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Verse Ezekiel 20:46. _SET THY FACE TOWARD THE SOUTH_] Towards _Judea_,
which lay south from Babylon, or Mesopotamia, where the prophet then
dwelt.
_THE FOREST OF THE SOUTH FIELD_] The _city of Jerusa...
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This paragraph is in the Hebrew text, Septuagint and Vulgate the
beginning of Ezekiel 21 to which it belongs, as it contains a prophecy
delivered in a form which is there explained. It may, however, b...
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CHAPTER S 20-24
Further and Final Predictions Concerning the judgment of Jerusalem
_ 1. Jehovah rehearses His mercies bestowed upon Israel (Ezekiel 20:1)
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2. The impending judgment announced (Ezek...
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EZEKIEL 20:45 TO EZEKIEL 21:32. THE TERRIBLE SWORD OF NEBUCHADREZZAR.
Here again, as shortly before (chs. 18f.), a piece of theological
oratory is followed by a poem this time a wild irregular dithyra...
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THE SOUTH. the _Negeb._ See note on Psalms 126:4. against: or, unto.
Some codices read "toward".
THE SOUTH FIELD: i.e. Judah and Jerusalem....
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_the south_ Though the reference is to Judah and Jerusalem (Ezekiel
21:1-5), the term "south" hardly means the south of Palestine; rather
the whole land of Palestine from the point of view of the prop...
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Ezekiel 20:45 to Ezekiel 21:32. The avenging sword of the Lord
The passage Ezekiel 20:45-49 belongs to ch. 21 (as in Heb.). The time
to which the chapter is to be assigned is the early period of
Nebu...
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III. ISRAEL'S IMMINENT JUDGMENT
20:45-21:32
In the Hebrew Bible Ezekiel 20:45 becomes the first verse of chapter
21. Clearly this is a better arrangement than that adopted by the
Authorized Version an...
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Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
MOREOVER THE WORD OF THE LORD CAME UNTO ME. An introductory brief
description, in enigma, of the destruction by fire and sword detailed
more exp...
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20:46 south, (d-9) Heb. _ Teman_ , Habakkuk 3:3 . south, (e-15) Heb.
_ Darom_ . see Deuteronomy 33:23 . south (f-23) Heb. _ Negeb_ . see
Joshua 10:40 . Same word at end of verse, an...
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THE SWORD OF THE LORD AGAINST JERUSALEM (AND AMMON?)
Ezekiel 21 of the Hebrew Bible begins with Ezekiel 20:45 of the
English. It is mainly concerned with Jerusalem (Ezekiel 20:45 to...
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§ 5. A FINAL SERIES OF PROPHECIES ON THE NECESSITY OF ISRAEL'S
PUNISHMENT AND THE DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM (EZEKIEL 20-24)
Date, Aug.-Sept. 590 b.c. to Jan.-Feb. 587 b.c.
This group includes a warning...
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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 20
* God is patient. He gives people every opportunity to *...
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_[Ezekiel 21:2]_ בֶּן ־אָדָ֗ם שִׂ֤ים
פָּנֶ֨יךָ֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ...
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JEHOVAH'S CONTROVERSY WITH ISRAEL
Ezekiel 20:1
BY far the hardest trial of Ezekiel's faith must have been the conduct
of his fellow-exiles. It was amongst them that he looked for the great
spiritual...
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In this final section of the prophecies dealing with reprobation, the
prophet in a series of messages set forth the righteousness thereof.
In the seventh year of the reign of Jehoiachin, that is four...
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Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop [thy word] toward
(x) the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;
(x) For Judah stood south from Babylon....
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_Of the south. Jerusalem lay towards the south of Babylon, where the
prophet then was, and is here called the forest of the south field,
and is threatened with utter desolation. (Challoner) See chap....
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This seems a new discourse, or, if it be not, it is only as a
postscript to a letter. The former was delivered concerning the Church
in Babylon, and this is directed concerning the people at Jerusalem...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 20 AND 21.
Chapter 20 begins a new prophecy, which, with its subdivisions,
continues to the end of chapter 23. It will have been remarked that
the general div...
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SON OF MAN, SET THY FORCE TOWARD THE SOUTH,.... The land of Judea,
which lay south of Babylon, where the prophet now was, as Babylon lay
north of that, Jeremiah 1:14 to set his face was to speak freel...
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Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop [thy word] toward
the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;
Ver. 46. _Set thy face._] Prophesy freely and boldly against
Jerus...
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_Moreover, the word of the Lord_, &c. Here we have a new prophecy,
with which Houbigant, following many learned commentators, begins the
xxist chapter, and that very properly; for what is contained in...
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THE PICTURE OF THE FOREST FIRE...
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Son of man, set thy face toward the South, literally, toward the right
hand, for the Jew always considered himself facing east, AND DROP THY
WORD TOWARD THE SOUTH, in a constant dripping, more or less...
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45-49 Judah and Jerusalem had been full of people, as a forest of
trees, but empty of fruit. God's word prophesies against those who
bring not forth the fruits of righteousness. When He will ruin a
na...
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Ezekiel 20:46 Son H1121 man H120 set H7760 (H8798) face H6440 toward
H1870 south H8486 preach H
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‘And the word of Yahweh came to me saying, “Son of man, set your
face towards the south (temana), and drop your word towards the south
(darom), and prophesy against the forest of the country in the
Ne...
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CONTENTS: Jehovah vindicated in the chastising of Israel. Israel's
future judgment. Parable of the forest of the south field.
CHARACTERS: God, Ezekiel.
CONCLUSION: God takes it as an affront when tho...
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Ezekiel 20:1. _The elders of Israel came to enquire of the Lord, and
sat before me._ They still respected the divine καρισματα, or
holy anointing of the Spirit; but they sought it for a reverse of
the...
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(Ezekiel 20:45)
EXEGETICAL NOTES. The destruction of Jerusalem under the image of a
forest devoured by fire.
A comparison of these verses with Ezekiel 21:2, shows that they belong
properly to Ch. 21...
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EXPOSITION
EZEKIEL 20:1
A new date is given, and includes what follows to Ezekiel 23:49. The
last note of time was in Ezekiel 8:1, and eleven months and five days
had passed, during which the prop
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CHAPTER 20:45-49, 21.
THE VISION OF THE LORD'S FIRE AND SWORD.
THE five concluding verses in Ezekiel 20:45-49, as already noticed,
should evidently have been connected with Ezekiel 21, and are justly...
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Now it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth
day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire
of the LORD, and sat before me (Ezekiel 20:1).
Now this e...
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Amos 7:16; Deuteronomy 32:2; Ezekiel 21:2; Ezekiel 4:7; Ezekiel 6:2;...
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The south — Look toward Jerusalem, and the land of Canaan. Drop thy
word — Let thy word distil, begin with softer words, before thou
shower down with the vehemency of a storm. The forest — Jerusalem,...