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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) _...
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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...
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HIS OWN HEAD. himself: "head" being put by Figure of speech
_Synecdoche_ (of the Part), App-6, for the whole person....
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The illustration duty of the watchman in war....
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He that heareth the trumpet and taketh not warning, his blood shall be
on his own head; he is responsible for his own death, which shall not
be laid at the door of the watchman....
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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...
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Then whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not
warning; if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be upon
his own head. IF THE SWORD COME AND TAKE HIM AWAY, HIS BLOOD SHA...
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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...
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§ 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...
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וְ שָׁמַ֨ע הַ שֹּׁמֵ֜עַ אֶת ־קֹ֤ול הַ
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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...
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“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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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THEN WHOSOEVER HEARETH THE SOUND OF THE TRUMPET, AND TAKETH NO
WARNING,.... Does not mind the notice given him; is incredulous of the
danger he is in, or negligent of providing for his safety; fancies...
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Then whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not
warning; if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be upon
his own head.
Ver. 4. _His blood shall be upon his own._] The bl...
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_Again the word of the Lord came unto me_ “It is plain that Ezekiel
uttered what is contained in this chapter to Ezekiel 33:20, before
Jerusalem was taken by the Babylonians; but how long before is
un...
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THE PROPHET AS A WATCHMAN...
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then, whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, being aware of the
signal and its meaning, AND TAKETH NOT WARNING, refusing and
neglecting to heed its admonition, IF THE SWORD COME AND TAKE HIM
AWAY...
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WHOSOEVER HEARETH:
_ Heb._ he that hearing heareth...
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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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WHOSOEVER considers not and minds not what he hears, who hears and
does not consider, he turns a deaf ear to the meaning, though not to
the sound of the trumpet. TAKETH NOT WARNING; apprehends not, no...
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Ezekiel 33:4 whoever H8085 (H8802) hears H8085 (H8804) sound H6963
trumpet H7782 warning H2094 (H8737) sword...
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‘And the word of Yahweh came to me saying, “Son of man, speak to
the children of your people and say to them, When I bring the sword on
a land, if the people of the land take a man from among them and...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_Whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet._
THE TRUMPET CALL
I. The analogy between the watchman on the walls of Zion and the
preacher of the Gospel of the grace of God.
1. The qualifications nee...
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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)...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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1 Kings 2:37; 2 Chronicles 25:16; 2 Samuel 1:16; Acts 18:6; Acts 20:26
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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...