"If the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die."
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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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RESTORE THE PLEDGE, he. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 22:26;
Leviticus 6:2; Leviticus 6:4; Leviticus 6:5.Deuteronomy 24:6;
Deuteronomy 24:10; Deuteronomy 24:17).
GIVE AGAIN. Note the Figure of spee...
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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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IF THE WICKED RESTORE, &C.— Robbery and violence would be too
gainful a trade, if a man might quit all scores by repentance, and
detain all he has gotten; or if the father's repentance might serve
the...
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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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If the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk
in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely
live, he shall not die.
IF THE WICKED RESTORE THE PLEDGE,...
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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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חֲבֹ֨ל יָשִׁ֤יב רָשָׁע֙ גְּזֵלָ֣ה
יְשַׁלֵּ֔ם בְּ חֻקֹּ֤ות הַֽ חַיִּים֙
הָלַ֔ךְ לְ בִלְתִּ֖י עֲשֹׂ֣ות עָ֑וֶל
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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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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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IF THE WICKED RESTORE THE PLEDGE,.... His neighbour's raiment, which
he has taken as a pledge for money lent him; and which, according to
the law, was to be restored before sunset, Exodus 22:26 which...
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Ezekiel 33:15 [If] the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he
had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity;
he shall surely live, he shall not die.
Ver. 15. _Give agai...
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_If the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed _ It
is a necessary condition of obtaining pardon, that men make
restitution of what they have unjustly gotten from others. The law is...
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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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See EZEKIEL 18:7,9. WITHOUT COMMITTING INIQUITY: it is not a sinless
life here required or supposed, but a life in which a man doth not
habitually and wilfully work iniquity....
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Ezekiel 33:15 wicked H7563 restores H7725 (H8686) pledge H2258 back
H7999 (H8762) stolen H1500 walks H1980 (H8804) statutes H2708 life
H2416 committing H6213 (H8800) iniquity H5766 surely H2421 (H8800...
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“Again, when I say to the wicked, ‘You will surely die.' If he
turns from his sin, and does what is lawful and right. If the wicked
restore the pledge, give again what he has taken by robbery, walk in...
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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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Amos 2:8; Deuteronomy 24:10; Deuteronomy 24:17; Deuteronomy 24:6;
Exodus 22:1; Exodus 22:26; Exodus 22:27; Ezekiel 18:12; Ezekiel 18:16;...