Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Ezekiel 17:2
A riddle — A dark saying. The house of Israel — The remainders of the house of Israel, whether of the ten, or of the two tribes.
A riddle — A dark saying. The house of Israel — The remainders of the house of Israel, whether of the ten, or of the two tribes.
Verse Ezekiel 17:2. _SON OF MAN, PUT FORTH A RIDDLE_] Riddle, [Anglo-Saxon] or [A.S.], Anglo-Saxon, from [A.S.] to _divine_; a thing that must be curiously _investigated_ and _sifted_, to find out th...
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...
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...
SON OF MAN. See note on Ezekiel 2:1. RIDDLE. enigma. Hebrew. _chidah. a_ difficult or per plexing problem put forth for solution. Occurs in Judges 14:1 Judges 14:2;...
The riddle of the great eagle (1) Ezekiel 17:1 introduction. The great, broadwinged, speckled eagle came to Lebanon, and broke off the top of the cedar, carrying it to the merchant-land, Babylon the...
_a riddle_ As requiring interpretation; the passage is also called a "parable," as containing a similitude or comparison. The eagle is Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. Conquerors are often compared to...
PUT FORTH A RIDDLE— That is to say, a continued metaphor, or figurative speech; an allegory. The prophets frequently offer their instruction under this kind of enigmatical parables. Our Saviour compli...
IV. THE KING: A LOWLY VINE 17:1-21 In chapter 17 Ezekiel turns his attention to King Zedekiah back in Jerusalem. This vassal king had committed an act of treachery against Nebuchadnezzar by breaking h...
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel; PUT FORTH A RIDDLE - a continued allegory, expressed enigmatically, requiring more than common acumen and serious thoug...
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...
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...
A RIDDLE... A PARABLE. — What the prophet has to say is called a riddle as well as a parable, because there is something in it recondite and obscure — something which, until it is explained, should ex...
בֶּן ־אָדָ֕ם ח֥וּד חִידָ֖ה וּ מְשֹׁ֣ל מָשָׁ֑ל
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...
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...
_Riddle. Thus the prophets and Christ often delivered their doctrine. (Calmet)_...
Perhaps this great eagle represents Nebuchadnezzar, who carried Jeconiah, when quite a youth, and, like a tender twig, unable to resist any bird of prey, into Babylon. 2 Kings 24:8. The land of traffi...
But I come to the words _Son of man, set forth in enigma_: the noun and the verb mutually answer to each other, hence any one may if he please render the Prophet’s words, by saying enigmatize an enigm...
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...
SON OF MAN, PUT FORTH A RIDDLE,.... A dark saying, but a smart one: "whet a whetting" k, as in the Hebrew; something at first sight difficult to be understood, yet amusing and entertaining; and, when...
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel; Ver. 2. _Son of man, put forth a riddle._] _Acue acumen,_ sharpen a sharpening, or whet a whetting. The prophet might hav...
_Son of man, put forth a riddle_ A continued metaphor or figurative speech: an allegory. The prophets frequently delivered their instructions in this way, as being well calculated both to engage the a...
THE RIDDLE ITSELF...
Son of man, put forth a riddle, a continued allegory with a hidden deeper meaning, AND SPEAK A PARABLE UNTO THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL, a story of a comparison based upon facts, showing the likeness of the f...
1-10 Mighty conquerors are aptly likened to birds or beasts of prey, but their destructive passions are overruled to forward God's designs. Those who depart from God, only vary their crimes by changin...
These two verses are preface to what follows in the chapter. A RIDDLE; a dark saying, which calls for thorough consideration to understand and apply it, because the meaning is different to the sound o...
Ezekiel 17:2 Son H1121 man H120 pose H2330 (H8798) riddle H2420 speak H4911 (H8798) parable H4912 house...
“Son of man, put forth a riddle and speak a parable to the house of Israel.” What was to follow was a riddle to be solved and a parable, here a story with a hidden meaning (but which was to be explai...
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...
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...
_Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel._ PROPHECY IN PARABLE The word “riddle” may in this connection mean parable, picture, symbol; whatever will excite and in...
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
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 17:2 This oracle (vv. Ezekiel 17:1) appears as a RIDDLE, designed to provoke thought, and a PARABLE (also translate
THE HUMILIATION AND EXALTATION OF THE HOUSE OF DAVID (Chap 17) EXEGETICAL NOTES.—The word of prophecy in this chapter is introduced in the way of a riddle and a parable (Ezekiel 17:2). The parable its...
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...
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,...
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...
1 Corinthians 13:12; 2 Samuel 12:1; Ezekiel 20:49; Hosea 12:10;...