And I lay a stumbling-block before him— And if when I bring ruin upon him, he shall die because thou hast not given him warning; he shall die, &c. Houbigant. The word מכשׁול mikshol, rendered ruin, signifies those diseases or afflictions wherewith God punished the idolatrous Jews among the Chaldeans. See Houbigant's note.
Verse Ezekiel 3:20. _WHEN A RIGHTEOUS MAN DOTH TURN FROM HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS_] Which these words plainly state he may do, _and commit iniquity_, and die in his sin; and consequently die eternally, whic...
This passage anticipates the great moral principle of divine government Ezekiel 18 that each man is individually responsible for his own actions, and will be judged according to these and these alone....
CHAPTER S 3:15-7:27 The Judgment Announced, the Four Signs and Their Meaning, and the Two Messages This section extends from chapter 3:15 to the close of the seventh chapter. The prophet is told of...
THE PASTORAL CHARGE. At the end of the week he receives another Divine message, this time of a more explicit kind and unaccompanied by vision. His task is now defined as that of a watchman. As it is t...
RIGHTEOUSNESS. Heb, is plural in margin, but some codices, with one early printed edition, read "righteous deeds" (plural) in text and margin SIN. Hebrew chata. App-44....
More precise definition of the prophet's appointment: he is set to be a watchman So soon as the prophet is face to face with the exiles, and is able to see the sphere and materials of his work, he re...
_I lay a stumbling-block_ i.e. something over which he shall fall and perish; Leviticus 19:14, "Nor put a stumbling-block before the blind." When God prepares such a stumbling-block for the righteous...
III. THE RESPONSIBILITY OF SERVICE 3:16-21 TRANSLATION (16) And it came to pass at the end of seven days that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, (17) Son of man, I have appointed you a watchm...
Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his si...
I LAY A STUMBLINGBLOCK BEFORE HIM] This difficult phrase does not mean that God seelrs to make the righteous fall, but that the temptations of the righteous are under God's providential control. Where...
§ 1. EZEKIEL'S CALL AND CONSECRATION AS A PROPHET (EZEKIEL 1-3) Date, June-July, 592 b.c. Ezekiel's call and consecration to his prophetic work took place by means of a vision of God's glory (Ezekiel...
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 3 EZEKIEL EATS THE *SCROLL – EZEKIEL 3:1-3 V1 Then the *
WHEN A RIGHTEOUS MAN DOTH TURN FROM HIS righteousness. — Quite independently of any theological question, it is undeniable that the Scripture here, as often elsewhere, represents the upright man as ex...
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EZEKIEL'S PROPHETIC COMMISSION Ezekiel 2:1; Ezekiel 3:1 THE call of a prophet and the vision of God which sometimes accompanied it are the two sides of one complex experience. The man who has truly s...
THE WATCHMAN'S RESPONSIBILITY Ezekiel 3:12-27 He was bitter because of his message, but hot because God's fire was burning within him. It is a blessed thing for preacher, leader, or Christian worker,...
This roll he was commanded to eat. The writing on the roll was a roll of lamentations and mourning and woe. The prophet declared that having eaten the roll, he found it in his mouth "as honey for swee...
Again, When a (i) righteous [man] doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a (k) stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die...
Iniquity, for want of thy instruction; (Haydock) or, if thou neglect to reclaim him, (Calmet) and he perish, or owe his conversion to another, when duty requires thee to take care of him, thou shalt a...
I cannot but admire the silence, both of the Prophet and of the people, during the seven days waiting upon the Lord. When we come to enter into the retirings of the Lord, surely a silent, humble, sole...
Here God adds another part of duty which is incumbent on all Prophets. For they are first sent to bring back into the way those who had been alienated from God, then to retain those who are already wi...
The Lord testifies that Israel is even more hardened than any of the heathen nations. The people are "impudent and hard-hearted." It needed that Ezekiel should have his forehead made as hard as adaman...
AGAIN, WHEN A RIGHTEOUS [MAN] DOTH TURN FROM HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS,.... This is to be understood not of one that is truly righteous, or is justified by the righteousness of Christ; for such can never turn...
Again, When a righteous [man] doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his s...
_Again, When a righteous man_ One truly righteous, and devoted to the love and service of God in heart and life; one whose person is justified, whose nature is renewed, and whose practice is conformed...
Again, when a righteous man, one who has always lived an upright and honest life, DOTH TURN FROM HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS AND COMMIT INIQUITY, AND I LAY A STUMBLING-BLOCK BEFORE HIM, HE SHALL DIE, for he has...
EZEKIEL AS WATCHMAN...
RIGHTEOUSNESS: _ Heb._ righteousnessess...
12-21 This mission made the holy angels rejoice. All this was to convince Ezekiel, that the God who sent him had power to bear him out in his work. He was overwhelmed with grief for the sins and mise...
What must be done to sinners is said, now for those that have been righteous take thy directions. A RIGHTEOUS MAN; either one that hath for some continuance of time professed the way of righteousness,...
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‘Again when a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he will die. Because you have not given him warning, he will die in his sin, and h...
CONTENTS: Ezekiel's commission, continued. Again filled with the Spirit. His dumbness. CHARACTERS: God, Ezekiel. CONCLUSION: Ministers are God's mouth to the children of men, but must not undertake t...
Ezekiel 3:3. _The roll was in my mouth as honey._ To taste the good word of God is pleasant; but it was bitter in the belly with regard to imprisonment and martyrdom. Revelation 10:9. No matter; the s...
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 3:16 Ezekiel is assigned to be a WATCHMAN for Judah. This role is expanded in Ezekiel 33:1, the passage introducing the second phase of Ezeki
II.—THE ENTRANCE BY EZEKIEL ON THE EXECUTION OF HIS COMMISSION. CHAPS. Ezekiel 3:16 Ezekiel had been fully accredited, but did not begin his work as a messenger of the Lord when he was sent among the...
EXPOSITION EZEKIEL 3:1 EAT THAT THOU FINDEST, etc. The iteration of the command of Ezekiel 2:8 seems to imply, like the words, "be not thou rebellious," in that verse, some reluctance on the prophet'...
CHAPTER 3:12-27. EZEKIEL'S ENTRANCE ON HIS MISSION, AND THE FIRST MESSAGE IMPARTED TO HIM. Ezekiel 3:12. _And the spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the voice of aloud tumultuous noise, “Ble...
Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that which you find; eat this scroll, and then go and speak to the house of Israel (Ezekiel 3:1). In other words, devour it and then go give it forth. You see...
1 Corinthians 1:23; 1 John 2:19; 1 Peter 2:8; 2 Chronicles 19:2;...
I Lay — Permit it to be laid before him. He shall — Perish in his sin. Remembered — Shall not be profitable to him; "he that apostatizes is the worst of men, because he falls from known ways of goodne...