Ezekiel 5 - Introduction
* A type of hair, showing the judgments about to come upon the Jews. (1-4) These awful judgments are declared. (5-17)... [ Continue Reading ]
* A type of hair, showing the judgments about to come upon the Jews. (1-4) These awful judgments are declared. (5-17)... [ Continue Reading ]
1-4 The prophet must shave off the hair of his head and beard, which signifies God's utter rejecting and abandoning that people. One part must be burned in the midst of the city, denoting the multitudes that should perish by famine and pestilence. Another part was to be cut in pieces, representing t... [ Continue Reading ]
5-17 The sentence passed upon Jerusalem is very dreadful, the manner of expression makes it still more so. Who is able to stand in God's sight when he is angry? Those who live and die impenitent, will perish for ever unpitied; there is a day coming when the Lord will not spare. Let not persons or ch... [ Continue Reading ]