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Verse Ezekiel 14:7. _AND COMETH TO A PROPHET_] Generally supposed to
mean a _false prophet_.
_I THE LORD WILL ANSWER HIM BY MYSELF_] I shall discover to him, by
my own true prophet, what shall be th...
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THE STRANGER - They who sojourned among Israel, though they were not
of Israel, were bound to abstain from idol-worship Leviticus 17:10;
Leviticus 20:2.
BY MYSELF - Or, as in...
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Ezekiel 14:1. These inquiring elders, with wickedness in their hearts,
give another illustration of the depth of degradation in which the
people had sunk. He who searches the hearts knew what was in t...
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INSINCERITY OF THOSE WHO CONSULT THE PROPHETS. Like prophet, like
people. The prophets, as _we_ have just seen (Ezekiel 13), were
greatly to blame; but no less were the people partly because of their...
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WILL ANSWER, &c.. and being replied to for him in Myself: i.e. by his
comparing his idols with Me. See note on Ezekiel 14:4....
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_every one … sojourneth in Israel_ Comp. Leviticus 17:8; Leviticus
17:10; Leviticus 17:13; Leviticus 20:2, and remark on...
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IV. TWO OBJECTIONS ANSWERED 14:1-23
In chapter 14 Ezekiel deals with two theoretical objections which
might be raised against his announcement of Jerusalem's judgment. The
first is this How can God pu...
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For every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that
sojourneth in Israel, which separateth himself from me, and setteth up
his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniq...
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ON PROPHECY, TRUE AND FALSE
After rebuking certain prevalent forms of contempt for prophecy
(Ezekiel 12:21), Ezekiel reproves the false prophets (Ezekiel 13:1)
and false prophetesses (Ezekiel 13:17) o...
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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 14
WICKED LEADERS – EZEKIEL 14:1-23
V1 Some of *Is
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OR OF THE STRANGER. — Under the Mosaic legislation, “the
stranger” living among the Israelites was bound to observe a certain
outward deference to the law of the land, just as a foreigner in any
count...
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כִּי֩ אִ֨ישׁ אִ֜ישׁ מִ בֵּ֣ית
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וּ
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PROPHECY AND ITS ABUSES
Ezekiel 12:21 - Ezekiel 14:11
THERE is perhaps nothing more perplexing to the student of Old
Testament history than the complicated phenomena which may be classed
under the g...
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Certain of the elders of Israel now came to Ezekiel, evidently to hear
what message he had to deliver to them. The word of the Lord revealed
to him that whatever their outward attitude might be, they...
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_By myself, or on my own account. God does not encourage falsehood.
(Calmet)_...
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There is a great beauty in the original, both at this verse and at
verse 7th. Thus saith the Lord God, every man; it is man, man,
intimating somewhat stronger than the phrase every man, the doubling
o...
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Ezekiel again returns to threats, because exhortations was not
sufficiently effectual with such hardened ones; for we have seen that
they were obdurate in their vices and almost like untamed beasts. F...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 13 AND 14.
Chapter 13 judges the prophets who deceived the people in Jerusalem by
their pretended visions of peace. In chapter 14 the elders of Israel
come an...
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FOR EVERYONE OF THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL,.... King and subjects, princes
and people, high and low, rich and poor, of every rank, sex, and age:
OR OF THE STRANGER THAT SOJOURNETH IN ISRAEL; the proselytes;...
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For every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that
sojourneth in Israel, which separateth himself from me, and setteth up
his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniqu...
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_Therefore say, Repent_ Be truly sorry for your past sins, and give
proof of your sorrow by forsaking them, &c.; _and turn from your
idols_ Separate yourselves from them, that they may not finally and...
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JEHOVAH REFUSES TO ANSWER THE IDOLATERS...
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For every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that
sojourneth in Israel, associated with the people of God either by
birth or by accession in later life, WHICH SEPARATETH HIMSELF FROM ME,
t...
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1-11 No outward form or reformation can be acceptable to God, so long
as any idol possesses the heart; yet how many prefer their own devices
and their own righteousness, to the way of salvation! Men'...
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FOR every Jew of the seed of Abraham, and every proselyte, who
withdraws himself from me, and worships idols, keeps them in his heart
to the increase of their own sin and my displeasure, yet forsooth...
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Ezekiel 14:7 anyone H376 house H1004 Israel H3478 strangers H1616
dwell H1481 (H8799) Israel H3478 separates H5144 ...
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“Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh,
Return you and turn yourselves from idols, and turn away your faces
from all your abominations. For every one of the house of Israel,...
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CONTENTS: Vision of the elders of Israel. Jerusalem on no account to
be spared.
CHARACTERS: God, Ezekiel, Noah, Job, Daniel.
CONCLUSION: Many who have no idols in their sanctuary have idols in
their...
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Ezekiel 14:1. _Then came certain of the elders of Israel,_ ex-judges
and magistrates in Judea. They were all idolaters, yet they wished to
know whether there were any hope of their return to Jerusalem...
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_Which separateth himself from Me._
POINT OF CONTACT DISTURBED BY SIN
Dr. Cortland Meyers says that one of the electric bells in his home
recently refused to ring. He failed to discover the cause. An...
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_These men have set up their idols in their heart._
HEART IDOLS
The Lord is now going to search the heart, to turn out the corners of
the inmost recesses of the mind, the idol and favourite sin. He w...
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EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 14:1 The theme of false prophecy continues
(vv. Ezekiel 14:9). The ELDERS in exile (v....
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JEHOVAH’S REFUSAL TO ALLOW IDOLATERS TO ENQUIRE OF HIM: THE
CERTAINTY OF THE JUDGMENTS DENOUNCED AGAINST THEM (Chap. 14)
EXEGETICAL NOTES.—The visit of the elders of the people to the
prophet was the...
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EXPOSITION
EZEKIEL 14:1
As the result, probably, of the previous utterances, certain ELDERS OF
ISRAEL, _i_._e_. of the exiles in Tel-Abib, came to consult Ezekiel,
wishing to know what counsels or wh...
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CHAPTER 14.
HYPOCRITICAL INQUIRERS AFTER GOD THEIR WICKEDNESS DISCOVERED AND
REBUKED.
Ezekiel 14:1. _And there came to me some of the elders of Israel and
sat before me._
Ezekiel 14:2. _And the wor...
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Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Son of man, these men
have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumbling...
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2 Kings 8:8; Exodus 12:48; Exodus 20:10; Ezekiel 14:3; Ezekiel 14:4;...
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The stranger — Every proselyte. I the Lord — He shall find by the
answer, 'twas not the prophet, but God that answered: so dreadful,
searching, and astonishing shall my answer be....