In contrast to various other prophets ezekiel has not been criticised as much. This, and all that follows, to the end of ezekiel 8. Ezekiel chapter 8 explained discover the 66 books of the. Ezekiel 8 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. Ezekiel 3 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible. You can find the best commentary on ezekiel for you using the tools on the right side. Ezekiel 3 and he said to me, son of man, eat bible. Ezekiel 3 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. So i ate it, and it tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth.
Ezekiel 8 commentary commentary critical and explanatory. Over twelve months has elapsed since the original vision. And he spread it before me that i might understand the contents of it. Behold a hand was sent unto me i saw a hand stretched out toward me, as from that divine person who appeared to me in the shape of a man. Ezekiel 3 commentary james burton coffman commentaries. Read ezekiel 3 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. Should the reason for it be that the book does not. The date is a year and two months after the first vision compare 1. Read ezekiel commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. He stretched out the form of a hand and caught me by a lock of my head.
And he brought me in vision into the inner court of the. Ezekiel 8 is the eighth chapter of the book of ezekiel in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christian bible. Watch our overview video on the first part of the book of ezekiel, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. This door he goes in by into the treasury, or some of the apartments of the priests, and sees the wicked abominations that they do there, v.
The father william most collection commentary on ezekiel. This book is part of a 9volume set that includes seven volumes of the sda bible commentary, the sda bible dictionary and a special supplement to the commentary, volume 7a which contains pertinent ellen g. Thus, daniel saw the glory of god as he did in chapter 1 verses 2628. Sunrise services at the temple ezekiel 8 august 2425 ezekiel 811 records the details of another powerful vision the prophet received from god. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading ezekiel the niv application commentary. According to the book itself, it records six visions of the prophet ezekiel, exiled in babylon, during the 22 years from 593 to 571 bc, although it is the product of a long and complex history and does not necessarily preserve the very.
Ezekiel the niv application commentary kindle edition by duguid, iain m download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. They were not given orally, as were isaiahs and jeremiahs. Moreover he said to me, son of man, eat what you find. And it was written within and without the ancient books. This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophetpriest ezekiel, and is one of the book of the prophets. Most of the time the prophet had spent on his side before the model of jerusalem. In verse 5, he sees the image of jealousy that had been set up in the temple, an image that had caused god to go far away from the sanctuary verse 6. Ezekiel the niv application commentary kindle edition by. This section of ezekiel is a sad era in the history of israel. Ezekiel 8 and it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month, as i sat in mine house, and the elders of judah sat before me, that the hand of the lord god fell there upon me. The glory of the lord appeared to moses, in the burning bush on mt. And he put forth the form of an hand that is, he that appeared in the likeness of a man, and with so much glory and splendour, out of the midst of the fire and brightness which were about him, put forth the form of a hand, that looked like a mans hand. Ezekiel chapters 1 to 24 free bible commentary in easy english.
The book of ezekiel has always been a problem book. Ezekiel with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Ezekiel 3 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. And lo, a roll of a book was therein wherein were contained the contents of the following prophecy. This is probably some type of abomination that makes desolate, a pagan idol that had actually been set up in the gate of the temple courtyard in jerusalem. Behold, i have made your face as hard as their faces, and your forehead as hard as their foreheads.
There, in the inner court of the temple, was prepared a place for some base idol. Boaz spread his skirt over ruth, in token of the special favour he designed her, ruth 3. This chapter contains the call to ezekiel to speak to the people of israel and to act as a sentry for them. The spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven and in visions of god he took me to jerusalem, to the entrance of the north gate of the inner court, where the idol that provokes to jealousy stood. Ezekiel commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. This commentary is based upon my personal devotional notes and reflections on the book of ezekiel. Ezekiel 3 is the third chapter of the book of ezekiel in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christian bible. F1 1 there is presented in chapter 8 a detail on the horrible defilement of gods temple by apostate israel, which god forewarns will cause the removal of his presence from it ezekiel 8. A commentary on the book of ezekiel by pastor galen l.
The story of ezekiels call as a prophet spans the first three chapters of the book of ezekiel. Ezekiel composed most of his messages in written form. The outrageous idol, associated with the king ezekiel 8. Ezekiel s in babylon, having been exiled there after the first siege of judah by the babylonians. Then i beheld, and lo a likeness as the appearance of fire. Ezekiel 8 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. These doubts were strong enough, in those early days, to raise the question of whether ezekiel should be one of the biblical books. The book of ezekiel is the third of the latter prophets in the tanakh and one of the major prophetic books in the old testament, following isaiah and jeremiah. Ezekiel chapters 8 through 11, the glory of the lord departs. Ezekiel the niv application commentary kindle edition. In this chapter, ezekiel condemns the idolatry which he sees in the jerusalem temple.
The book of ezekiel he will be strengthened of god. Ezekiel chapters 1 to 24 free bible commentary in easy. And he put forth the form of a hand he appeared so to do. Doughty southside christian church december 2014 introduction. He was overwhelmed with grief for the sins and miseries of his people, and. Bible gateway this site is a great resourcecontaining pretty much every translation of the bible you might desire and in numerous languages, in case you want to read ezekiel in tagalog. It is intended to help you better understand some of the background and issues in ezekiels prophecy. He took the book out of the angels hand, and ate it up, and it. He was overwhelmed with grief for the sins and miseries of his people, and overpowered by the glory of the vision he had seen. All this was to convince ezekiel, that the god who sent him had power to bear him out in his work. Turn thee yet again, said god, and thou shalt see greater abominations than these ezekiel had just been shown, in vision, idol worship among professing people of god. This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophetpriest ezekiel, and is one of the books of the prophets. This commentary adheres to a literal interpretation of the scriptures, a belief that god is not yet finished with the nation of israel, a belief in a literal return of christ to literally reign and rule on the earth for years. This hole in the wall ezekiel made wider, and behold a door, v.
A free bible version and commentary on the old testament book of ezekiel in easy english. I spread my skirt over thee, to shelter thee from wind and weather, and to cover thy nakedness, that the shame of it might not appear. Study the bible online using commentary on ezekiel 3 and more. In a similar manner, it was represented to the prophet elishas mind, 2 kings 5. The asss ears in the fable appeared from under the lions skin. Son of man, go to the house of israel and speak with my words to them. But i will make you as unyielding and hardened as they are. Included in this publication are the portions of text written by ellen white. God was showing the prophet ezekiel the sins of his people in a visiona prophecy for today.
This book is basically about the destruction and exile of judah and the promise of its eventual restoration by god. His vision of the defiled temple continues as far as ezekiel 11. This ch introduces a new series of visions relating to the destiny of jerusalem. A commentary on the book of ezekiel southside christian. Gcbi is a one year bible program designed to give students the tools and knowledge required to understand the bible and form a biblical worldview, with the goal of. Library the father william most theological collection. Ezekiel 3, new king james version nkjv the bible app. We note he is spoken of as a model of virtue, even though he may not have been of. Ezekiel ezekiels name means god will strengthen, and that is a fitting name for a prophet who was called to minister to impudent and stiffhearted people eze. Ezekiels in babylon, having been exiled there after the first siege of judah by the babylonians.
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