Bible Commentary

And I did so as I was commanded: I brought forth my stuff by day, as stuff for captivity, and in the even I digged through the wall with mine hand; I brought [it] forth in the twilight, [and] I bore [it] upon [my] shoulder in their sight. 7. with mine hand ] lit. with … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 12:7”

In their sight shalt thou bear [it] upon [thy] shoulders, [and] carry [it] forth in the twilight: thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the ground: for I have set thee [for] a sign unto the house of Israel. 6. The verse refers to the prophet’s going out through the city wall, bearing … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 12:6”

Dig thou through the wall in their sight, and carry out thereby. 5. Dig through the wall ] Naturally the “wall” is not the wall of his house, but the city wall. He brought out his articles of flight by day, making them ready for the night-time when he was to escape through the wall. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 12:5”

Then shalt thou bring forth thy stuff by day in their sight, as stuff for removing: and thou shalt go forth at even in their sight, as they that go forth into captivity. 4. Then shalt thou bring ] And thou shalt. The prophet is to bring forth the articles which he had prepared, depositing … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 12:4”

Therefore, thou son of man, prepare thee stuff for removing, and remove by day in their sight; and thou shalt remove from thy place to another place in their sight: it may be they will consider, though they [be] a rebellious house. 3. stuff for removing ] Lit. articles of exile, i.e. such articles as … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 12:3”

Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they [are] a rebellious house. 2. The people of Israel among whom the prophet dwells is a rebellious house (ch. Eze 2:3; Eze 2:6-8, Eze 3:26-27). … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 12:2”

The word of the LORD also came unto me, saying, CHAPTER XII The prophet proceeds, by a variety of types and parables, to convince those of the captivity that their brethren who were left behind to sustain the miseries of a seige and the insults of a conqueror, would be in a much worse condition … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 12:1”

Then I spoke unto them of the captivity all the things that the LORD had showed me. Eze 11:25 Then I spake unto them of the captivity all the things that the Lord had shewed me. Babylon with God better than Jerusalem without Him He told them of the great wickedness he had seen at … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 11:25”

Afterwards the spirit took me up, and brought me in a vision by the Spirit of God into Chaldea, to them of the captivity. So the vision that I had seen went up from me. After all this, the same Spirit of God which carried him to Jerusalem, and to the temple, now brings him … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 11:24”

And the glory of the LORD went up from the midst of the city, and stood upon the mountain which [is] on the east side of the city. The mountain which is on the east side of the city – The Mount of Olives. The rabbis commenting on this passage said the Shechinah retired to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 11:23”