EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 4:1 Judgment on Jerusalem and Judah. The oracles of chs. Ezekiel 4:1 come before Jerusalem’s downfall in 587 B.C. Although the sequence appears to be chronological, there is also some grouping by theme and type of literature: chs. Ezekiel 4:1 include several symbolic actions;... [ Continue Reading ]
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 4:3 The SIGN ensures that the siege, which could have been interpreted as God’s passive neglect, will be understood as his deliberate hostility against his people. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 4:4 The NUMBER OF THE DAYS, as specified in vv. Ezekiel 4:5, corresponds to periods of exile for Israel and Judah. Compare the announcement of the 40 years of wilderness wandering in Numbers 14:33. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=im... [ Continue Reading ]
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 4:7 The ARM BARED (compare Isaiah 52:10) suggests the “outstretched arm” (e.g., Exodus 6:6; Ezekiel 20:33) with which the Lord acts on behalf of his people. In this situation, however, the Lord is acting against Jerusalem. Ezekiel’s silence (Ezekiel 3:26) gives way to speech... [ Continue Reading ]
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 4:10 The TWENTY SHEKELS ration of bread amounts to just 8 ounces (0.23 kg). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 4:11 THE SIXTH PART OF A HIN is roughly equivalent to 1.4 pints (0.6 liters). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 4:12 Ezekiel objects when he is told to use HUMAN DUNG for fuel. Animal dung was a common fuel (v. Ezekiel 4:15; see 1 Kings 14:10), but Ezekiel, as a priest, regards food as holy (e.g., Leviticus 22:7) and excrement as defiling (Deuteronomy 23:12). ⇐... [ Continue Reading ]
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 4:16 SUPPLY OF BREAD in Hebrew is “staff of bread” (see esv footnote), which probably refers to a method of storage. To BREAK the staff (see Ezekiel 5:16; Ezekiel 14:13; also Psalms 105:16) is synonymous with famine. ⇐ ⇔... [ Continue Reading ]