EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 5:1 RAZOR. Priests were not to shave off their hair (Ezekiel 44:20; see also Leviticus 21:5), so shaving his HEAD and BEARD shamed and defiled Ezekiel. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagNa [ Continue Reading ]
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 5:5 These verses comment on Ezekiel’s dramatic presentation of prophecy (Ezekiel 4:1). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 5:8 EAT THEIR SONS. This gruesome prospect sometimes became a reality during siege warfare (see Lamentations 4:10). This was one of God’s JUDGMENTS for breaking the covenant (Deuteronomy 28:49). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = docum [ Continue Reading ]
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 5:11 Deuteronomy 1:1 often uses the phrase “eye not pitying” to describe the attitude that the Israelites must have in order to carry out stern judgment when issues of purity or loyalty are at stake (e.g., Deuteronomy 13:8; Deuteronomy 19:13). The same Hebrew is used here for... [ Continue Reading ]