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Verse Ezekiel 17:24. _ALL THE TREES OF THE FIELD SHALL KNOW_] All the
people of Israel and of Chaldea.
_I THE LORD HAVE BROUGHT DOWN THE HIGH TREE_] Have dethroned
Jehoiachin.
_HAVE EXALTED THE LOW...
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THE TREES FO THE FIELD - The kingdoms of the world as contrasted with
the kingdom of God. The truth here enunciated is a general one. God
gives the promise, God fulfils it....
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Ezekiel 17:1. The great eagle mentioned first is Nebuchadnezzar. (See
Jeremiah 48:40; Jeremiah 49:22). He came to Lebanon and took the
highest branch of the cedar, the symbol of the house of David, wh...
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EZEKIEL 17. THE PERFIDIOUS KING. Jerusalem, as we have seen, is to be
punished for her guilty past and her perfidious people (Ezekiel
17:16), but no less for her guilty present and her perfidious king...
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I THE LORD, &c. He will prosper His work. This is in contrast with
verses: Ezekiel 17:9; Ezekiel 17:10 (S1), and verses: Ezekiel 17:15
(S2), which would not prosper....
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Promise of a new and universal Messianic kingdom in Israel
The attempt of the king of Babylon to set up a kingdom in Israel
miscarried; he who set up the kingdom took it away. The shoot planted
by hi...
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DISCOURSE: 1106
PARABLE OF THE TWIG OF A CEDAR PLANTED IN THE HEIGHT OF ISRAEL
Ezekiel 17:22. _Thus saith the Lord God; I will also take of the
highest branch of the high cedar, and will set it; I wi...
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I THE LORD HAVE BROUGHT DOWN— _I the Lord bring down the high tree,
and exalt the low; have dried up the green tree, but will make the dry
tree flourish; I the Lord have spoken, and will do it._ Many...
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V. MESSIAH: THE STATELY CEDAR 17:22-24
TRANSLATION
(22) Thus says the Lord GOD: Moreover I, even I, will take of the top
of the lofty cedar, and I will set it; and I will break off from the
topmost...
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And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have
brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up
the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the LORD...
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ZEDEKIAH'S PERFIDY AND ITS PUNISHMENT
Zedekiah had been placed on the throne of Judah as a vassal of
Babylon, but was led by his nobles to intrigue with Egypt and to throw
off the Babylonian yoke. The...
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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 17
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This chapter contains a puzzle and its meaning. Two p...
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ALL THE TREES OF THE FIELD SHALL KNOW. — As the cedar represents the
kingdom of Israel, so the other trees represent all other earthly
powers who shall ultimately acknowledge the work of the Lord in t...
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וְֽ יָדְע֞וּ כָּל ־עֲצֵ֣י הַ שָּׂדֶ֗ה
כִּ֣י אֲנִ֤י יְהוָה֙ הִשְׁפַּ֣לְתִּי
׀ עֵ֣ץ גָּבֹ֗הַ הִגְבַּ֨הְתִּי֙ עֵ֣ץ
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THE END OF THE MONARCHY
Ezekiel 12:1; Ezekiel 17:1; Ezekiel 19:1
IN spite of the interest excited by Ezekiel's prophetic appearances,
the exiles still received his prediction of the fall of Jerusalem...
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Commanded by Jehovah, the prophet then put forth a riddle. A great
eagle came on Lebanon, and took off the top of the cedar, planting the
young twigs in a land of traffic, a city of merchants. Moreove...
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And all the (q) trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have
brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up
the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the LO...
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_High and green denote Sedecias; low and dry Jechonias, who was
exalted at Babylon, while his rival was hurled down from his present
high estate. The prophets speak of that as past, which God has
decr...
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Reader! how refreshing is it, after going through a long chapter full
of the history of the perfidy and baseness of man, to come to a
portion of it, however short, yet full of grace, to show the goodn...
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In this verse the Prophet signifies that God’s work would be
memorable. For when he says that all trees should feel themselves in
God’s hand and power, to raise what was fallen, and to cast down and
t...
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Chapter 17 present the judgment of Zedekiah for despising the oath
that Nebuchadnezzar made him take in the name of Jehovah. Israel not
having been able to stand in integrity before God, Jehovah had
c...
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AND ALL THE TREES OF THE FIELD SHALL KNOW,.... All the nations of the
World, and the great ones, and the mighty men of the earth, shall
know, own, and acknowledge, when the above things are accomplish...
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And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought
down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green
tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the LORD h...
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_All the trees of the field_ All the nations of the world; _shall know
that I the Lord have brought down the high tree_ Have subdued and
degraded the enemies of my people; _have exalted the low tree_...
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THE DOUBLE APPLICATION OF THE PARABLE...
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22-24 The unbelief of man shall not make the promise of God of none
effect. The parable of a tree, used in the threatening, is here
presented in the promise. It appears only applicable to Jesus, the S...
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THE TREES OF THE FIELD; the great ones on earth, all considering
persons. SHALL KNOW; see and confess. THE HIGH TREE; Zedekiah, that
would neither hearken to me, my prophets, or to Nebuchadnezzar; or...
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Ezekiel 17:24 trees H6086 field H7704 know H3045 (H8804) LORD H3068
down H8213 (H8689) high H1364 tree H6086 exalted H1361 (H8689) low
H8217 tree H6086 up H3001 (H8689) green H3892 tree H6086 dry H300...
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“And all the trees of the field will know that I Yahweh have brought
down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green
tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish. I Yahweh have...
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CONTENTS: Parable of the great eagle. Rebellion of Zedekiah and its
results.
CHARACTERS: God, Ezekiel, Zedekiah, Pharaoh.
CONCLUSION: He who breaks covenant with God, and tramples the
directions of...
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Ezekiel 17:2. _Put forth a riddle._ A parable, or ingenious allegory,
that the acumen of the composition may attract attention from the
rulers of Judah. This parable is likewise ingeniously explained...
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_I will also take of the highest branch of the high cedar._
DIVINE SOVEREIGNTY
These verses have been accepted by Jewish commentators and by
Christian commentators alike as referring to the Messiah,...
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EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 17:1 If ch. Ezekiel 16:1 can be said to
express a theological point of view, ch. Ezekiel 17:1 seems to be more
political in nature. It is a sort of “fable,” a story form in
whi...
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THE RESTORATION OF DAVID’S HOUSE (Ezekiel 17:22)
EXEGETICAL NOTES.—The dire judgments of God which had been foretold
will do their awful work. But beyond them, the prophet sees God’s
merciful purpose...
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EXPOSITION
EZEKIEL 17:2
PUT FORTH A RIDDLE, etc. Again there is an interval of silence, till
another theme is suggested to the prophet's mind and worked out
elaborately. This he describes as a "riddl...
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CHAPTER 17.
THE PARABLE OF THE TWO GREAT EAGLES, AND THE CROPPING OF THE CEDAR OF
LEBANON.
Ezekiel 17:1. _And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,_
Ezekiel 17:2. _Son of man, put forth a riddle,...
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Now in chapter 17 he speaks a parable of a great eagle. And this is
where some of these harebrained people begin to spiritualize and try
to read the United States into prophecy. Because there is an ea...
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1 Corinthians 1:27; 1 Corinthians 1:28; 1 Samuel 2:7; 1 Samuel 2:8;
Amos 9:11; Ezekiel 12:25; Ezekiel 22:14; Ezekiel 24:14; Isaiah 11:1;...
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The trees — The great ones on earth. The high tree — The kingdom
of Babylon, which was brought low indeed, when overthrown by Darius
and Cyrus....