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Verse Ezekiel 16:13. _THUS WAST THOU DECKED, C._] The _Targum_
understands all this of the _tabernacle service_, the _book of the
law_, the _sacerdotal vestments_, c.
_THOU DIDST PROSPER INTO A KING...
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FINE FLOUR, AND HONEY, AND OIL - These were the choicest kinds of
food.
INTO A KINGDOM - This part of the description refers to the reigns of
David and Solomon, when the kingdom of Israel (still undi...
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Ezekiel 16:1. This chapter consists of four sections: 1. The parable
of the abandoned child. 2. Jerusalem's idolatries and moral
degradation (Ezekiel 16:15). 3. The doom of Jerusalem and the promise
o...
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EZEKIEL 16. JERUSALEM THE UNGRATEFUL, THE UNFAITHFUL. Again Ezekiel
returns to the indictment which justifies the doom. This time it takes
the form of a merciless exposure, in allegorical form, of her...
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Her delicate fare and beauty.
_fine flour_ This was used in offerings at the altar (Ezekiel 16:19),
and was probably the food of persons of refinement and rank. Cf.
Psalms 81:16, "I should have fed th...
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AND THOU DIDST PROSPER INTO A KINGDOM— _And, in fine, wast advanced
to a kingdom;_ Houbigant, who instead of _comeliness,_ in the next
verse, reads _glory._...
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B. The Marriage and Adornment 16:8-14
TRANSLATION
(8) Now when I passed by You, and saw You, behold, your time was the
time of love; and I spread My skirt over You, and covered your
nakedness; and I...
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Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of
fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour,
and honey, and oil: and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou...
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RITUAL OF THE DAY OF ATONEMENT
(See also Leviticus 23:26; Numbers 29:7; Exodus 30:10.)
This solemn ceremonial took place once a year on the tenth day of the
seventh month (_Tishri_ = September). It w...
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THE FOUNDLING CHILD WHO BECAME AN UNFAITHFUL WIFE
From Hosea onwards the prophets spoke of idolatry under the figure of
unchastity. God was the husband of Israel, but she proved unfaithful
to Him. Thi...
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EZEKIEL: ‘THEY SHALL KNOW THAT I AM GOD’
THE *SIN OF JUDAH AND THE JUDGEMENT OF GOD
EZEKIEL CHAPTER S 1 TO 24
_IAN MACKERVOY_
CHAPTER 16
JERUSALEM IS LIKE A *PROSTITUTE – EZEKIEL 16:1-63
* Thr...
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(11-14) In these verses the Divinely-given prosperity and glory of
Israel is set forth under the sustained figure of the ornaments and
food of a royal eastern bride. The various particulars mentioned...
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(9-14) These verses describe the purifications and preparations for
marriage to one of high rank (comp. Esther 2:9; Esther 2:12). The
reality corresponding to the figure is, of course, the Divine care...
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וַ תַּעְדִּ֞י זָהָ֣ב וָ כֶ֗סֶף וּ
מַלְבּוּשֵׁ
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JERUSALEM-AN IDEAL HISTORY
Ezekiel 16:1
IN order to understand the place which the sixteenth chapter occupies
in this section of the book, we must remember that a chief source of
the antagonism betwe...
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The second figure was that of the adulteress, and this the prophet
wrought out at great length. Jerusalem was arraigned on account of her
abominations, which were described under the figure of that sp...
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Linen. Hebrew mossi, ver. 11. (Haydock) --- Chaldean understands these
ornaments to pertain to the tabernacle, which was set up in the
wilderness. --- Oil, enjoying a most fertile country, (Calmet) an...
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Let the Reader mark, one by one, the several precious things here said
by the Lord, and explain the whole by gospel language, and what will
it amount to but this, that when Jesus passed by, that is, c...
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If any one makes any inquiry about these various kinds of dresses,
whether it was lawful for women to use so many ornaments, the answer
is easy, that the Prophet here does not approve of what he relat...
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In reading chapter 16 it must be remembered that Jerusalem is the
subject, and not Israel. Moreover, the subject treated of is not
redemption, but God's dealings. He had caused to live, He had
cleanse...
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THUS WAST THOU DECKED WITH GOLD AND SILVER,.... The Targum interprets
it of the tabernacle adorned with gold and silver, and linen curtains,
of various dies and colours; but it refers to the ornaments...
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Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment [was of]
fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour,
and honey, and oil: and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and tho...
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_Thus wast thou decked with gold_, &c. With ornaments the most costly
and splendid. _And thy raiment was of fine linen_, &c. Which was of
the manufacture of Egypt, and one of the principal ornaments o...
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GOD'S EARLY GRACE UPON HIS PEOPLE...
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Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver, with great and outstanding
wealth; AND THY RAIMENT WAS OF FINE LINEN AND SILK AND BROIDERED WORK;
THOU DIDST EAT FINE FLOUR AND HONEY AND OIL, being given t...
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1-58 In this chapter God's dealings with the Jewish nation, and their
conduct towards him, are described, and their punishment through the
surrounding nations, even those they most trusted in. This i...
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The prophet sums up all again, partly to aver the truth thereof,
partly to bring it to her remembrance, and partly to affect her with
thankfulness for what she had received, and with shame for what sh...
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Ezekiel 16:13 adorned H5710 (H8799) gold H2091 silver H3701 clothing
H4403 linen H8336 (H8675) H8336 silk...
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“Thus were you decked with gold and silver, and your clothing was of
fine linen and silk and embroidered work. You ate fine flour, and
honey, and oil, and you were extremely beautiful and you prospere...
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In this very remarkable chapter, God describes his ancient people
Israel under the figure of an infant which had been cast away, but
which he had cared for and tended, and upon which he had lavished m...
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CONTENTS: The harlotry of Jerusalem, and threatening of destroying
judgments. Promises of future blessing under the new covenant.
CHARACTERS: God, Ezekiel.
CONCLUSION: Let not men flatter themselves...
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Ezekiel 16:3. _Thy father was an Amorite, and thy mother a Hittite,_ a
Chittith, a family of immodesty. The Israelites gloried in their
descent from the holy patriarchs, heirs of the promises; but the...
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_I clothed thee also with broidered work._
THE CLOTHING OF GOD’S PEOPLE
See with what matchless generosity the Lord provides for His
people’s apparel.
1. They are so arrayed that the Divine skill is...
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EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 16:1 Chapter Ezekiel 16:1 includes brutal
violence and shocking sexual language. It shows that the infidelity of
Jerusalem has brought upon it the just punishment of God. In no
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EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 16:10 Only after the covenant has been
entered are the gifts of clothing and jewelry given. This signifies
her status as ROYALTY (v. Ezekie
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ISRAEL’S INGRATITUDE, PUNISHMENT, AND, IN THE END, FORGIVENESS.
(Chap. 16)
EXEGETICAL NOTES.—The prophet surveys the entire development of the
nation, past and future. Their original condition was mos...
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EXPOSITION
The section on which we now enter, with its companion picture in
Ezekiel 23:1; forms the most terrible, one might almost say the most
repellent, part of Ezekiel's prophetic utterances. We h...
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CHAPTER 16.
THE STORY OF ISRAEL'S GUILT AND PUNISHMENT.
Ezekiel 16:1. _And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,_
Ezekiel 16:2. _Son of man, make Jerusalem know her abominations,_
Ezekiel 16:3....
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Shall we turn in our Bibles at this time to the sixteenth chapter of
Ezekiel. The prophecy of Ezekiel, chapter 16.
Ezekiel declares,
Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Son of man, cause...
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1 Kings 4:21; 1 Samuel 12:12; 2 Samuel 8:15; Deuteronomy 32:13;...
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A STORY OF REDEMPTION
Ezekiel 16:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We want to bring before you the natural inheritance of all men; that
is, we want to discuss what we were by nature, before grace found us.
1. W...