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THAT I MAY TAKE ... - i. e., that I may take them, as in a snare,
deceived by their own heart....
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Ezekiel 14:1. These inquiring elders, with wickedness in their hearts,
give another illustration of the depth of degradation in which the
people had sunk. He who searches the hearts knew what was in t...
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INSINCERITY OF THOSE WHO CONSULT THE PROPHETS. Like prophet, like
people. The prophets, as _we_ have just seen (Ezekiel 13), were
greatly to blame; but no less were the people partly because of their...
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_take … in their own heart_ The sinner's sin is like a snare in
which he is captured and destroyed; sin carries its own retribution in
itself (Job 8:4). The phrase "take them in their own heart" is
ex...
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THAT I MAY TAKE THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL, &C.— "That I may deal with them
according to their deserts, and thereby convince them that I am a
searcher of hearts, and know the inward and secret wickedness of...
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IV. TWO OBJECTIONS ANSWERED 14:1-23
In chapter 14 Ezekiel deals with two theoretical objections which
might be raised against his announcement of Jerusalem's judgment. The
first is this How can God pu...
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That I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, because they
are all estranged from me through their idols.
THAT I MAY TAKE THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL IN THEIR OWN HEART - i:e., unvail
and overtak...
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ON PROPHECY, TRUE AND FALSE
After rebuking certain prevalent forms of contempt for prophecy
(Ezekiel 12:21), Ezekiel reproves the false prophets (Ezekiel 13:1)
and false prophetesses (Ezekiel 13:17) o...
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GAPS] RM 'breaches.' HEDGE] RV 'fence.' The false prophets did nothing
to repair or strengthen Israel's defences....
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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 14
WICKED LEADERS – EZEKIEL 14:1-23
V1 Some of *Is
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לְמַ֛עַן תְּפֹ֥שׂ אֶת ־בֵּֽית
־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּ...
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PROPHECY AND ITS ABUSES
Ezekiel 12:21 - Ezekiel 14:11
THERE is perhaps nothing more perplexing to the student of Old
Testament history than the complicated phenomena which may be classed
under the g...
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12-23, REAPING AS WE SOW
Ezekiel 14:1-6
It is useless to approach God with prayers and inquiries for guidance,
as long as our hearts are filled with secret sins and cherished idols.
If we regard iniq...
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Certain of the elders of Israel now came to Ezekiel, evidently to hear
what message he had to deliver to them. The word of the Lord revealed
to him that whatever their outward attitude might be, they...
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That (e) I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, because
they are all estranged from me through their idols.
(e) That is, convince them by their own conscience....
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_The. Septuagint, "he may ensnare the house," (Haydock) or "to bring"
unto repentance. (Chaldean) (Calmet)_...
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There is a great beauty in the original, both at this verse and at
verse 7th. Thus saith the Lord God, every man; it is man, man,
intimating somewhat stronger than the phrase every man, the doubling
o...
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He shows God’s object in being unwilling to dismiss without an
answer the hypocrites who still impiously trifled with him. He says,
_that I may seize the house of Israel in their heart. _It is yet ask...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 13 AND 14.
Chapter 13 judges the prophets who deceived the people in Jerusalem by
their pretended visions of peace. In chapter 14 the elders of Israel
come an...
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THAT I MAY TAKE THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL IN THEIR OWN HEART,.... By which
they are ensnared, and drawn aside to their ruin; being given up to
strong delusions, to believe a lie, and worship idols; God thre...
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That I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, because they
are all estranged from me through their idols.
Ver. 5. _That I may take the house of Israel in their own heart._] _Ut
deprehendam,...
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_Say unto them_ Declare my will clearly and faithfully; _Every man of
the house of Israel_ Whoever he be, rich or poor, mighty or mean;
_that setteth up his idols in his heart_ That is attached in his...
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that I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, to bend and
mold their hearts by means of His judgments, BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL
ESTRANGED FROM ME THROUGH THEIR IDOLS. If the present judgments di...
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JEHOVAH REFUSES TO ANSWER THE IDOLATERS...
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1-11 No outward form or reformation can be acceptable to God, so long
as any idol possesses the heart; yet how many prefer their own devices
and their own righteousness, to the way of salvation! Men'...
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Ezekiel 14:5 seize H8610 (H8800) house H1004 Israel H3478 heart H3820
estranged H2114 (H8738) idols H1544...
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“Therefore speak to them and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord
Yahweh, Every man of the house of Israel who takes his idols into his
heart and puts the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, a...
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Ezekiel 14:4
I. The word estranged implies a former condition of close relationship
and affection, from which they have since fallen. You would not say of
a mere acquaintance, if you ceased to see him...
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CONTENTS: Vision of the elders of Israel. Jerusalem on no account to
be spared.
CHARACTERS: God, Ezekiel, Noah, Job, Daniel.
CONCLUSION: Many who have no idols in their sanctuary have idols in
their...
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Ezekiel 14:1. _Then came certain of the elders of Israel,_ ex-judges
and magistrates in Judea. They were all idolaters, yet they wished to
know whether there were any hope of their return to Jerusalem...
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_They are all estranged from Me through their idols._
ALIENATION FROM GOD
We read here, in God’s own words, His rule of dealing with persons
who come to Him in a certain disposition of mind.
1. The...
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_These men have set up their idols in their heart._
HEART IDOLS
The Lord is now going to search the heart, to turn out the corners of
the inmost recesses of the mind, the idol and favourite sin. He w...
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EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 14:1 The theme of false prophecy continues
(vv. Ezekiel 14:9). The ELDERS in exile (v....
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JEHOVAH’S REFUSAL TO ALLOW IDOLATERS TO ENQUIRE OF HIM: THE
CERTAINTY OF THE JUDGMENTS DENOUNCED AGAINST THEM (Chap. 14)
EXEGETICAL NOTES.—The visit of the elders of the people to the
prophet was the...
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EXPOSITION
EZEKIEL 14:1
As the result, probably, of the previous utterances, certain ELDERS OF
ISRAEL, _i_._e_. of the exiles in Tel-Abib, came to consult Ezekiel,
wishing to know what counsels or wh...
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CHAPTER 14.
HYPOCRITICAL INQUIRERS AFTER GOD THEIR WICKEDNESS DISCOVERED AND
REBUKED.
Ezekiel 14:1. _And there came to me some of the elders of Israel and
sat before me._
Ezekiel 14:2. _And the wor...
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Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Son of man, these men
have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumbling...
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2 Thessalonians 2:9; Colossians 1:21; Deuteronomy 32:15; Deuteronomy
32:16;...
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Take — That I may lay open what is in their heart, and discover
their hypocrisy, and impiety. Through their idols — It is always
through some idol or other, that the hearts of men are estranged from
G...