John Trapp Complete Commentary
Ezekiel 33:7
So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.
Ver. 7. See Trapp on " Eze 3:17 "
So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.
Ver. 7. See Trapp on " Eze 3:17 "
II. PREDICTIONS AFTER THE DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM (33-48) Chapter S 33-34 A. The Watchman, the False Shepherds, and the True Shepherd _ 1. The renewed call of Ezekiel as watchman (Ezekiel 33:1) _...
NEED OF A DEEPENED SENSE OF PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY (EZEKIEL 33), and this alike for himself and his hearers. EZEKIEL 33:1. He feels that he is responsible for them, and that they are responsible for...
Similar to the part of the watchman is that of the prophet. Cf. ch. Ezekiel 3:17 _seq_. The evil, corresponding to the sword in the illustration, in regard to which the prophet is to warn the people,...
CHAPTER FIFTEEN PREPARATION FOR RESTORATION 33:1-35:15 Ezekiel's predictions of the destruction of Jerusalem had become a tragic reality. No more does the prophet sound forth the threatening blast ag...
So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me. I HAVE SET THEE A WATCHMAN - application of the im...
THE PROPHET AND THE INDIVIDUAL This passage combines an expanded repetition of Ezekiel 3:17 with a condensed repetition of Ezekiel 18:5. The prophet is a watchman, responsible for warning his people o...
§ 1. THE RESTORATION (EZEKIEL 33-39) After an introductory passage (Ezekiel 33:1), and two short prophecies against the wicked survivors of Jerusalem and the careless exiles (Ezekiel 33:21), this sect...
וְ אַתָּ֣ה בֶן ־אָדָ֔ם צֹפֶ֥ה נְתַתִּ֖יךָ לְ
THE PROPHET A WATCHMAN Ezekiel 33:1 ONE day in January of the year 586 the tidings circulated through the Jewish colony at Tel-abib that "the city was smitten." The rapidity with which in the East in...
“WHY WILL YE DIE?” Ezekiel 33:1-16 The prophet depicts the peasantry of a fertile valley as engaged in pastoral pursuits. It is a peaceful, happy scene; but, creeping through the mountain passes, are...
Ezekiel next delivered a series of messages concerning the chosen nation. The first message described the function and responsibilities of the prophet under the figure of a watchman. In the day of dan...
So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman to the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my (c) mouth, and warn them from me. (c) Which teaches that he that receives not his ch...
The Prophet here draws the figure of a watchman, and points out the distinguishing features of his office. After which, the Lord declares that he had set Ezekiel in this Character, to the house of Isr...
In chapter 33, in view of these judgments, which put His people on entirely new ground (for they were judged as Loammi, with the nations, and this is why the prophecy can look on to the last days, alt...
SO THOU, O SON OF MAN,.... Here begins the application of the parable to the prophet himself, describing his office and his duty: I HAVE SET THEE A WATCHMAN UNTO THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL; which is repeate...
_So thou, O son of man_ The Lord here applies the preceding account of the watchman's office to the prophet, and shows that his duty is illustrated thereby. As if he had said, If a watchman, appointed...
THE PROPHET AS A WATCHMAN...
So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel, the Lord here applying the picture with the one change that the installation of the watchman is taken out of human hands; TH...
1-9 The prophet is a watchman to the house of Israel. His business is to warn sinners of their misery and danger. He must warn the wicked to turn from their way, that they may live. If souls perish t...
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Ezekiel 33:7 son H1121 man H120 made H5414 (H8804) watchman H6822 (H8802) house H1004 Israel H3478 hear...
“So you, son of man, I have appointed you as a watchman to the house of Israel. Therefore hear the word from my mouth and give them warning from me. When I say to the wicked, ‘O wicked man, you will s...
SO THOU The nation having failed in corporate responsibility, the appeal is now to individual loyalty. Compare (2 Timothy 2:1)....
Ezekiel 33:1. Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a...
CONTENTS: Ethical instructions for the captivity. Rebuke to those who are not sincere in their professions. CHARACTERS: God, Ezekiel, Abraham. CONCLUSION: God warns sinners of the wrath to come that...
Ezekiel 33:2. _If the people of the land take a man and set him for their watchman;_ and if he be asleep, and blow not the trumpet when the invading army approaches, all are agreed that he ought to di...
_I have set thee a watchman._ THE TRUE WATCHMAN I. The true watchman’s vision of his own work. He sees-- 1. It entails great responsibility on himself. Failure of duty here is nothing less than “bl...
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 33:1 After the Fall of Jerusalem. Following the central collection of foreign-nation oracles, the focus returns to Judah (or “the house of Israel,” as Ezekiel usually calls it)...
EZEKIEL’S COMMISSION RENEWED (Chap. 33) EXEGETICAL NOTES.— Ezekiel 33:2. “SPEAK TO THE CHILDREN OF THY PEOPLE.” “The prophet turns from foreign nations to Israel again. The early portion of the chapte...
EXPOSITION EZEKIEL 33:1 If we may think of Ezekiel as compiling and arranging his own prophecies, we may think of him as returning, with something like a sense of relief, to his own special work as t...
Now as we get into chapter 33 God now begins to instruct those captives who are in Babylon. Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if t...
1 Corinthians 11:23; 1 Corinthians 15:3; 1 Kings 22:14; 1 Kings 22:16;...
THE JUDGMENTS OF GOD Ezekiel 33:1, _Ezekiel 33:28_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS It may not be pleasant, but it is necessary to warn the saint and the sinner against coming judgments. 1. WE NEED TO WARN THE C...