"Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in the day that he sinneth."
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II. PREDICTIONS AFTER THE DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM (33-48)
Chapter S 33-34
A. The Watchman, the False Shepherds, and the True Shepherd
_ 1. The renewed call of Ezekiel as watchman (Ezekiel 33:1) _...
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NEED OF A DEEPENED SENSE OF PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY (EZEKIEL 33), and
this alike for himself and his hearers.
EZEKIEL 33:1. He feels that he is responsible for them, and that they
are responsible fo...
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THEREBY: or, therein.
IN THE DAY. when. See App-18.
FOR HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS. thereby, or therein, in the day, &c.
SINNETH. Hebrew. _chata_ '. App-44....
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Despondency of the people, making the prophet's appeals to them of
none effect. Removal of the despair by two gracious words from the
Lord....
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B. The Possibilities of Repentance 33:10-20
TRANSLATION
(10) And as for you, son of man, say unto the house of Israel, Thus
you have said: Our transgressions and our sins are upon us, and we
waste aw...
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Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The
righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his
transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shal...
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33:12 thereby (a-40) thereby (a-58) Or 'therein.'...
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THE PROPHET AND THE INDIVIDUAL
This passage combines an expanded repetition of Ezekiel 3:17 with a
condensed repetition of Ezekiel 18:5. The prophet is a watchman,
responsible for warning his people o...
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וְ אַתָּ֣ה בֶן ־אָדָ֗ם אֱמֹ֤ר אֶל
־בְּנֵֽי ־עַמְּךָ֙ צִדְקַ֣ת הַ
צַּדִּ֗יק לֹ֤א תַצִּילֶ֨נּוּ֙ בְּ...
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THE PROPHET A WATCHMAN
Ezekiel 33:1
ONE day in January of the year 586 the tidings circulated through the
Jewish colony at Tel-abib that "the city was smitten." The rapidity
with which in the East in...
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“WHY WILL YE DIE?”
Ezekiel 33:1-16
The prophet depicts the peasantry of a fertile valley as engaged in
pastoral pursuits. It is a peaceful, happy scene; but, creeping
through the mountain passes, ar...
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Ezekiel next delivered a series of messages concerning the chosen
nation. The first message described the function and responsibilities
of the prophet under the figure of a watchman. In the day of dan...
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Therefore, thou son of man, say to the children of thy people, The (g)
righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his
transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he sha...
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_Hurt him. God effaces all past crimes: yet a relapse makes them as it
were revive, and is pardoned with more difficulty, Matthew xviii. 35.
Some read, "In what day the converted sinner groans, he sha...
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That I may not swell the bulk of this Commentary more than necessary,
I refer the Reader to the observations made on Ezekiel 18:1 of this
same prophecy, from Ezekiel 18:23 to the end; for the scriptur...
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In chapter 33, in view of these judgments, which put His people on
entirely new ground (for they were judged as Loammi, with the nations,
and this is why the prophecy can look on to the last days, alt...
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THEREFORE, THOU SON OF MAN, SAY UNTO THE CHILDREN OF THY PEOPLE,....
Ezekiel 33:2. The purport of what the prophet is bid to say in this
and some following verses is, that the righteousness of a man t...
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_Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The
righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his
transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shal...
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THE PROPHET AS A WATCHMAN...
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10-20 Those who despaired of finding mercy with God, are answered with
a solemn declaration of God's readiness to show mercy. The ruin of the
city and state was determined, but that did not relate to...
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AS FOR THE WICKEDNESS OF THE WICKED, & c.: see EZEKIEL 3:20, EZEKIEL
18:20-22,24, where the same things are explained....
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Ezekiel 33:12 son H1121 man H120 say H559 (H8798) children H1121
people H5971 righteousness H6666 righteous H6662 deliver H5337 (H8686)
day H3117 transgression H6588 wickedness H7564 wicked H7563 fall...
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“And you, son of man, say to the children of your people, ‘The
righteousness of the righteous will not deliver him in the day of his
transgression, and as for the wickedness of the wicked, he will not...
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Ezekiel 33:1. _Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Son of
man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I
bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a...
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CONTENTS: Ethical instructions for the captivity. Rebuke to those who
are not sincere in their professions.
CHARACTERS: God, Ezekiel, Abraham.
CONCLUSION: God warns sinners of the wrath to come that...
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Ezekiel 33:2. _If the people of the land take a man and set him for
their watchman;_ and if he be asleep, and blow not the trumpet when
the invading army approaches, all are agreed that he ought to di...
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EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 33:1 After the Fall of Jerusalem. Following
the central collection of foreign-nation oracles, the focus returns to
Judah (or “the house of Israel,” as Ezekiel usually calls it)...
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EZEKIEL’S COMMISSION RENEWED (Chap. 33)
EXEGETICAL NOTES.— Ezekiel 33:2. “SPEAK TO THE CHILDREN OF THY
PEOPLE.” “The prophet turns from foreign nations to Israel again.
The early portion of the chapte...
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EXPOSITION
EZEKIEL 33:1
If we may think of Ezekiel as compiling and arranging his own
prophecies, we may think of him as returning, with something like a
sense of relief, to his own special work as t...
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Now as we get into chapter 33 God now begins to instruct those
captives who are in Babylon.
Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them,
When I bring the sword upon a land, if t...
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1 John 2:1; 1 Kings 8:48; 2 Chronicles 7:14; Ezekiel 18:21; Ezekiel
18:24; Ezekiel 18:27; Ezekiel 3:20; Ezekiel 3:21; Ezekiel 33:18;...
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THE JUDGMENTS OF GOD
Ezekiel 33:1, _Ezekiel 33:28_
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
It may not be pleasant, but it is necessary to warn the saint and the
sinner against coming judgments.
1. WE NEED TO WARN THE...