THE HUMILIATION AND EXALTATION OF THE HOUSE OF DAVID (Chap 17) EXEGETICAL NOTES.—The word of prophecy in this chapter is introduced in the way of a riddle and a parable (Ezekiel 17:2). The parable itself is told in Ezekiel 17:1. In Ezekiel 17:11, we have the interpretation of it and its application... [ Continue Reading ]
THE INTERPRETATION OF THE PARABLE (Ezekiel 17:11) EXEGETICAL NOTES.—From Ezekiel 17:12 we have the formal interpretation of the parable. In Ezekiel 17:19, the threat contained in the parable is confirmed and still further expanded. Ezekiel 17:12. “BEHOLD THE KING OF BABYLON IS COME TO JERUSALEM, AN... [ Continue Reading ]
THE RESTORATION OF DAVID’S HOUSE (Ezekiel 17:22) EXEGETICAL NOTES.—The dire judgments of God which had been foretold will do their awful work. But beyond them, the prophet sees God’s merciful purpose to restore the fallen House of David, in the person of His Messiah. The true twig of the stem of Da... [ Continue Reading ]