CONTENTS By the figure of a pot, the Prophet is commanded to set forth the ruin of Jerusalem. And the Prophet is again made a type to the people, in respect to the not mourning for the death of his wife, to show, that Jerusalem's chastisements merit no sorrow.... [ Continue Reading ]
The Prophet is commanded to be very particular as to the precise day and time of this wonderful transaction. The ninth year of the captivity, in the tenth month called Tebeth; and even the day of the month. And this was no doubt with a view to testify the judgment of God, in the siege of Jerusalem.... [ Continue Reading ]
The parable of a boiling pot, with the choice pieces boiled over the fire, and then left to burn, became a very striking representation of the fiery indignation of the Lord against Jerusalem. Her scum had arisen indeed, to an enormous height, for her blood was in the midst of her, as the Lord said.... [ Continue Reading ]
See how the Lord is pleased to deal with his faithful servants! Here is a Prophet of the Lord bereaved of one that was near and dear to him; yea, the Lord himself calls her the desire of Ezekiel's eyes: a plain proof of his great affection for her. But yet he is not permitted to drop a tear, or to m... [ Continue Reading ]
REFLECTIONS READER! let us for one moment place ourselves in the Prophet's situation, and suppose for the Lord's glory, and the instruction of his Church, such a breach was made in our domestic comforts, as this of Ezekiel's by death: how should you or I conduct ourselves? Alas! I fear, unless a fu... [ Continue Reading ]