Verse Ezekiel 33:13. If he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity] If he trust in his acting according to the statutes and ordinances of religion, and according to the laws relative to rights and wrongs among men, and in other respects commit iniquity, he shall die for it.
II. PREDICTIONS AFTER THE DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM (33-48) Chapter S 33-34 A. The Watchman, the False Shepherds, and the True Shepherd _ 1. The renewed call of Ezekiel as watchman (Ezekiel 33:1) _...
NEED OF A DEEPENED SENSE OF PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY (EZEKIEL 33), and this alike for himself and his hearers. EZEKIEL 33:1. He feels that he is responsible for them, and that they are responsible for...
TRUST. confide. Hebrew batch App-69. RIGHTEOUSNESSES. righteous deeds. In Hebrew text it is singular. ("righteousness "); but the margin, with four early printed editions, reads "righteousnesses" (pl...
Despondency of the people, making the prophet's appeals to them of none effect. Removal of the despair by two gracious words from the Lord....
Cf. Ezekiel 3:20; Ezekiel 18:24....
IF HE TRUST TO HIS OWN RIGHTEOUSNESS— "If he rely upon the good works which he has done, and think that some kind of worth in them will over-balance his evil deeds." This seems to have been the opinio...
B. The Possibilities of Repentance 33:10-20 TRANSLATION (10) And as for you, son of man, say unto the house of Israel, Thus you have said: Our transgressions and our sins are upon us, and we waste aw...
_WHEN I SHALL SAY TO THE RIGHTEOUS, THAT HE SHALL SURELY LIVE; IF HE TRUST TO HIS OWN RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND COMMIT INIQUITY, ALL HIS RIGHTEOUSNESSES SHALL NOT BE REMEMBERED; BUT FOR HIS INIQUITY THAT HE...
33:13 in (b-32) in (b-39) Or 'for.'...
THE PROPHET AND THE INDIVIDUAL This passage combines an expanded repetition of Ezekiel 3:17 with a condensed repetition of Ezekiel 18:5. The prophet is a watchman, responsible for warning his people o...
§ 1. THE RESTORATION (EZEKIEL 33-39) After an introductory passage (Ezekiel 33:1), and two short prophecies against the wicked survivors of Jerusalem and the careless exiles (Ezekiel 33:21), this sect...
FOR] RV 'in.' FOR IT] RV 'therein.'...
בְּ אָמְרִ֤י לַ † צַּדִּיק֙ חָיֹ֣ה יִֽחְיֶ֔ה...
THE PROPHET A WATCHMAN Ezekiel 33:1 ONE day in January of the year 586 the tidings circulated through the Jewish colony at Tel-abib that "the city was smitten." The rapidity with which in the East in...
“WHY WILL YE DIE?” Ezekiel 33:1-16 The prophet depicts the peasantry of a fertile valley as engaged in pastoral pursuits. It is a peaceful, happy scene; but, creeping through the mountain passes, are...
Ezekiel next delivered a series of messages concerning the chosen nation. The first message described the function and responsibilities of the prophet under the figure of a watchman. In the day of dan...
That I may not swell the bulk of this Commentary more than necessary, I refer the Reader to the observations made on Ezekiel 18:1 of this same prophecy, from Ezekiel 18:23 to the end; for the scriptur...
In chapter 33, in view of these judgments, which put His people on entirely new ground (for they were judged as Loammi, with the nations, and this is why the prophecy can look on to the last days, alt...
WHEN I SHALL SAY TO THE RIGHTEOUS, THAT HE SHALL SURELY LIVE,.... A happy life, here and hereafter; an eternal life, and not die the second death: this must be understood, should he appear a truly rig...
When I shall say to the righteous, [that] he shall surely live; if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he...
_When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live_ When I make him a promise of life, peace, and every blessing which he stands in need of; _if he trust to his own righteousness_ Formerly...
When I shall say to the righteous that he shall surely live, as a reward of mercy in acknowledgment of a life of faith; IF HE TRUST TO HIS OWN RIGHTEOUSNESS, in a false reliance upon his own sanctity...
THE PROPHET AS A WATCHMAN...
10-20 Those who despaired of finding mercy with God, are answered with a solemn declaration of God's readiness to show mercy. The ruin of the city and state was determined, but that did not relate to...
THE RIGHTEOUS; who hath in his life that is past kept the law and forborne evil, hath done what is right and good, and not done what is evil, both which parts of this righteousness are described in Ez...
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“When I say to the righteous that he will surely live, if he trusts to his righteousness and commits iniquity, none of his righteous deeds will be remembered. But in his iniquity which he has committe...
Ezekiel 33:1. Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a...
CONTENTS: Ethical instructions for the captivity. Rebuke to those who are not sincere in their professions. CHARACTERS: God, Ezekiel, Abraham. CONCLUSION: God warns sinners of the wrath to come that...
Ezekiel 33:2. _If the people of the land take a man and set him for their watchman;_ and if he be asleep, and blow not the trumpet when the invading army approaches, all are agreed that he ought to di...
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 33:1 After the Fall of Jerusalem. Following the central collection of foreign-nation oracles, the focus returns to Judah (or “the house of Israel,” as Ezekiel usually calls it)...
EZEKIEL’S COMMISSION RENEWED (Chap. 33) EXEGETICAL NOTES.— Ezekiel 33:2. “SPEAK TO THE CHILDREN OF THY PEOPLE.” “The prophet turns from foreign nations to Israel again. The early portion of the chapte...
EXPOSITION EZEKIEL 33:1 If we may think of Ezekiel as compiling and arranging his own prophecies, we may think of him as returning, with something like a sense of relief, to his own special work as t...
Now as we get into chapter 33 God now begins to instruct those captives who are in Babylon. Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if t...
1 John 2:19; 2 Peter 2:20; Ezekiel 18:24; Ezekiel 18:4; Ezekiel 3:20
THE JUDGMENTS OF GOD Ezekiel 33:1, _Ezekiel 33:28_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS It may not be pleasant, but it is necessary to warn the saint and the sinner against coming judgments. 1. WE NEED TO WARN THE C...