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Verse Ezekiel 17:22. _I WILL ALSO TAKE OF THE HIGHEST BRANCH OF THE
HIGH_ _CEDAR_] I will raise up _another monarchy_, which shall come in
the _line of David_, namely, the _Messiah_; who shall appear...
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A contrast between the dealings of Nebuchadnezzar and of Yahweh.
Nebuchadnezzar “cut off,” Yahweh will “set up” the topshoot;
Nebuchadnezzar “carried it into a land of traffic,” Yahweh will
“plant it...
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Ezekiel 17:1. The great eagle mentioned first is Nebuchadnezzar. (See
Jeremiah 48:40; Jeremiah 49:22). He came to Lebanon and took the
highest branch of the cedar, the symbol of the house of David, wh...
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EZEKIEL 17. THE PERFIDIOUS KING. Jerusalem, as we have seen, is to be
punished for her guilty past and her perfidious people (Ezekiel
17:16), but no less for her guilty present and her perfidious king...
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_I will also take_ I WILL TAKE "I" emphatic. The figure refers to the
house of David, cf. Ezekiel 17:2; Isaiah 53:2.
_high mountain_ This belongs partly to the figure of the cedar, but
indicates also...
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Promise of a new and universal Messianic kingdom in Israel
The attempt of the king of Babylon to set up a kingdom in Israel
miscarried; he who set up the kingdom took it away. The shoot planted
by hi...
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DISCOURSE: 1106
PARABLE OF THE TWIG OF A CEDAR PLANTED IN THE HEIGHT OF ISRAEL
Ezekiel 17:22. Thus saith the Lord God; I will also take of the
highest branch of the high cedar, and will set it; I will...
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I WILL ALSO TAKE, &C.— _I will also take of a branch of the high
cedar, and I will give out from the top of his young suckers a tender
twig: I will crop it off, and will plant it,_ &c. Ezekiel 17:23....
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V. MESSIAH: THE STATELY CEDAR 17:22-24
TRANSLATION
(22) Thus says the Lord GOD: Moreover I, even I, will take of the top
of the lofty cedar, and I will set it; and I will break off from the
topmost o...
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Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also take of the highest branch of
the high cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the top of his
young twigs a tender one, and will plant it upon an high mounta...
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ZEDEKIAH'S PERFIDY AND ITS PUNISHMENT
Zedekiah had been placed on the throne of Judah as a vassal of
Babylon, but was led by his nobles to intrigue with Egypt and to throw
off the Babylonian yoke. The...
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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 17
* This chapter contains a puzzle and its meaning. Two po...
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I WILL ALSO TAKE. — In what has passed all has been done according
to God’s will, but yet through human instrumentality: Israel has
been punished, Jehoiachin has been, and Zedekiah is about to be,
car...
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כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה וְ
לָקַ֣חְתִּי...
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THE END OF THE MONARCHY
Ezekiel 12:1; Ezekiel 17:1; Ezekiel 19:1
IN spite of the interest excited by Ezekiel's prophetic appearances,
the exiles still received his prediction of the fall of Jerusalem...
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Commanded by Jehovah, the prophet then put forth a riddle. A great
eagle came on Lebanon, and took off the top of the cedar, planting the
young twigs in a land of traffic, a city of merchants. Moreove...
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Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also take of the highest branch (n) of
the high cedar, and will set [it]; I will crop off from the (o) top of
its young twigs a tender one, and will plant [it] upon an...
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Cedar. Of the Royal stock of David. --- Twig. Jesus Christ, whom God
hath planted in Mount Sion, that is, the high mountain of his Church,
to which all nations flow. (Challoner) --- The Jews in vain a...
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Reader! how refreshing is it, after going through a long chapter full
of the history of the perfidy and baseness of man, to come to a
portion of it, however short, yet full of grace, to show the goodn...
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Here the Prophet begins to treat of the restoration of the nation and
kingdom. Thus this prophecy without doubt refers to Christ, because
although in some sense God had pity on the people when they en...
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Chapter 17 present the judgment of Zedekiah for despising the oath
that Nebuchadnezzar made him take in the name of Jehovah. Israel not
having been able to stand in integrity before God, Jehovah had
c...
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THUS SAITH THE LORD GOD,.... Lest it should be thought, by the above
prophecies, that the tribe of Judah should be utterly lost, and the
family of David extinct, and the promise to him void, that he s...
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Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also take of the highest branch of the
high cedar, and will set [it]; I will crop off from the top of his
young twigs a tender one, and will plant [it] upon an high mou...
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_I will also take of the highest branch_, &c. God, having spoken of
Jerusalem, in the first part of this chapter, under the figure of a
cedar, and the king of it as the highest branch of the cedar, he...
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Thus saith the Lord God, I will also take of the highest branch of the
high cedar, a shoot of the royal house of David, AND WILL SET IT, give
it a place where it might grow; I WILL CROP OFF FROM THE T...
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THE DOUBLE APPLICATION OF THE PARABLE...
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22-24 The unbelief of man shall not make the promise of God of none
effect. The parable of a tree, used in the threatening, is here
presented in the promise. It appears only applicable to Jesus, the...
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Whereas the judgments threatened might seem to threaten the utter
extirpation of the seed of David, now the Lord is pleased to assure
its continuance, and the raising of the Messiah from that house
ac...
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Ezekiel 17:22 says H559 (H8804) Lord H136 GOD H3069 take H3947 (H8804)
branches H6788 high H7311 ...
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‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh, “I will also take of the lofty top of
the cedar, and will set it. I will crop off from the topmost of his
young twigs a tender one, and I will plant it on a high and eminen...
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CONTENTS: Parable of the great eagle. Rebellion of Zedekiah and its
results.
CHARACTERS: God, Ezekiel, Zedekiah, Pharaoh.
CONCLUSION: He who breaks covenant with God, and tramples the
directions of...
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Ezekiel 17:2. _Put forth a riddle._ A parable, or ingenious allegory,
that the acumen of the composition may attract attention from the
rulers of Judah. This parable is likewise ingeniously explained...
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_I will also take of the highest branch of the high cedar._
DIVINE SOVEREIGNTY
These verses have been accepted by Jewish commentators and by
Christian commentators alike as referring to the Messiah,...
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EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 17:1 If ch. Ezekiel 16:1 can be said to
express a theological point of view, ch. Ezekiel 17:1
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EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 17:22 God’s action continues. The terms of
the parable are used to sketch an ideal messianic future. God chooses
a new SPRIG from the TOPMOST part of the cedar (v....
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THE RESTORATION OF DAVID’S HOUSE (Ezekiel 17:22)
EXEGETICAL NOTES.—The dire judgments of God which had been foretold
will do their awful work. But beyond them, the prophet sees God’s
merciful purpose...
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EXPOSITION
EZEKIEL 17:2
PUT FORTH A RIDDLE, etc. Again there is an interval of silence, till
another theme is suggested to the prophet's mind and worked out
elaborately. This he describes as a "riddl...
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CHAPTER 17.
THE PARABLE OF THE TWO GREAT EAGLES, AND THE CROPPING OF THE CEDAR OF
LEBANON.
Ezekiel 17:1. _And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,_
Ezekiel 17:2. _Son of man, put forth a riddle,...
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Now in chapter 17 he speaks a parable of a great eagle. And this is
where some of these harebrained people begin to spiritualize and try
to read the United States into prophecy. Because there is an ea...
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Daniel 2:35; Daniel 2:44; Daniel 2:45; Ezekiel 20:40; Ezekiel 34:29;...
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The highest branch — Of the royal seed; of the highest branch that
is heir to the throne; namely, the Messiah. An high mountain — Upon
mount Zion. Eminent — Not for outward splendor, but for spiritual...