5<\/strong>. meet for no work<\/em> ] Lit., it could not be made into<\/em>, or, used for<\/em> any work; how much less, when the fire hath devoured it and it is charred, shall it be any more used for, or made into any work.<\/p>\n 5.<\/B> If useless before, much moreso when almost wholly burnt.<\/P><\/p>\n Behold, when it was whole it was meet for no work<\/strong>,…. Before it was cut into pieces, and east into the fire, it was not fit to make so much as a pin of to hang anything on; so Israel, when all together, before the ten tribes were carried captive, or the Jews before the captivity of Jeconiah, were useless and unfruitful, and to every good work reprobate:<\/p>\n how much less shall it be meet yet for [any] work when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned<\/strong>? as its wood is good for nothing before it is burned, its ashes are useless after.<\/p>\n “Behold when it was whole it was not made into any work, how much less when the fire has devoured it, and it is burned, will it yet be made into any work.”<\/p>\n Once it is burned it is even more useless if that were possible. When whole it was useless, now it will be even more useless. This is God’s verdict on Jerusalem, and on all whose lives are fruitless.<\/p>\n Eze 15:5 Behold, when it was whole, it was meet for no work: how much less shall it be meet yet for [any] work, when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned?<\/p>\n Ver. 5. Behold, when it was whole.<\/strong> ] The Jews, when at best, were too too bad; a foolish people and unwise, disobedient and gainsaying all the day long. How much more then now that they are hardened and seared with so many judgments?<\/p>\n Eze 15:5-8<\/p>\n Eze 15:5-8<\/p>\n “Behold, when it was whole, it was fit for no work: how much less when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned, shall it yet be meet for any work! Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: As the vine tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And I will set my face against them; they shall go forth from the fire, but the fire shall devour them; and ye shall know that I am Jehovah, when I set my face against them. And I will make the land desolate, because they have committed a trespass, saith the Lord Jehovah.”<\/p>\n Only when we come to Eze 15:6-7 does the Lord himself make the divine application of the little parable. The news is devastating. God will set his face against them; the citizens of Jerusalem shall be given to the fire for fuel!<\/p>\n “During Israel’s better days, a prophet had compared her to a noble vine, `the choicest among the nations in God’s sight’; but Ezekiel corrected such a notion, because it was no longer true. Israel is now no longer a noble, cultivated vine, but a corrupt degenerate vine, identifiable in every way with the wild vine `among the trees of the forest,’ useless for anything but fuel.<\/p>\n The conclusion here is that, Israel possesses no superiority over any other nations, just like the vine which possesses no superiority over other woods, but is even inferior; and likewise Israel is inferior to other nations in her fruitless condition; “And Israel is therefore given up to the fire.<\/p>\n Unfaithful Jerusalem – Eze 15:1 to Eze 17:24<\/p>\n Open It<\/p>\n 1. What is one of your favorite love stories? Why? <\/p>\n 2. In what ways are you most like one or both of your parents? <\/p>\n Explore It<\/p>\n 3. Why did God vow to treat the remnant of His people in Jerusalem like a vine thrown into the fire? (Eze 15:6-8) <\/p>\n 4. What reception did the allegorical Jerusalem get at the time of her birth? (Eze 16:3-5) <\/p>\n 5. Into what relationship did God enter with the woman when she was grown? (Eze 16:8) <\/p>\n 6. How are Gods blessings to His people described in the allegory Ezekiel told? (Eze 16:9-14) <\/p>\n 7. How did Jerusalem respond to Gods love and her good fortune? (Eze 16:15-19) <\/p>\n 8. With what nations did Jerusalem prostitute herself? (Eze 16:23-29) <\/p>\n 9. What punishment does God detail for Jerusalems unfaithfulness? (Eze 16:35-43) <\/p>\n 10. How would God reverse the fortunes of the Jews and the Canaanites in order to humble them? (Eze 16:53-58) <\/p>\n 11. What did God promise to do for Israel in the final analysis? (Eze 16:59-63) <\/p>\n 12. What is described in the parable told by Ezekiel? (Eze 17:1-6) <\/p>\n 13. How did the vine respond to the appearance of another eagle? (Eze 17:7-8) <\/p>\n 14. What fate did God predict for the “unfaithful” vine? (Eze 17:9-10) <\/p>\n 15. How did God explain the allegory of the two eagles and the vine? (Eze 17:11-15) <\/p>\n 16. What did God say would happen to the king who turned to Egypt for help? (Eze 17:16-21) <\/p>\n 17. After all of this destruction, what did God intend to do with a “shoot”? (Eze 17:22-24) <\/p>\n Get It<\/p>\n 18. How can some woods be useful even after they are burned? <\/p>\n 19. According to the parable of the baby turned woman, what chance did Jerusalem have to thrive apart from Gods grace and favor? <\/p>\n 20. What were the allegorical equivalents of some of the blessings enjoyed by Jerusalem as Gods people? <\/p>\n 21. In what ways is idolatry portrayed in the parable of the woman? <\/p>\n 22. What do you think is the greatest condemnation in the parable of the woman? <\/p>\n 23. How do you imagine it felt to Jews to be compared unfavorably to Sodom? <\/p>\n 24. What will likely happen if we seek earthly recourse for the bad circumstances God has allowed to happen to us? <\/p>\n 25. How can we be certain that God will carry through on His words? <\/p>\n Apply It<\/p>\n 26. How many ways can you list that God has blessed you as He blessed Israel? <\/p>\n 27. How can you guard against the temptation to seek earthly allies rather than turning to God? <\/p>\n meet: Heb. made fit, Jer 3:16, *marg.<\/p>\n Eze 15:5. If the vine in its original condition is not useful for any good purpose, it certainly would not be after being put through the fire.<\/p>\n Behold, when it was whole, it was meet for no work: how much less shall it be meet yet for [any] work, when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned? 5. meet for no work ] Lit., it could not be made into, or, used for any work; how much less, when the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 15:5”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commentary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20770","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20770"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20770\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20770"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible <\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Old and New Testaments Restoration Commentary<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
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