a turning point in Ezekiel’s prophetic career. The first loss (vv. Ezekiel 24:1) is that o
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 24:15 No further reference is made to a date, but the placement of this account next to the oracle about the siege of Jerusalem is significant. Ezekiel has performed other symb...
(Ezekiel 24:15.) EXEGETICAL NOTES—“With a view to affect more deeply the minds of his fellow-captives Ezekiel had announced to him the disseverance of the tenderest of all earthly ties—the removal of...
EXPOSITION EZEKIEL 24:1 IN THE NINTH YEAR. We pass from the date of Ezekiel 20:1 to B.C. 590, and the very day is identified with that on which the army of Nebuchadnezzar besieged Jerusalem ...
Now again, chapter 24, In the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month (Ezekiel 24:1), Now notice this. He's in Babylon and on this, in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in th...
1 Thessalonians 4:13; Ezekiel 24:18; Ezekiel 24:21; Ezekiel 24:21;...
With a stroke — A sudden stroke, by my own immediate hand. We know not how soon the desire of our eyes may be removed from us. Death is a stroke, which the most pious, the most useful, the most amiabl...