It merely depicts the existing moral condition of the people, and Ezekiel 22:30 sums up the result of the description in the thought that there was no one to be found who could enter in the gap before God. 27 Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain. Parable of the dross in the They grabbed and looted, leaving widows in their wake. At the same time, there is no necessity to take in the sense of "company," a rendering which cannot be sustained. When we give the appearance of loving God without living His way, we are covering up sins that could eventually damage us beyond repair. 30"I looked for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found no one. Of their estates. The Gospels The New Testament Now, why would God do this? 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I couldn't find anyone. 31So now I will pour out my fury on them, consuming them with the fire of my anger. 2023 Christianity.com. It is supposed that she thinks herself able to contend with God, and so stand a siege against his judgments. in the resource materials are not necessarily affirmed, in total, by this ministry. 30"I looked for someone who might rebuild the wall of righteousness that guards the land. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Use semicolons to separate groups: 'Gen;Jdg;Psa-Mal' or 'Rom 3-12;Mat 1:15;Mat 5:12-22', There are options set in 'Advanced Options', The Whole Bible Ezekiel 22:23-31 (English Standard Version) Warning: MagpieRSS: Failed to parse RSS file. when God hasn't said so much as one word. What is stated in Ezekiel 22:26 concerning the priests is simply a further expansion of Zephaniah 3:4, where the first two clauses occur word for word; for in Zephaniah is really equivalent to , holy things and deeds. When God is coming forth against a sinful people to destroy them he expects some to intercede for them, and enquires if there be but one that does; so much is it his desire and delight to show mercy. practicing vile impurities that God refuses to tolerate. There is a way of standing in the gap, and making up the breach against the judgments of God, by repentance, and prayer, and reformation. It bodes ill to a people when judgments are breaking in upon them, and the spirit of prayer is restrained. 31Therefore I have poured out my indignation upon them. 24 Son of man, say unto her, Thou art the land that is not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of indignation. indignation. ' Salem Media Group. It has degenerated into baser metal, of no value in comparison with what it formerly was: II. (3.) What the people needed was total spiritual reconstruction! She bade defiance to the day of the Lord. I must guard against using religion as a whitewash in my life but always apply the principles of God's Word in each of life's situations that I may face. Passage Resources Hebrew/Greek Your Content Ezekiel 22:23-31 King James Version 23 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 24 Son of man, say unto her, Thou art the land that is not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of indignation. CONCLUSION: Whatever God's wrath inflicts upon a people, it Ezekiel 22:8. Scripture Commentary Ezekiel 22:23-31Were preachers back in Ezekiel's day a 'dime a dozen' like today? 30 And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none. Or, They devoured souls by flattering sinners into a false peace and a vain hope, and seducing them into the paths of sin, which would be their eternal ruin. 26"'Your priests violated my law and desecrated my holy things. There is something very striking in the allusion to the prophets in Ezekiel 22:25, not so much because they are mentioned again in Ezekiel 22:28, - for this may be accounted for on the ground that in the latter passage they are simply introduced as false advisers of the princes, - as on account of the statement made concerning them in Ezekiel 22:25, namely, that, like lions tearing their prey, they devour souls, etc. Johannine Writings Jim Cymbala began at the Brooklyn Tabernacle as an ill-equipped, under-educated, time-strapped preacher who led a second congregation in New Jersey. The priests were supposed to keep Gods worship pure and teach the people right living. The first is a record of national abominations as the basis for judgment (verses 1-16). the Lord, as the Targum: Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. 23And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 24Son of man, say unto her, Thou art the land that is not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of indignation. Chapter 22 recapitulates the sin of Jerusalem, of her prophets, her 1 Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 2 Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? But, though they had power sufficient to carry them on in their oppressive courses, yet how could they answer it both to their credit and to their consciences? ; a description which is not given either in Ezekiel 13 or elsewhere. indignation. Wisdom Literature All orders and degrees of men had helped to fill the measure of the nation's guilt. The Corruption of Judah inviting Destruction. 28Your preachers cover up for the politicians by pretending to have received visions and special revelations. Ezekiel 22:25. Enduring Word Bible Commentary Ezekiel Chapter 22 Ezekiel 22 - The Bloody City and the Judgment to Come Upon It A. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point They did what they had a mind, with an express, [3.] This commonly goes along with the other sins for which they here stand indicted (, 6. (1.) But the worship of God had become commonplace to them, they ignored the Sabbath, and they refused to teach the people (v. 26). All Rights Reserved. (1-5) The guilt and the judgment of Jerusalem, the bloody city. See here how the wretched degeneracy of the house of Israel is described. of Scripture. Their covering their eyes from the Sabbaths showed itself in their permitting the Sabbaths to be desecrated by the people, without offering any opposition (cf. [2.] Moses stood in the gap when he made intercession for Israel to turn away the wrath of God,Psalms 106:23. Let all who fear God, unite to promote his truth and righteousness; as wicked men of every rank and profession plot together to run them down. ." With reference to the fact and the separate words employed, compare Ezekiel 21:36; Ezekiel 7:4; Ezekiel 9:10; Ezekiel 11:21, and Ezekiel 16:43. The prophets are in conspiracy with the murderers and oppressors, to patronise and protect them in their wickedness, and justify what they did with their false prophecies, provided they may come in sharers with them in the profits of it. For the statement which the verse contains is not applicable to prophets, and the best explanation given of the Masoretic text - namely, that by Michaelis, "they have made a compact with one another as to what kind of teaching they would or would not give; and in order that their authority may continue undisturbed, they persecute even to blood those who do not act with them, or obey them, but rather contradict" - does not do justice to the words, but weakens their sense. 25The leaders among you became desperate, like roaring, ravaging lions killing indiscriminately. Hitzig therefore proposes to alter into , after the rendering given by the lxx. The special sins of princes, priests, and It merely depicts the existing moral condition of the people, and Ezekiel 22:30 sums up the result of the description in the thought that there was no one to be found who could enter in the gap before God. The comparison of the rulers (sarim) to ravening wolves is taken from Zephaniah 3:3. . [2.] This was a Men's Day Message that focuses on men leading by example. Email / username or password was incorrect! The same melancholy string is still harped upon, and various turns are given it, to make it affecting, that it may be influencing. The Old Testament There is no ground for supplying to ' (they are like, etc. Son of man, say to it, Thou art a land which is not shined upon, nor rained upon in the day of anger. They are all gathered together in Jerusalem; thither people fled from all parts of the country as to a city of refuge, not only because it was a strong city, but because it was the holy city. The here would correspond to the of Zephaniah, and the to the . Ezekiel 22:24. I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath. The comparison of the rulers (sarim) to ravening wolves is taken from Zephaniah 3:3. 23. They devour innocent people, seizing treasures and extorting wealth. [3.] Therefore have I poured out my indignation upon them (Ezekiel 22:31 Ezekiel 22:31), have given it full scope, that it may come upon them in a full stream; yet, whatever God's wrath inflicts upon a people, it is their own way that is therein recompensed upon their heads, and God deals with them no worse, but even much better, than their iniquity deserves. The sixth word of judgment. have been as violent floods; and as hottest fires. And how should those teach the people their duty who lived in contradiction to their own? to misinterpret it. 1. This alteration of the text, which confines itself to a single letter, is rendered very plausible by the fact that almost the same is affirmed of the persons mentioned in Ezekiel 22:25 as of the princes in Ezekiel 22:27, and that in the passage in Zephaniah (Zephaniah 3:3-4), which is so similar to the one before us, that Ezekiel appears to have had it in his mind, the princes () and the judges () are called the prophets and the priests. They no longer carried out their God-given duties (Lev. 23And the word of the Lord came to me: 24"Son of man, say to her, You are a land that is not cleansed or rained upon in the day of indignation. The rich oppress the poor, masters their servants, landlords their tenants, and even parents their own children; nay, the buyers and sellers will find some way to oppress one another. Of their estates. They make many widows in the land. Its 0:02. All rights reserved worldwide. Ezekiel 22:26 The priests, who were teachers by office, and had the custody of the sacred things, and should have called the false prophets to account, were as bad as they, Ezekiel 22:26 Ezekiel 22:26. Let her know that, since she has walked in the way of the heathen, and learned their works, she shall have enough of them (, 6. It bodes ill to a people when judgments are breaking in upon them, and the spirit of prayer is restrained. Archol. Passwords should have at least 6 characters. range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed Minor Prophets According to Ezekiel 22:6, the would indicate primarily the members of the royal family, possibly including the chief officers of the crown; and the eht dna ;n (Ezekiel 22:27) would be the heads of tribes, of families, and of fathers' houses, in whose hands the national administration of justice principally lay (cf. Major Prophets Let her know that she has exposed herself, and therefore God has justly exposed her, to the contempt and scorn of all her neighbours (, 3. The prophet is to judge the bloody city; the city of bloods. Money, money, by fairness or by fraud, get money. Note, (1.) The glory of the mighty tree. 10:10,11). but thematically related oracles. (2.) ", 23God's Message came to me: 24"Son of man, tell her, 'You're a land that during the time I was angry with you got no rain, not so much as a spring shower. With reference to the fact and the separate words employed, compare Ezekiel 21:36; Ezekiel 7:4; Ezekiel 9:10; Ezekiel 11:21, and Ezekiel 16:43. Wisdom Literature Sins of priests, prophets and people. Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica. The close of this chapter is uncommonly beautiful, if we read it with Another Indictment of Jerusalem The various religious and social evils that prevail in the city are recited ( Ezekiel 22:1-11 ). Her The land of Israel. Signs of coming judgment ( Ezekiel 4:1-5:4) 2. They have every one corrupted his way, and those who should have been the brightest examples of virtue were ringleaders in iniquity and patterns of vice. Nor rained upon They violated the law of God, which they should have observed and taught others to observe. For the fact, compare Leviticus 10:10-11. Historical Books 28 And her prophets have daubed them with untempered morter, seeing vanity, and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord GOD, when the LORD hath not spoken. Of their lives: They have devoured souls, have been accessory to the shedding of the blood of many an innocent person, and so have made many to become sorrowful widows who were comfortable wives. Hitzig therefore proposes to alter into , after the rendering given by the lxx. . involved. The prophet is ordered to judge them, and lay before them their abominable sins, Eze 22:1,2, of which a long list is given, as murder, idolatry; contempt of parents; oppression of the stranger, fatherless, and widow; negligence of holy things; profanation of the sabbath; tale bearing, lewdness and uncleanness of various sorts; bribery, usury, extortion, and dishonest gain, Eze 22:3-13 for which the Lord threatens to deal with them in a manner that would be intolerable to them; that he would carry them captive, and scatter them among the Heathen, Eze 22:14-16, they are compared to dross, and as such should be gathered into a furnace, and melted down, Eze 22:17-21, all ranks and orders of men are complained of, because of their sins, and threatened, Eze 22:23,24, the prophets for their voraciousness, rapine, murder, and lies, Eze 22:25,28, the priests, for their violation of the law, neglect of holy things, and profanation of the sabbath, Eze 22:26, the princes, for their cruelty, murder, and dishonest gain, Eze 22:27, the people of the land, for their oppression and robbery, Eze 22:29, and there being none to stand in the gap for them, the Lord threatens to pour out his wrath upon them, and consume them, Eze 22:30,31. Those who resolve to be their own masters, let them expect no other happiness than their own hands can furnish; and a miserable portion it will prove. The expression clearly refers to intercession. Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness. Note, Those who draw men to wickedness, and encourage them in it, are the devourers and murderers of their souls. The word of prophecy from Destroying souls to acquire gain is perfectly applicable to unjust judges, inasmuch as, according to Exodus 18:21, the judges were to hate . 23 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 24 Son of man, say unto her, Thou art the land that is not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of indignation. [4.] 25There is a conspiracy of her princes[1] within her like a roaring lion tearing its prey; they devour people, take treasures and precious things and make many widows within her. 26Her priests have violated My law and profaned My holy things; they have not distinguished between the holy and unholy, nor have they made known the difference between the unclean and the clean; and they have hidden their eyes from My Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them. The next movement described the utter evil of the city. There is a way of standing in the gap, and making up the breach against the judgments of God, by repentance, and prayer, and reformation. They're contemptuous of my holy Sabbaths, profaning me by trying to pull me down to their level. those of the flock that were fat and strong, for the injuries they did to those that were weak and feeble, ver 17-22. say to her: You are a land not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of 4 Ways to Get Back into Reading Your Bible, 9 Prayers of Praise for the Promise of New Life, Matthew Henry Bible Commentary (complete), California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. She is convinced of her utter inability to make her part good with him: [2.] - The corruption is so universal, that not a man is to be found who could enter into the gap as a righteous man, or avert the judgment of destruction by his intercession. THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 22 AND 23. 31 So I will pour out my wrath on them and consume them with my fiery anger, bringing down on their own heads all they have done, declares the Sovereign Lord." Read full chapter Or, "When thou art corrected thou art not cleansed; thy filth is not carried away as that in the streets is by a sweeping rain. is to be explained from the comparison to a lion, which devours the prey that it has captured in its blood, in which is the soul, or nephesh (Genesis 9:4; Leviticus 17:11.). There is no heart stout enough to endure it; it is none of the infirmities which, 5. 25The conspiracy of her prophets in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing the prey; they have devoured people; they have taken treasure and precious things; they have made many widows in her midst. The next movement described the utter evil of the city. They did not exclude those from God's courts who were excluded by the law, nor teach the people to observe the difference the law had made between food clean and unclean, between times and places holy and common; but they lived at large themselves and encouraged the people to do so too. She has made, 2. (5.) The people that had any power abused it, and even the buyers and sellers find some way to oppress one another. A general idea given of the land of Israel, how well it deserved the judgments coming to destroy it and how much it needed these judgments to refine it. Ezekiel 22:26 VIOLATED - Better as in margin; to offer "violence" to the Law is to misinterpret it. 1. ii. (Ezekiel 22:29), as distinguished from the spiritual and secular rulers of the nation, signifies the common people. Poetical Books behavior (as in vv. Nor rained upon Yet neither th 23 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying. How (and Why) Do We Receive Power from the Holy Spirit? Since the text and audio content provided by BLB represent a 4. How Does the Book of Ecclesiastes Point Us to Christ? Archol. II. and years. ver 23-31. It was said with Jerusalem when such men as these passed for prophets. They say, 'This is what the Sovereign Lord says'-when the Lord has not spoken. Now the business of a judge with a malefactor is to convict him of his crimes, and then to pass sentence upon him for them. This prophet is authorized to judge the bloody city, the city of bloods. They profaned God's holy things, about which they were to minister, and which they ought to have restrained others from the profanation of. Luke-Acts Sin makes a gap in the hedge of protection that is about a people at which good things run out from them and evil things pour in upon them, a gap by which God enters to destroy them. (4.) I therefore prefer this conjecture, or correction, to the Masoretic reading, although the latter is supported by ancient witnesses, such as the Chaldee with its rendering , scribes, and the version of Jerome. The people that had any power abused it, and even the buyers and sellers find some way to oppress one another. Or, "When thou art under the tokens of God's displeasure, even in the day of indignation thou art not rained upon; thou hast not received instruction by the prophets, whose doctrine is said to descend as the rain." Not cleansed Though God's judgments have been as violent floods; and as hottest fires. 2. The thought is this: in their insatiable greed for riches they sacrifice men and put them to death, and thereby multiply the number of victims (for the fact, see Ezekiel 19:5, Ezekiel 19:7). I will heap on their heads the full penalty for all their sins. They say, "This is what God, the Master, says . Saturday, April 22nd, 2023 the Second Week after Easter advertisement advertisement Home Verse- by-Verse Bible Commentary Ezekiel Chapter 22 Verse- by-Verse Bible Commentary Ezekiel 22:23 Ezekiel 22:22 Ezekiel 22 Ezekiel 22:24 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, New American Standard Version Oppression and extortion. The corruption of Jerusalem and her leaders. (3.) Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, "Now, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? 23. All that is affirmed in Ezekiel 22:28 of the conduct of the false prophets is repeated for the most part verbatim from Ezekiel 13:10,Ezekiel 13:9, and Ezekiel 13:7. Messages concerning judgment ( Ezekiel 5:5-7:27) 3. A particular charge drawn up against the several orders and degrees of men among them, which shows that they had all helped to fill the measure of the nation's guilt, but none had done any thing towards the emptying of it; they are therefore all alike. And the third decries the wickedness of . Here are three separate messages which God entrusts the prophet to deliver concerning Judah and Jerusalem, and all to the same purport, to show them their sins and the judgments that were coming upon them for those sins. Each convicts Jerusalem of were happening and the sins for which God's judgment was coming. Commentary on Ezekiel 22:23-31 (Read Ezekiel 22:23-31) All orders and degrees of men had helped to fill the measure of the nation's guilt. 29Extortion is rife, robbery is epidemic, the poor and needy are abused, outsiders are kicked around at will, with no access to justice.' The prophets are in conspiracy with the murderers and oppressors, to patronise and protect them in their wickedness, and justify what they did with their false prophecies, provided they may come in sharers with them in the profits of it. Major Prophets I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!". and the resultant evils were described. [3.] Exodus 18:19.; Deuteronomy 1:13-18; and my Bibl. ( Ezekiel 22:20-22) The judgment of melting in God's furnace. This wall was in disrepair because there was no one who could lead the people back to God. The question about judging that was directed to him apparently related to proclaiming a judgment based on a record of serious sins. 22:23-31 All orders and degrees of men had helped to fill the measure of the nation's guilt. 27Your politicians are like wolves prowling and killing and rapaciously taking whatever they want. [1.] They winked at those who did servile works on that day, and looked another way when they should have inspected the behaviour of the people on sabbath days. Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. Poetical Books Now it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day of the month, that the word of the LORD came to me, saying, "Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his multitude: a. The seeking, therefore, with the result of not having found, cannot be understood in a chronological sense, i.e., as an event belonging to the past, for the simple reason that the preceding words do not record the chronological order of events. 23-31 All orders and degrees of men had helped to fill the measure of the nation's guilt. Explanations of judgment ( Ezekiel 12:1-24:27) II. The second is metaphor of metal smelting to demonstrate that God's judgment reveals the entire nation to be spiritually worthless (verses 17-22). 2023 Christianity.com. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point That abundance of quiet, harmless, good people were made away with, whereby, as the guilt of the city was increased, so the number of those that should have stood in the gap to turn away the wrath of God was diminished. Matthew Poole's Commentary O Jerusalem and Judah, Samaria and the ten tribes, both great idolatresses. There is no ground for supplying to ' (they are like, etc. The desecration of the holy things consisted in the fact that they made no distinction between sacred and profane, clean and unclean. The first Note, Daubing prophets are the great supporters of ravening princes, but will prove at last their great deceivers, for they daub with untempered mortar which will not hold, nor will the wall stand long that is built up with it. And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying. The sins which Jerusalem stands charged with, are exceeding sinful. John 3:16, Jesus faith love), Select a Beginning Point Cookie Notice: 28And her prophets have daubed them with untempered morter, seeing vanity, and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord GOD, when the Lord hath not spoken. By , which points back to the three classes of men already mentioned, and not merely to the sarim, the prophets are represented as helpers of those who support the ungodly in their wicked ways, by oracles which assured them of prosperity. Sinners provoke God because they forget him. They have oppressed the poor and needy, and have extorted from the sojourner without justice. 3 Then say thou, Thus saith the Lord God, The city sheddeth blood in the midst of it, that her time may come, and maketh idols against herself to defile herself. What David has said concerning the wicked ones of the world is here said concerning the wicked ones of the church, now that it is corrupt and degenerate (Ps. Luke-Acts The issue is still impurity (a l. (Ezekiel 22:23.) vileness of the city and lays bare the corruption of her proph C. The Corrupt Land 22:23-31 30 And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none. 25Your princes plot conspiracies just as lions stalk their prey. And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying, Ezekiel 22:24. The special sins of princes, priests, and people. Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. Because the Lord does not find a single righteous man, who might intercede for the land, He pours out His anger upon it, to destroy the inhabitants thereof. This is repeated in Ezekiel 23:38 , to show that the desecration of EXPOSITION Ezekiel 22:1 , Ezekiel 22:2 Moreover , etc. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. 31 Therefore have I poured out mine indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath: their own way have I recompensed upon their heads, saith the Lord GOD. Ezekiel 31 - Egypt Will Fall as Assyria Did Before A. 7:23), such as polluted her in her blood, and for which she deserved to have blood given her to drink. The reason for this threat is given in Ezekiel 22:25., where a picture is drawn of the moral corruption of all ranks; viz., of the prophets (Ezekiel 22:25), the priests (Ezekiel 22:26), the princes (Ezekiel 22:27), and the common people (Ezekiel 22:29). I. Prophets When it is so, what can be expected but utter ruin? [3.] They violated the law of God, which they should have observed and taught others to observe. The Bibles Tab is found in the Tools feature on Bible pages: Note: MLA no longer requires the URL as part of their citation standard. - The corruption is so universal, that not a man is to be found who could enter into the gap as a righteous man, or avert the judgment of destruction by his intercession. Chapter 22 presents us with three messages from God. The Old Testament The seeking, therefore, with the result of not having found, cannot be understood in a chronological sense, i.e., as an event belonging to the past, for the simple reason that the preceding words do not record the chronological order of events. The people that had any power in their hands learned of their princes to abuse it, Ezekiel 22:29 Ezekiel 22:29. 27 Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain. LORD which began in Ezekiel. ); but the simile is to be linked on to the following clause. Matthew Henry :: Commentary on Ezekiel 22 Chapter 22 Here are three separate messages which God entrusts the prophet to deliver concerning Judah and Jerusalem, and all to the same purport, to show them their sins and the judgments that were coming upon them for those sins. 28 And her prophets have daubed them with untempered mortar, seeing vanity, and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord GOD, when the LORD hath not spoken. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation. But also what a sad commentary of the condition of Israel. By dealing in holy things with such unhallowed hands they did themselves profane them. The people that had any power abused it, and even the buyers and sellers find some way to oppress one another. Profanation of the sabbath and other holy things. They did not themselves put a difference, nor did they show the people how to, (3.) Police are now investigating his death as the city's 11th homicide of . In passing sentence upon great criminals it is usual to consult precedents, and to . VIOLATED - Better as in margin; to offer violence to the Law is The prophets, who pretended to make known the mind of God to them, were not only deceivers, but devourers (Ezekiel 22:25 Ezekiel 22:25), and hardened them in their wickedness both by their preaching, wherein they promised them impunity and prosperity, and by their conversation, in which they were as profligate as any. NIV. With reference to their sins and wickednesses, see Ezekiel 18:7, Ezekiel 18:12, Ezekiel 18:18; and for the command against oppressing the poor and foreigners, compare Exodus 22:20-21; Deuteronomy 24:17. You, the Bible, and the Holy Spirit are priority in interpretation. Who can bridge the gap between men and God's holiness? This is repeated in Ezekiel 23:38, to show that the retribution does its dreadful work, the Lord uncovers the guilt and Jeremiah 17:27). 25The conspiracy of her prophets in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing the prey; they have devoured human lives; they have taken treasure and precious things; they have made many widows in her midst. Before the sharpened sword of justice and Isaiah 3:5, The people shall be oppressed every one by his neighbour. They can't tell the difference between sacred and secular. The Blue Letter Bible ministry and the BLB Institute hold to the historical, (25) And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Murder, idolatry, disobedience to parents, oppression and extortion, profanation of the sabbath and holy things, seventh commandment sins, lewdness and adultery. The princes, who should have interposed with their authority to redress these grievances, were as daring transgressors of the law as any (. (Read Ezekiel 22:23-31) All orders and degrees of men had helped to fill the measure of the nation's guilt. All rights reserved. is not a predicate to ', "they are (i.e., form) a conspiracy;" but ' is a genitive. [2.] 26Her priests have done violence to my law and have profaned my holy things. The sins of Jerusalem. 27Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain. fundamental sins of bloodshed and idolatry were named and denounced, United To Lead Men's Day Message 3/24/2013 Scripture: Ezekiel 22:30-31; 1 Peter 5:1-3; 1 Timothy 4:12 Introduction: I am honored and blessed to be here today as the guest speaker for your Men's Day program. Let all who fear God, unite to promote his truth and righteousness; as wicked men of every rank and profession plot together to run them down. [1.] The Whole Bible In Ezekiel 22:30 the Lord says, "I looked for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found no one." The word picture painted in this verse is that of a wall with a hole or a gap in it. 149). In this chapter a catalogue or list of the sins of the Jews is given; a comparison of them to dross is made, and they are dealt with accordingly; and a complaint is lodged against all ranks and orders of men for their sins; on account of which, there being no intercessor for them, they are threatened with . Wisdom Literature Consequently we cannot determine from the imperfect with Vav consec. This is such a sin as, when it is national, is indeed a national judgment, and is threatened as such. Or, "Thou hast nothing to refresh and comfort thyself with in the day of indignation; thou art not rained upon by divine consolations." I searched for someone to stand in the gap in the wall so I wouldn't have to destroy the land, but I found no one. Instead of bringing God down to our level, we should live up to His level. Luke-Acts 26Your priests have violated my instructions and defiled my holy things. The Bloody City. EZEKIEL 22:1, EZEKIEL 22:2 yea, thou shalt shew her all her abominations. Text: Ezekiel 22:23-31 What a powerful powerful verse of scripture. Israel, compared with other nations, had been as the gold and silver compared with baser metals. EXEGETICAL NOTES.The corrupt condition of all ranks of the people According to Ezekiel 22:6, the would indicate primarily the members of the royal family, possibly including the chief officers of the crown; and the eht dna ;n (Ezekiel 22:27) would be the heads of tribes, of families, and of fathers' houses, in whose hands the national administration of justice principally lay (cf. The desecration of the holy things consisted in the fact that they made no distinction between sacred and profane, clean and unclean. They hid their eyes from God's sabbaths; they took no care about them; it was all one to them whether God's sabbaths were kept holy or no; they neither gave countenance to those who observed them nor check to those who profaned them, nor did they themselves show any regard to them or veneration for them. Consequently we cannot determine from the imperfect with Vav consec. All Rights Reserved. As men gather silver, bronze, iron, lead, and tin into the midst of a furnace, to blow fire on it, to melt it; so I will gather you in My anger and in My fury, and I will leave you there and melt you. Let the prophet tell her plainly. Now God tells them that their flocking into Jerusalem, which they intended for their security, should be as the gathering of various sorts of metal into the furnace or crucible, to be melted down, and to have the dross separated from them. It bodes ill to a people when judgments are breaking in upon them, and the spirit of prayer is restrained, so that not one is found that will either give them a good word or speak a good word for them. 23And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 24"Son of man, say to her: 'You are a land that is not cleansed or rained on in the day of indignation.' 29Even common people oppress the poor, rob the needy, and deprive foreigners of justice. Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. This is a study guide commentary which means that you are responsible for your own interpretation of the Bible. They pretend to be seers, but they see vanity; they pretend to be diviners, but they divine lies; they pretend a warrant from Heaven for what they say, and that it is all as true as gospel; they say, Thus saith the Lord God, but it is all a sham, for the Lord has not spoken any such thing. The people that had any power abused it, and even the buyers and sellers find some way to oppress one another. The sixth word of judgment. (Space required at line 39, column 24) in /var/www/html/familytimes/includes/magpie6-1/rss_fetch.inc on line 230 (5.) Jeremiah 17:27). 119:119): Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross. The people that had any power in their hands learned of their princes to abuse it, 2. 29The people of the land have used oppression, oppression: or, deceit and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully. A particular charge drawn up against the several orders and degrees of men among them, which shows that they had all helped to fill the measure of the nation's guilt, but none had done any thing towards the emptying of it; they are therefore all alike. Those that should have complained of the oppression of the subject, and have put in a claim of rights on behalf of the injured, that should have stood up for liberty and property, were themselves invaders of them: The people of the land have used oppression and exercised robbery. 149). By , which points back to the three classes of men already mentioned, and not merely to the sarim, the prophets are represented as helpers of those who support the ungodly in their wicked ways, by oracles which assured them of prosperity. The various sorts of sinners shall be melted down together, and united in a common overthrow, as. It bodes ill to a people when judgments are breaking in upon them, and the spirit of prayer is restrained. The word connects what follows with THE WORD OF THE The context indicates that the "city of bloods" is Jerusalem, with the plural word "bloods" indicating that much innocent blood had been spilled in the city. The fact that in what follows, where the comparison to lions is introduced, the () are the subject, simply proves that in the first clause also these men actually form the prominent idea. (3.) When Naboth is slain they take possession of his vineyard; They have seized the treasure and precious things, as forfeited; some way or other they had of devouring the widows' houses, as the Pharisees, Matthew 23:14. 31So I'll empty out my wrath on them, burn them to a crisp with my hot anger, serve them with the consequences of all they've done. Nay, though it be a day of indignation with thee, yet thy filthiness, which should be done away, has become more offensive, as that of a city is in dry weather, when it is not rained upon." Sinners, especially backsliding professors, are, in God's account, useless and fit for nothing. All orders and degrees of men had helped to fill the measure of the nation's guilt. Your partnership makes all we do possible. Visions concerning abomination in the city and temple ( Ezekiel 8:1-11:25) 4. Thank you for registering. 31So I will pour out my wrath on them and consume them with my fiery anger, bringing down on their own heads all they have done, declares the Sovereign Lord.". 1. There is something very striking in the allusion to the prophets in Ezekiel 22:25, not so much because they are mentioned again in Ezekiel 22:28, - for this may be accounted for on the ground that in the latter passage they are simply introduced as false advisers of the princes, - as on account of the statement made concerning them in Ezekiel 22:25, namely, that, like lions tearing their prey, they devour souls, etc. What is stated in Ezekiel 22:26 concerning the priests is simply a further expansion of Zephaniah 3:4, where the first two clauses occur word for word; for in Zephaniah is really equivalent to , holy things and deeds. 31. her cupof punishment (Ps 11:6; 75:8; Jer 25:15, &c.). He is to find Jerusalem guilty of many heinous crimes here enumerated in a long bill of indictment, and it is. Matthew Henry Bible Commentary (complete) << Ezekiel 30 | Ezekiel 31 | Ezekiel 32 >>. either the time of the seeking and not finding, or that of the pouring out of the wrath. is not a predicate to ', "they are (i.e., form) a conspiracy;" but ' is a genitive. 22:6-12 First . Chosen by God to be as nation that would bring in the Messiah of the world. 0:43. The princes, who should have interposed with their authority to redress these grievances, were as daring transgressors of the law as any (Ezekiel 22:27 Ezekiel 22:27): They are like wolves ravening the prey; for such is power without justice and goodness to direct it. The feeble attempts to repair the gap through religious rituals or messages based on opinion rather than on Gods will were as worthless as whitewash, only covering over the real problems. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation. The wrath of God against sinners, when he comes to deal with them, will be found both intolerable and irresistible. 1. The wall spoken of here is not made of stones (v. 30). Let those who suffer pains, or lingering sickness, and find that their hearts can scarcely bear these light and momentary afflictions, take warning to flee from the wrath to come; for if these trials are not sanctified by the power of the Holy Spirit, to the cleansing their hearts and hands from sin, far worse things will come upon them. I. When it is so, what can be expected but utter ruin. 1. I therefore prefer this conjecture, or correction, to the Masoretic reading, although the latter is supported by ancient witnesses, such as the Chaldee with its rendering , scribes, and the version of Jerome. The Whole Bible 29The people of the land practice extortion and commit robbery; they oppress the poor and needy and mistreat the foreigner, denying them justice. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. Please see Blue Letter Bible's Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. 29 The people of the land have used oppression,h and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully. (1-16) Israel is condemned as dross. [2.] Unmindfulness of God was at the bottom of all this wickedness. Prophets (2.) The Shepherds Reproved (587 B.C.) 1 2 Next Title: Standing in the Gap Theme: To show that God is looking for people to stand in the gap for His church and his people. Ezekiel now declares his third oracle. 31Therefore have I poured out mine indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath: their own way have I recompensed upon their heads, saith the Lord GOD. They have persecuted those to death who witnessed against their pretensions to prophecy and would not be imposed upon by their counterfeit commission. This is apparent from the simple fact that, as Hitzig himself observes, the intercession of Abraham for Sodom (Genesis 18:13.) The word of prophecy from the Lord, as the Targum: saying ; as follows: And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Ver. I must guard against using religion as a whitewash in my life but always apply the principles of Gods Word in each of lifes situations that I may face. John Gill's Exposition of the Bible. They suffered those to eat of the holy things who were unqualified by the law. Individual instructors or editors may still require the use of URLs. 23Again the word of the Lord came to me: 24"Son of man, say to the land, 'You are a land that has not been cleansed or rained on in the day of wrath.' Chapter 22 he now tells us the things that 26 Her priests have violatedg my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them. 2. (4.) Thus was the apostasy universal and the disease epidemical. 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Ezekiel 22:6), Ezekiel surveys the people Ezekiel 22, Coffman's Commentaries on the Bible, James Burton Coffman's commentary on the Bible is widely regarded for its thorough analysis of the text and practical application to everyday life. Uncleanness and all manner of seventh-commandment sins, fruits of those vile affections to which God in a way of righteous judgment gives men up, to punish them for their idolatry and profanation of holy things. 1 Context Overview In these chapters (Ezekiel 21,22,23) there is a long history in view of Israel's involvement with other nations. At the same time, it does not follow from this, that entering into the gap by means of intercession cannot be the thing intended, as Hitzig supposes. Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein. Decree of God, the Master.". See Ezekiel 18:1 . A general idea given of the land of Israel, how well it deserved the judgments coming to destroy it and how much it needed these judgments to refine it. They made no conscience of the law of the priesthood, but openly broke it, and with contempt, as Hophni and Phinehas. EXEGETICAL NOTES.The corrupt condition of all ranks of the people as the immediate cause of the destruction of the kingdom. Ezekiel 22:8 . II. . expresses the sequence of thought, and not of time. (2.) The fact that in what follows, where the comparison to lions is introduced, the () are the subject, simply proves that in the first clause also these men actually form the prominent idea. Proud member Not cleansed Though God's judgments They actually destroy people's lives for money! By all this God himself was profaned among them; his authority was slighted, his goodness made light of, and the highest affront and contempt imaginable were put upon his holiness. SAYING; as follows: And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, They say, 'My message is from the Sovereign Lord,' when the Lord hasn't spoken a single word to them. 25 There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof. After Solomon died, the kingdom of Israel divided. was floating before the mind of Ezekiel, since the concluding words of the verse contain an obvious allusion to Genesis 18:28. They make no distinction between what is holy and what is not. The sixth word of judgment. Satan is not divided against himself. For although expresses the consequence of Jehovah's seeking a righteous man and not finding one, it by no means follows from the occurrence of the preterite that is also a preterite. They made no conscience of the law of the priesthood, but openly broke it, and with contempt, as Hophni and Phinehas. They have made no distinction between the holy and the common, neither have they taught the difference between the unclean and the clean, and they have disregarded my Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them. TRANSLATION Note, The unity which is found among pretenders to infallibility, and which they so much boast of, is only the result of a secret conspiracy against the truth. Your Men's Day theme is "Men of GOD united, called to step up . They also justified what they did, to the people, nay, and magnified it as if it were all for the public good, and so saved their reputation, and kept their oppressed subjects from murmuring. of judgments and sorrow, expressed frequently by a cup, Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible The dross shall be wholly separated, and the good metal purified. Their own avarice; all they aim at is to get dishonest gain, by crushing and oppressing their subject. Pentateuch I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath; by the sword, famine, pestilence, and captivity: their own way have I recompensed on their heads, saith the Lord; brought just punishment upon them, such as their ways and works deserved; The reason for this threat is given in Ezekiel 22:25., where a picture is drawn of the moral corruption of all ranks; viz., of the prophets (Ezekiel 22:25), the priests (Ezekiel 22:26), the princes (Ezekiel 22:27), and the common people (Ezekiel 22:29). 29The people of the land have used oppressions, committed robbery, and mistreated the poor and needy; and they wrongfully oppress the stranger. Ezekiel 22:26 Violated - Better as in margin; to offer viole And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying. ii. Yet neither thy filth hath been carried away, nor thy dross melted Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible, College Press Bible Study Textbook Series, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible, John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible, Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible, Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible, Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments, The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary, Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith. an eye to Jesus. Because the Lord does not find a single righteous man, who might intercede for the land, He pours out His anger upon it, to destroy the inhabitants thereof. Prophecies of Retribution to the Nations ( Ezekiel 25:1-32:32) A. Ammon ( Ezekiel 25:1-7) B. Moab ( Ezekiel 25:8-11)
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