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Ezekiel 19:1-14
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Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 19:1-9Ezekiel 19:1-9 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryEzekiel is to compare the kingdom of Judah to a lioness. He must compare the kings of Judah to a lion's whelps; they were cruel and oppressive to their own subjects. The righteousness of God is to be acknowledged, when…The Fall of the Royal Family; Fall of Jehoahaz and Jehoiakim. (b. c. 593.)Ezekiel 19:1-9 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleTHE FALL OF THE ROYAL FAMILY; FALL OF JEHOAHAZ AND JEHOIAKIM. (B. C. 593.) Here are, I. Orders given to the prophet to bewail the fall of the royal family, which had long made so great a figure by virtue of a covenant o…The Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 19:1Ezekiel 19:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe two sections of this chapter—Ezekiel 19:1-9, Ezekiel 19:10-14 -are respectively two parables of the same type as that of Ezekiel 2:10. The former telling nearly the same story under a different imagery, the latter a…The Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 19:1Ezekiel 19:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryA lamentation for the princes of Israel. Ezekiel follows up his predictions of approaching judgment and his exhortations to repentance with an elegy on the distresses of the princes of Israel. I. THE FATE OF THE PRINCES…The Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 19:1-9Ezekiel 19:1-9 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe parable of the lion's whelps. I. THE LION-LIKE CHARACTER OF ISRAEL. This character was especially given to the tribe of Judah, from which the royal family came (Genesis 49:9). There should be something of the better…The Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 19:1-9Ezekiel 19:1-9 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe downfall of the princes. For the interpretation of this figurative and poetical portion of Ezekiel's prophecies, reference must be made to the close of the Second Books of Kings and of Chronicles, where the obscure…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Ezekiel 19:1-9Ezekiel is to compare the kingdom of Judah to a lioness. He must compare the kings of Judah to a lion's whelps; they were cruel and oppressive to their own subjects. The righteousness of God is to be acknowledged, when…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Fall of the Royal Family; Fall of Jehoahaz and Jehoiakim. (b. c. 593.)THE FALL OF THE ROYAL FAMILY; FALL OF JEHOAHAZ AND JEHOIAKIM. (B. C. 593.) Here are, I. Orders given to the prophet to bewail the fall of the royal family, which had long made so great a figure by virtue of a covenant o…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 19:1The two sections of this chapter—Ezekiel 19:1-9, Ezekiel 19:10-14 -are respectively two parables of the same type as that of Ezekiel 2:10. The former telling nearly the same story under a different imagery, the latter a…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 19:1-9The parable of the lion's whelps. I. THE LION-LIKE CHARACTER OF ISRAEL. This character was especially given to the tribe of Judah, from which the royal family came (Genesis 49:9). There should be something of the better…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 19:1-9The downfall of the princes. For the interpretation of this figurative and poetical portion of Ezekiel's prophecies, reference must be made to the close of the Second Books of Kings and of Chronicles, where the obscure…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 19:1-9A lamentation for fallen princes. "Moreover, take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel, and say, What was thy mother?" etc. Here are three preliminary inquiries. 1. Who is addressed by the prophet? Or, whom a…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 19:1-9Kingly power abused. Without doubt, the main cause of Israel's fall was the waywardness and vice of her kings. With few exceptions, they gave themselves up to evil ways. Corruption at the fountainhead became corruption…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 19:1A lamentation for the princes of Israel. Ezekiel follows up his predictions of approaching judgment and his exhortations to repentance with an elegy on the distresses of the princes of Israel. I. THE FATE OF THE PRINCES…Joseph S. Exell and contributors