No more dumb — From this prophecy for eighteen months during the siege, he does not prophesy of Israel, but of other nations. Thou shalt be a sign — Until the event shall convince the Jews, thou shalt by sign, signify to them, what is coming.
Verse Ezekiel 24:27. _IN THAT DAY SHALL THY MOUTH BE OPENED_] That is, When some one who shall have escaped from Jerusalem, having arrived among the captives, shall inform them of the destruction of...
The death of Ezekiel’s wife took place in the evening of the same day that he delivered the foregoing prophecy. This event was to signify to the people that the Lord would take from them all that was...
Ezekiel 24:1. The exact date is given by the prophet. It was the tenth day of the tenth month in the ninth year. What happened also on that date we find recorded in 2 Kings 25:1: “And it came to pass...
NO MORE DUMB: i.e. as regards his nation and his testimony to it. In the interval his prophecies are concerning other nations (Ezekiel Chapter s 25-32). THEY SHALL KNOW, &c. See note on Ezekiel 6:10....
_opened to him_ Or, WITH him, i.e. when he comes. Cf. Ezekiel 3:26-27; Ezekiel 33:22. The last words of this verse recur to the prophet's demeanour Ezekiel 24:16....
When tidings come of the city's fall, verifying the prophet's predictions and giving confirmation to all the principles which he had long declared, his mouth will be opened, he will have confidence to...
IN THAT DAY, &C.— "From this time, till the time the news arrives of the city's being taken, thou shalt not prophesy any more to thine own people. But then I will give thee a new commission, and thou...
III. A SIGNIFICANT DATE 24:1-27 Chapter 24 begins with an important chronological note. According to verse one Nebuchadnezzar began his attack against Jerusalem in the ninth year (of Zedekiah), the te...
C. The Termination of Ezekiel's Dumbness 24:25-27 TRANSLATION (25) And as for you, son of man, shall it not be in the day I take from them their stronghold, the joy of their glory, the desire of thei...
In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him which is escaped, and thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb: and thou shalt be a sign unto them; and they shall know that I am the LORD. IN THAT DAY SHA...
24:27 sign (c-28) Or 'portent,' as ch. 12.6....
See Jeremiah 33:22....
THE ALLEGORY OF THE BOILING CALDRON. EZEKIEL'S BEREAVEMENT AND SIGNIFICANT SILENCE This prophecy is dated on the day on which the siege of Jerusalem began. Ezekiel is commanded by God to note the date...
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 24 * The punishment of Judah would happen soon. The *Lord c...
SHALL THY MOUTH BE OPENED. — The close of the chapter (Ezekiel 24:25) tells the prophet that he shall be informed of the fall of Jerusalem by an escaped fugitive. After that his mouth shall again be o...
בַּ † יֹּ֣ום הַ ה֗וּא יִפָּ֤תַח פִּ֨יךָ֙...
FINAL ORACLES AGAINST JERUSALEM Ezekiel 22:1; Ezekiel 24:1 THE close of the first period of Ezekiel's work was marked by two dramatic incidents, which made the day memorable both in the private life...
The final prophecy in this division described the coming destruction of the city. This was first done under the parable of a cauldron set on a fire, filled with water, and made to boil. The prophet ap...
_No more, if thou darest to speak before the Chaldeans, ver. 17. Reserve thy tears and lamentations for that time. (Calmet)_...
REFLECTIONS READER! let us for one moment place ourselves in the Prophet's situation, and suppose for the Lord's glory, and the instruction of his Church, such a breach was made in our domestic comfor...
See how the Lord is pleased to deal with his faithful servants! Here is a Prophet of the Lord bereaved of one that was near and dear to him; yea, the Lord himself calls her the desire of Ezekiel's eye...
In chapter 24 definitive judgment is pronounced against Jerusalem, who was not even ashamed of her sins. The day that Nebuchadnezzar lays siege to Jerusalem, the wife of the prophet dies; and, althoug...
IN THAT DAY SHALL THY MOUTH BE OPENED TO HIM WHICH IS ESCAPED,.... And shall freely converse with him about the several facts and circumstances of taking and burning the city and temple, and of the us...
In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him which is escaped, and thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb: and thou shalt be a sign unto them; and they shall know that I [am] the LORD. Ver. 27. _In th...
_Also thou son of man, shall it not be_, &c. This question is to be resolved affirmatively; _it shall be: in the day when I take from them their strength_ Their walls, fortifications, and defences, wi...
In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him which is escaped, that is, at the same time with that of the escaped fugitive, so that he would no longer be compelled to hold back his grief, AND THOU SHA...
The Death of Ezekiel's Wife and its Significance...
15-27 Though mourning for the dead is a duty, yet it must be kept under by religion and right reason: we must not sorrow as men that have no hope. Believers must not copy the language and expressions...
SHALL THY MOUTH BE OPENED, to speak freely to him that brings the news, and to the Jews afterward. AND THOU SHALT SPEAK, AND BE NO MORE DUMB; from this prophecy for eighteen months during the siege he...
Ezekiel 24:27 day H3117 mouth H6310 opened H6605 (H8735) escaped H6412 speak H1696 (H8762) mute H481 ...
EZEKIEL IS ONCE AGAIN TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK FREELY ONCE JERUSALEM IS DESTROYED. “And you son of man, will it not be that in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desi...
CONTENTS: Parable of the boiling pot. Ezekiel again made a sign to Israel. CHARACTERS: God, Ezekiel, King of Babylon. CONCLUSION: There is a day coming when it will be said, «He that is filthy, let...
Ezekiel 24:1. _In the ninth year,_ from Jehoiachin's captivity; or the ninth year of Zedekiah's reign. 2 Kings 25:1; Jeremiah 52:4. Jehoiachin, who is the same with Jeconiah, reigned one year before h...
_So I spake unto the people in the morning: and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded._ SIN THE WORST SORROW I. Other sorrows may have no evil, but even good in them; this...
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 24:1 The two losses recounted here almost certainly belong together, and they come at a turning point in Ezekiel’s prophetic career. The first loss (vv. Ezekiel 24:1) is that o
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 24:25 AS FOR YOU, SON OF MAN. The final verses of this oracle are for Ezekiel himself. They continue the language of loss found in the preceding verses. The prophecy foretells...
(Ezekiel 24:15.) EXEGETICAL NOTES—“With a view to affect more deeply the minds of his fellow-captives Ezekiel had announced to him the disseverance of the tenderest of all earthly ties—the removal of...
EXPOSITION EZEKIEL 24:1 IN THE NINTH YEAR. We pass from the date of Ezekiel 20:1 to B.C. 590, and the very day is identified with that on which the army of Nebuchadnezzar besieged Jerusalem ...
Now again, chapter 24, In the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month (Ezekiel 24:1), Now notice this. He's in Babylon and on this, in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in th...
Ephesians 6:19; Exodus 6:11; Exodus 6:12; Ezekiel 24:24; Ezekiel 29:21