Ezekiel 4 - Introduction
* The siege of Jerusalem. (1-8) The famine the inhabitants would suffer. (9-17)... [ Continue Reading ]
* The siege of Jerusalem. (1-8) The famine the inhabitants would suffer. (9-17)... [ Continue Reading ]
1-8 The prophet was to represent the siege of Jerusalem by signs. He was to lie on his left side for a number of days, supposed to be equal to the years from the establishment of idolatry. All that the prophet sets before the children of his people, about the destruction of Jerusalem, is to show tha... [ Continue Reading ]
9-17 The bread which was Ezekiel's support, was to be made of coarse grain and pulse mixed together, seldom used except in times of urgent scarcity, and of this he was only to take a small quantity. Thus was figured the extremity to which the Jews were to be reduced during the siege and captivity.... [ Continue Reading ]