As a matter of fact, notice the clarity in this passage that this warning is designed to motivate ezekiel to take his warning to. But there is a key to knowing whether this person or ministry is an. He seems to have been a vain man, who affected divine honours. He realized that for the building up of the church, there was the need of the inner life, and the lord gave him many messages on the inner life. The principle of the watchmanagain the word of the lord came to me, saying, son of man, speak to the children of your people, and say to them. Through your widespread trade you were filled with violence, and you sinned. Brother watchman nee was fully committed by the lord with the burden for the church.
In contrast, eretz yisrael does not have a water source that it can depend on. Likewise these teachers have done with ezekiel s comments about his responsibility to warn the jews in ezekiel 3 and ezekiel 18. Yechezkel laments the downfall of tyre, blaming her ruin on arrogance. Ezekiel everymans bible commentary everymans bible commentaries kindle edition by alexander, ralph. Ezekiel 28 commentary john gills exposition on the. When i bring the sword upon a land, and the people of the land take a man from their territory and make him their watchman, when he sees the sword coming upon the land, if he. Ezekiel 28 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. He compares tyre to a beautiful ship, made of the finest materials by expert craftsmen verses 411.
Each year, the mighty nile river would overflow, ensuring the irrigation and growth of egyptian crops. The watchmans view website is in process of being redesigned and rebuilt on a different platform as the current iweb platform is no longer supported by apple. Son of man, say to the ruler of tyre, this is what the sovereign lord says. Ezekiel 28 commentary john gills exposition of the bible. Then they will live in their own land, which i gave to my servant jacob. When i chose you in egypt, you were without any preparation, and because he compares the matter to birth, he mentions here the preparations of the newborn. Ezekiel 2728 commentary on ezekiel calvary tucson church. There is absolutely no comparison between christians and modernists who are the messengers of satan.
He then gives a detailed description of the commercial activity that enriched the port city verses 1225. I knew him very well, and i knew that he was burdened for the church and for the building of the church. Study the bible online using commentary on ezekiel 28 and more. An exegetical and theological exposition of holy scripture the new american commentary cooper, lamar eugene on. There is a brief mention of god feeling pity ezekiel 39. Ezekiel 28 bible commentary wesleys explanatory notes. Ezekiel 28 commentary edited by glenn pease a prophecy against the king of tyre 1 the word of the lord came to me. Unfortunately, this segment of scripture has become the seedbed of two ideas that have no merit in the sacred text, namely the fall of satan in eden, or else the rise of the antichrist near the end of the current historical era.
The ezekiel family name was found in the usa, the uk, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. In its structure, however, if not in its thought and language, the book of ezekiel has a basic simplicity, and its orderly framework makes it easy to analyze. This image is used earlier in the book of ezekiel for the prophet. As an example, the congregational holiness church, the wesleyan holiness movement, and the charismatic movement all misinterpret ezekiel 18. In 1840 there were 2 ezekiel families living in new york. New york had the highest population of ezekiel families in 1840. Ezekiel everymans bible commentary everymans bible. Taylor, in the introduction to this analysis of ezekiel, sketches a portrait of the prophet and his times, carefully placing the book and its prophecies within their historical settings. Ezekiel 28, new international version niv the bible app. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading ezekiel everymans bible commentary everymans bible commentaries. We should never underestimate satans power nor his hatred for god and man.
He is represented as like the first man, perfect, and placed in eden, until, upon his fall ezekiel 28. World wide study bible ezekiel 33 christian classics. We should carefully consider the account of his actions in ezekiel 28. Therefore, behold, i will open the shoulder of moab from the cities, from its cities even to the last, the ornament of the land, bethhayeshimoth, baalmeon, and as far as kiryathaim, ezekiel 25. Ezekiel 28 commentary james burton coffman commentaries. Many ministers and lay people alike attributed their ministry to the watchman of ezekiel. Read ezekiel 28 commentary using john gills exposition of the bible. Not once in the book of ezekiel, including in this very passage, does god act out of love for israel.
The clear meaning of this is that the character spoken of was an angel of. The wicked pharaoh boasts that he has no need for heavenly powers, as his nation does not depend on rainfall for its sustenance. As part of a prophetic commissioning, god appoints the son of man, ezekiel, as a watchman or lookout or sentinel in ezekiel 3. Ezekiel uses hyperbolic language from the garden of eden, not only here related to the king of tyre, but also in chapter 31, related to pharaoh, king of egypt. Nor can any wisdom, except that which the lord gives, lead to happiness in this world or in that which is to come. Then take another stick of wood, and write on it, belonging to joseph that is, to ephraim and all the israelites associated with him. Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, i am a god, i sit in the seat of god, in the midst of the seas. A lamentation for the king of tyre, when he has thus fallen, though he falls by his own iniquity v. Throughout the east the majesty and glory of a people were collected in the person of their monarch, who in some nations was worshipped as a god.
So i drove you in disgrace from the mount of god, and i expelled you, guardian cherub, from among the fiery stones. Declare to my people their rebellion and to the house of jacob their sins isa 58. A prophecy against the king of tyre the word of the lord came to me. A study of the king of tyre prophecy in ezekiel 28. The order given the prophet to prophesy of the ruin of the prince of tyre, ezekiel 28. I will speak, and the word that i shall speak shall come to pass. Is the king of tyre prophecy in ezekiel 28 referring to. The most ezekiel families were found in the usa in 1880.
I sit on the throne of a god in the heart of the seas. Cherub for thy wisdom, power, and excellency, like a cherub, or angel. Because your heart is lifted up, and you say, i am a god, i sit in the seat of gods, in the midst of the seas, yet you are a man, and not a god, though you set your heart as the heart of a god. The best way to interpret the bible is with the bible. The first part of this chapter relates to a king of tyre, probably the same who is called in the phoencian annals ithobalus. Even in the elaborate scenes from a dysfunctional marriage in chapters 16 and 23 the texts never claim that god loves these wives. He surreptitiously broadcasts his evil, spiritual intents into our minds, subtly working to turn each member of the little flock away from god ephesians 2. Gather up is a pulling up or a rooting out violently cf. This description applies to satan before he appeared in eden, before he was cast down to earth ezekiel 28. But you are a mere mortal and not a god, though you think you are as wise as a god. The work of the watchman in the book of ezekiel has attracted many of preachers. A prediction of the fall and ruin of the king of tyre, who, in the destruction of that city, is particularly set up as a mark for gods arrows v. Ezekiel 26 28 bible commentary produced by tow project the oracles against tyre in ezekiel 26 28 give a further example of unrighteous living. Ezekiel chapters 18 and 33 serve similar thematic and structural functions within the book as a whole.
Listen to pastor robert furrow as he continues his commentary on ezekiel picking up today in chapter 27, verse 1. The call to warn others ezekiel 33 bible commentary. When i gather the people of israel from the nations where they have been scattered, i will be proved holy through them in the sight of the nations. The tyrians gloat over jerusalems destruction, anticipating profit in.
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