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I caused “thee to multiply as the bud of the field, and thou”
didst increase “and” wax “great, and thou” didst come “to
excellent” beauty; “thy breasts” were “fashioned and thine
hair” was grown, yet...
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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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HAST INCREASED. didst increase. This does not refer to the increase in
Egypt, but to the city. All the tenses in this verse should be past
tenses.
FASHIONED. developed....
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_have caused … multiply_ Lit. as marg. _made thee a myriad_. This
idea of multiplication in _number_deserts the figure, introducing the
notion of the numerical increase of the people (Exodus 1:7;
Deut...
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The exposed child rescued and adopted by Jehovah his taking to himself
the family of Israel in the early patriarchal times...
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II. JERUSALEM: A FAITHLESS WIFE 16:1-43
Perhaps nowhere in the Bible is the faithlessness of God's people and
the faithfulness of the Lord set in more stark contrast than in the
present passage. In fo...
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I have caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field, and thou hast
increased and waxen great, and thou art come to excellent ornaments:
thy breasts are fashioned, and thine hair is grown, whereas...
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16:7 multiply, (a-5) Or 'made thee into myriads.' beauty; (b-25) Lit.
'to the ornament of ornaments.'...
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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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THOU HAST INCREASED, etc.] RV 'thou didst increase,' etc. The past
tense should be read throughout the verse. WHEREAS] RV 'yet.'...
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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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I HAVE CAUSED THEE. — Omit the “have,” and modify the tenses
throughout the verse. “I caused thee... thou didst increase and wax
tall... and came to beauty... were fashioned... was grown.” In the
firs...
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רְבָבָ֗ה כְּ צֶ֤מַח הַ שָּׂדֶה֙
נְתַתִּ֔יךְ ו
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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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CHAPTER XVI.
_ Woman's. Hebrew, "the ornament of ornaments;" hadaiim instead of
harim in Septuagint, "the city of cities," (Calmet) or the highest
glory, being arrived at that age when decorations ar...
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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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Here what I lately touched upon is now clearly expressed, that the
people in their extreme distress were not only safe, but increased by
God’s singular favor. For if the infant after exposure retains...
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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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I HAVE CAUSED THEE TO MULTIPLY AS THE BUD OF THE FIELD,.... Or, "made
thee millions" m; like the spires of grass in the field. This refers
to the multiplication of the children of Israel in Egypt, esp...
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I have caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field, and thou hast
increased and waxen great, and thou art come to excellent ornaments:
[thy] breasts are fashioned, and thine hair is grown, whereas...
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_And when I passed by thee_ While as yet no body took so much care of
thee as to wash thee from thy native filthiness, I took pity on thee;
as a traveller that passes by and sees an infant lie exposed...
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I have caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field, like the
flowers that spring up at the beginning of the rainy season, AND THOU
HAST INCREASED AND WAXEN GREAT, AND THOU ART COME TO EXCELLENT
OR...
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GOD'S EARLY GRACE UPON HIS PEOPLE...
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CAUSED THEE TO MULTIPLY:
_ Heb._ made thee a million
EXCELLENT ORNAMENTS:
_ Heb._ ornaments of ornaments...
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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 Lord, who chose Abraham and his seed; by his blessing this people
were increased as by millions. How inconsiderable is a clan of
seventy-five persons! So many went with Jacob into Egypt, where in...
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Ezekiel 16:7 made H5414 (H8804) thrive H7233 plant H6780 field H7704
grew H7235 (H8799) matured H1431 ...
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“I caused you to multiply (literally ‘made you a myriad') as the
bud of the field, and you increased and flourished (‘waxed great')
and you attained to exceptional ornament (‘ornament of ornaments')....
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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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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 16:7 The story quickly moves from infancy to
puberty. Still NAKED, the girl is vulnerable and in need of resources
of all kinds.
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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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Acts 7:17; Deuteronomy 1:10; Deuteronomy 32:10; Deuteronomy 33:26;...
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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...
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Thou art come — Thou wast adorned with the choicest blessings of
Divine Providence. Thy breasts — Grown up and fashioned under God's
own hand in order to be solemnly affianced to God....