EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 22:1 This chapter includes three distinct but thematically related oracles. Each convicts Jerusalem of practicing vile impurities that God refuses to tolerate. The first describes this behavior in detail (vv. Ezekiel 22:1); the second uses the metaphor of melting for ridding... [ Continue Reading ]
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 22:6 IN YOU, that is, in Jerusalem, all the sins on this long list occur. Every area of life is affected, for these sins violate God’s laws for the protection of worship, parental authority, human life, marriage, property, and truth. In short, they include all the matters add... [ Continue Reading ]
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 22:9 To EAT ON THE MOUNTAINS (see Ezekiel 18:6, Ezekiel 18:15) is to participate in forbidden sacrificial rites. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 22:12 This verse explains why these sins have occurred: BUT ME YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 22:17 The metaphor of melting is found elsewhere in the OT (see Isaiah 48:10 and Jeremiah 6:29). Here, however, the point is not to get purified silver but to be rid of the impure metal, that is, Jerusalem’s inhabitants (compare Isaiah 1:22, Isaiah 1:25). Jerusalem is portray... [ Continue Reading ]
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 22:23 Here, rather than surveying types of behavior (as in vv. Ezekiel 22:6), Ezekiel surveys the people involved. The issue is still impurity (A LAND... NOT CLEANSED, v. Ezekiel 22:24). This oracle could be seen as a commentary on Ezekiel 7:23, where prophet, priest, elders,... [ Continue Reading ]
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 22:30 There is no one to STAND IN THE BREACH (compare Ezekiel 13:5; Psalms 106:23) who might prevent the destruction. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]