EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 9:1 A team of seven angels carries out the execution of the unfaithful in Jerusalem at God’s command. Only one of them is assigned the job of protecting the faithful. The prophet’s anguished intervention does not change the Lord’s mind about the judgment. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images =... [ Continue Reading ]
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 9:3 The seventh angel, in the role of scribe, puts A MARK ON THE FOREHEADS (v. Ezekiel 9:4) of those who are faithful to the Lord. Preserving a remnant has been a feature of chs. Ezekiel 4:1. Here, the mark is the Hebrew letter _taw_. In the script of Ezekiel’s day it would b... [ Continue Reading ]
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 9:6 THEY BEGAN WITH THE ELDERS. Just as the leaders had led the people astray, so now judgment begins with them. HOUSE. The temple. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 9:8 AH, LORD GOD! WILL YOU DESTROY ALL THE REMNANT? Compare Ezekiel 11:13. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 9:9 God pointedly responds to the elders’ claim that he does not know what they are doing (THE LORD DOES NOT SEE; compare Ezekiel 8:12 and Ezekiel 9:9). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; [ Continue Reading ]