Ezekiel 35:1-15

THE LAND OF ISRAEL IN THE FUTURE Ezekiel 35 is an introduction to Ezekiel 36, the connexion being shown by Ezekiel 36:5. The claim of Edom to the land having been repudiated (Ezekiel 35), its reoccupation by Israel is promised (Ezekiel 36:1), and the reason of the restoration is explained (Ezekiel... [ Continue Reading ]

Ezekiel 35:2

MOUNT SEIR] Edom: see on Ezekiel 25:12. THE ANCIENT HIGH PLACES] the everlasting hills, with no reference to the idolatrous worship associated with them: see Deuteronomy 33:15. 5 IDUMEA] RV 'Edom.' This v. makes clear the connexion of Ezekiel 35 with the present passage. TO CAST IT OUT] better, pe... [ Continue Reading ]

Ezekiel 35:10

THESE TWO.. COUNTRIES] the territories of Israel and Judah. THE Lord WAS THERE] God might seem to abandon His Temple and forsake His people, but He never gave up His choice of them or His possession of their land.... [ Continue Reading ]

Ezekiel 35:13

BEREAVED THY NATIONS] RV 'been a bereaved of thy nation.' The famines to which the land of Israel had been subject had given rise to the reproach that it bereaved and devoured its inhabitants (Numbers 13:32). This would be the case no longer.... [ Continue Reading ]

Ezekiel 35:15

CAUSE.. TO FALL] rather, 'bereave,' as in Ezekiel 36:14. _(C) GOD'S REASON FOR RESTORING ISRAEL (EZEKIEL 36:16)_ God had justly sent Israel into exile for their sins (Ezekiel 36:17), but the heathen had misunderstood this event, taking it as a sign of God's inability to save His people (Ezekiel 36:... [ Continue Reading ]

Ezekiel 35:20

PROFANED] not now by actual wickedness, but indirectly, as the v. goes on to explain. WHEN THEY SAID TO THEM] RV 'in that men said of them.'... [ Continue Reading ]

Ezekiel 35:23

SANCTIFY] the exact opposite of 'profane.' 25-28. These vv. expand the promise in Ezekiel 11:19; Ezekiel 11:20. They include purification from guilt, inward renewal, the spirit of obedience, and the privileges of the people of God. In its essence this passage repeats Jeremiah's promise of the New C... [ Continue Reading ]

Ezekiel 35:38

HOLY FLOCK] RV 'flock for sacrifice,' the point of comparison being the great numbers: see 1 Chronicles 29:21; 2 Chronicles 7:5; 2 Chronicles 29:33; 2 Chronicles 35:7. SOLEMN] RV 'appointed.'... [ Continue Reading ]

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