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Verse Ezekiel 17:23. _IN THE MOUNTAIN OF THE HEIGHT OF ISRAEL_] He
shall make his appearance at the _temple_, and found his Church at
_Jerusalem_.
_SHALL BRING FORTH BOUGHS_] Apostles, evangelists, a...
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IN THE MOUNTAIN OF THE HEIGHT OF ISRAEL - The parallel passage Ezekiel
20:40 points to the mountain on which the temple stood. But it is not
here the actual Mount Moriah so much as the kingdom of whic...
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Ezekiel 17:1. The great eagle mentioned first is Nebuchadnezzar. (See
Jeremiah 48:40; Jeremiah 49:22). He came to Lebanon and took the
highest branch of the cedar, the symbol of the house of David, wh...
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EZEKIEL 17. THE PERFIDIOUS KING. Jerusalem, as we have seen, is to be
punished for her guilty past and her perfidious people (Ezekiel
17:16), but no less for her guilty present and her perfidious king...
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IN THE MOUNTAIN, &c. Compare Isaiah 2:2; Isaiah 2:3; Isaiah 54:1;
Isaiah 62:1.
BRING FORTH BOUGHS. exalt its branch....
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Promise of a new and universal Messianic kingdom in Israel
The attempt of the king of Babylon to set up a kingdom in Israel
miscarried; he who set up the kingdom took it away. The shoot planted
by hi...
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_mountain of the height_ Cf. ch. Ezekiel 20:40; Ezekiel 40:2.
_fowl of every wing_ As fowls flock to a great tree so all peoples
will put their trust in the shadow of this great monarchy in the land
o...
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DISCOURSE: 1106
PARABLE OF THE TWIG OF A CEDAR PLANTED IN THE HEIGHT OF ISRAEL
Ezekiel 17:22. Thus saith the Lord God; I will also take of the
highest branch of the high cedar, and will set it; I will...
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I WILL ALSO TAKE, &C.— _I will also take of a branch of the high
cedar, and I will give out from the top of his young suckers a tender
twig: I will crop it off, and will plant it,_ &c. Ezekiel 17:23....
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V. MESSIAH: THE STATELY CEDAR 17:22-24
TRANSLATION
(22) Thus says the Lord GOD: Moreover I, even I, will take of the top
of the lofty cedar, and I will set it; and I will break off from the
topmost o...
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ZEDEKIAH'S PERFIDY AND ITS PUNISHMENT
Zedekiah had been placed on the throne of Judah as a vassal of
Babylon, but was led by his nobles to intrigue with Egypt and to throw
off the Babylonian yoke. The...
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EZEKIEL: ‘THEY SHALL KNOW THAT I AM GOD’
THE *SIN OF JUDAH AND THE JUDGEMENT OF GOD
EZEKIEL CHAPTER S 1 TO 24
_IAN MACKERVOY_
CHAPTER 17
* This chapter contains a puzzle and its meaning. Two po...
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IN THE MOUNTAIN OF THE HEIGHT OF ISRAEL, _i.e.,_ Mount Zion, called in
the parallel passage (Ezekiel 20:40) “mine holy mountain.” Similar
prophecies are also to be found in Isaiah 2:2; Micah 4:1;...
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בְּ הַ֨ר מְרֹ֤ום יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
אֶשְׁתֳּלֶ֔נּוּ וְ...
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THE END OF THE MONARCHY
Ezekiel 12:1; Ezekiel 17:1; Ezekiel 19:1
IN spite of the interest excited by Ezekiel's prophetic appearances,
the exiles still received his prediction of the fall of Jerusalem...
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Commanded by Jehovah, the prophet then put forth a riddle. A great
eagle came on Lebanon, and took off the top of the cedar, planting the
young twigs in a land of traffic, a city of merchants. Moreove...
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In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall
bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a well favoured cedar: and
under it shall dwell all (p) fowl of every wing; in the shad...
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Reader! how refreshing is it, after going through a long chapter full
of the history of the perfidy and baseness of man, to come to a
portion of it, however short, yet full of grace, to show the goodn...
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When God announces _that the twig which he will plant shall become a
lofty cedar, _he shows by lofty words that the increase of Christ’s
kingdom shall be so wonderful, that it shall surpass the common...
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Chapter 17 present the judgment of Zedekiah for despising the oath
that Nebuchadnezzar made him take in the name of Jehovah. Israel not
having been able to stand in integrity before God, Jehovah had
c...
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IN THE MOUNTAIN OF THE HEIGHT OF ISRAEL WILL I PLANT IT,.... In the
highest part of the land of Israel, as Jerusalem is said to be by the
Jewish writers; the land of Israel, they say, particularly Kim...
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_In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall
bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under
it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the...
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_I will also take of the highest branch_, &c. God, having spoken of
Jerusalem, in the first part of this chapter, under the figure of a
cedar, and the king of it as the highest branch of the cedar, he...
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in the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it, figurative
for the exalted position of the Kingdom of Grace; AND IT SHALL BRING
FORTH BOUGHS AND BEAR FRUIT AND BE A GOODLY CEDAR, a glorious a...
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THE DOUBLE APPLICATION OF THE PARABLE...
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22-24 The unbelief of man shall not make the promise of God of none
effect. The parable of a tree, used in the threatening, is here
presented in the promise. It appears only applicable to Jesus, the...
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IN THE MOUNTAIN; either the church or Jerusalem, whence the law of
Christ was to be published, and where the preachers of the gospel were
to continue till furnished with abilities for that work. Like...
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Ezekiel 17:23 mountain H2022 height H4791 Israel H3478 plant H8362
(H8799) forth H5375 (H8804) boughs H6057 bear
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‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh, “I will also take of the lofty top of
the cedar, and will set it. I will crop off from the topmost of his
young twigs a tender one, and I will plant it on a high and eminen...
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CONTENTS: Parable of the great eagle. Rebellion of Zedekiah and its
results.
CHARACTERS: God, Ezekiel, Zedekiah, Pharaoh.
CONCLUSION: He who breaks covenant with God, and tramples the
directions of...
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Ezekiel 17:2. _Put forth a riddle._ A parable, or ingenious allegory,
that the acumen of the composition may attract attention from the
rulers of Judah. This parable is likewise ingeniously explained...
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_I will also take of the highest branch of the high cedar._
DIVINE SOVEREIGNTY
These verses have been accepted by Jewish commentators and by
Christian commentators alike as referring to the Messiah,...
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EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 17:1 If ch. Ezekiel 16:1 can be said to
express a theological point of view, ch. Ezekiel 17:1
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EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 17:22 God’s action continues. The terms of
the parable are used to sketch an ideal messianic future. God chooses
a new SPRIG from the TOPMOST part of the cedar (v....
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THE RESTORATION OF DAVID’S HOUSE (Ezekiel 17:22)
EXEGETICAL NOTES.—The dire judgments of God which had been foretold
will do their awful work. But beyond them, the prophet sees God’s
merciful purpose...
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EXPOSITION
EZEKIEL 17:2
PUT FORTH A RIDDLE, etc. Again there is an interval of silence, till
another theme is suggested to the prophet's mind and worked out
elaborately. This he describes as a "riddl...
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CHAPTER 17.
THE PARABLE OF THE TWO GREAT EAGLES, AND THE CROPPING OF THE CEDAR OF
LEBANON.
Ezekiel 17:1. _And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,_
Ezekiel 17:2. _Son of man, put forth a riddle,...
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Now in chapter 17 he speaks a parable of a great eagle. And this is
where some of these harebrained people begin to spiritualize and try
to read the United States into prophecy. Because there is an ea...
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Acts 10:11; Acts 10:12; Colossians 3:11; Daniel 4:10; Daniel 4:21;...
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In the mountain — In Jerusalem. All fowl — All nations. In the
shadow — There they shall find peace and safety....