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Ezekiel 15 - Introduction

INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 15

The destruction of Jerusalem is again prophesied of in this chapter, and is set forth under the simile of a vine tree, which, for its uselessness, is committed to the fire. The simile is in Ezekiel 15:1; the application of it in Ezekiel 15:6.

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See also Ezekiel 15 - Introduction in other biblical comments:

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The vine tree among the other trees of the forest The chapter pursues the same general line of thought as ch. Ezekiel 14:12-23, and ch. 16. In ch. Ezekiel 14:12-23 the prophet had replied to a feelin...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    _BY THE UNFITNESS OF THE VINE-BRANCH FOR ANY WORK, IS SHEWED THE REJECTION OF JERUSALEM._ _Before Christ 593._...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    REVIEW QUESTIONS 1. What comparisons did Ezekiel see between Judah and a vine tree? 2. In what sense had Jerusalem already passed through the fire of judgment prior to the 587 B.C. destruction? 3...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    1:1 (c-0) (The title of this book, 'Ezekiel'), Meaning, 'Strength of God.' captives (d-25) Lit. 'captivity.'...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    * A parable showing the first low estate of the Jewish nation, its prosperity, idolatries, and punishment....

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    CHAPTER 15. A DEPICTION OF JERUSALEM - A USELESS WILD VINE. Here the vine is used as an example because its wood is useless for any other purpose than to be burned. Because of its nature, once it ceas...

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