Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 24:24
Thus Ezekiel is unto you a sign: according to all that he hath done shall ye do: and when this cometh, ye shall know that I [am] the Lord GOD.
24. is a sign ] shall be. Ezekiel is unto you a sign; in what he doth you may see what you shall do; so Eze 4:3; 12:6. And so was Isaiah, Isa 8:18. When this cometh; when your necessities and enemies shall force you to do as I have done, make you write after this copy. Ye shall know that I am the Lord; confess the justice, power, wisdom, and truth of God in all threatened and executed against you. 24. signa typicalrepresentative in his own person of what was to befall them (Isa20:3). when this comethalludingprobably to their taunt, as if God’s word spoken by His prophetswould never come to pass. “Where is the word of the Lord? Let itcome now” (Jer 17:15).When the prophecy is fulfilled, “ye shall know (to your cost)that I am the Lord,” who thereby show My power and fulfil Myword spoken by My prophet (Joh 13:19;Joh 14:29). Thus Ezekiel is unto you a sign,…. These are the words of the prophet concerning himself; observing that in all the above things he was a sign to the Jews of what should befall them, and what should be their case:
and according to all that he hath done shall ye do; however it might be then a matter of scorn and derision:
and when this cometh: when this prophecy comes to pass, and all these calamities come upon the city and temple:
ye shall know that I am the Lord God; omniscient, omnipotent, true, and faithful.
24. Is unto you a sign Or, wonder. The word sign is different from the word usually so rendered.
Shall ye See note Eze 12:11.
Eze 24:24 Thus Ezekiel is unto you a sign: according to all that he hath done shall ye do: and when this cometh, ye shall know that I [am] the Lord GOD.
Ver. 24. Thus Ezekiel is unto you a son. ] Portentum; portending no good to you. Whether he were made dumb till these things were fulfilled, as some gather from Eze 24:27 , I have not to say.
Ezekiel: Eze 4:3, Eze 12:6, Eze 12:11, Isa 8:18, Isa 20:3, Hos 1:2-9, Hos 3:1-4, Luk 11:29, Luk 11:30
when: 1Sa 10:2-7, Jer 17:15, Luk 21:13, Joh 13:19, Joh 14:29, Joh 16:4
ye shall: Eze 6:7, Eze 7:9, Eze 7:27, Eze 17:24, Eze 25:5, Eze 25:7, Eze 25:11, Eze 25:14, Eze 25:17
Reciprocal: Jer 16:21 – I will this Eze 20:42 – ye shall Eze 20:44 – And ye shall Eze 24:27 – shalt be Zec 3:8 – wondered at Joh 13:12 – Know
Eze 24:24. Ezekiel is unto you a sign. This gives the key to the situation, that the misfortune of the prophet and his conduct concerning it. was to be an example of how the people of Judah were to act upon the misfortune of losing their city.
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