Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 20:2
Then came the word of the LORD unto me, saying,
While these men were with Ezekiel God gives him instruction what to say to them.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
Then came the word of the Lord unto me,…. While the elders were sitting before him, by an impulse upon his mind, dictating things unto him:
saying: as follows:
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
‘And the word of Yahweh came to me saying.’
Ezekiel remained in his house under his enforced silence (Eze 3:26), only speaking when ‘the word of Yahweh’ came to him. Silently he watched their assembly, and then the word of Yahweh came to him.
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
Eze 20:2 Then came the word of the LORD unto me, saying,
Ver. 2. Then came. ] See on Eze 18:1 .
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Eze 20:2. The Lord, being aware of the purpose of these elders, will tell the prophet how to address them,
Fuente: Combined Bible Commentary
In response to the request of these elders, God gave His prophet a message for them. He told Ezekiel to say that He would not satisfy their curiosity about the matters that concerned them. However, Ezekiel was to communicate another message to these elders, a message that included judgment because of the Israelites’ abominable idolatry throughout their history. The Lord’s repeated question has the effect of an emotional imperative: you must pass judgment on them.