“ Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me. ”
Elders of Israel - Some of the fellow-exiles of Ezekiel, among whom he ministered.
Then came certain of the elders of Israel to me, and (a) sat before me. (a) He shows the hypocrisy of the idolaters, who will pretend to hear the prophets of God, though in their hearts they follow...
Insincerity of those who Consult the Prophets. Like prophet, like people. The prophets, as we have just seen (Ezekiel 13), were greatly to blame; but no less were the people partly because of the...
Then came certain of the elders of Israel. These are to be distinguished from the elders of Judah ( Ezekiel 8:1 ). They had no knowledge (probably) of what was transpiring in Judaea. They had trave...
Here Ezekiel relates an event worthy of notice. For this was not a mere vision, but a real transaction, since some of the elders of Israel came to him for the sake of consultation. He says th...
Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me. Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me - These probably came to tempt him, or get him to say something that would embr...
Then came certain of the elders— The prophet tells us neither the names nor the intention of these elders of Israel, nor the time when they came to him. But the manner wherein God speaks, gives u...
Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me. Then came certain of the elders - persons holding that dignity among the exiles at the Chebar. Grotius refers this to Ser...
On Prophecy, True and False After rebuking certain prevalent forms of contempt for prophecy ( Ezekiel 12:21-28 ), Ezekiel reproves the false prophets ( Ezekiel 13:1-16 ) and false prophetesses ( E...
Certain of the elders of Israel. — There is no distinction intended here between the elders of Israel and the elders of Judah mentioned in 8:1, and therefore there is no occasion to suppose a d...
PROPHECY AND ITS ABUSES Ezekiel 12:21 - Ezekiel 14:11 THERE is perhaps nothing more perplexing to the student of Old Testament history than the complicated phenomena which may be classed und...
12-23, Reaping as We Sow Ezekiel 14:1-6 It is useless to approach God with prayers and inquiries for guidance, as long as our hearts are filled with secret sins and cherished idols. If we regar...
Certain of the elders of Israel now came to Ezekiel, evidently to hear what message he had to deliver to them. The word of the Lord revealed to him that whatever their outward attitude might be, they...
CONTENTS We have here the Prophet Ezekiel surrounded with certain of the Elders of Israel, to hear him preach. The Lord himself answers them.
Then came certain, of the elders of Israel unto me ,.... The Syriac version adds, "to consult the Lord"; by the prophet. These, according to Kimchi, were the elders of the captivity, the heads of th...
Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me. Ver. 1. Then came certain of the elders unto me. ] Rulers and chieftains of the captives in Babylon, pretending to be far bett...
Then came certain of the elders of Israel Men of note, that were in office and power among the Jews. “The prophet neither tells us the name nor the intention of these elders of Israel, nor the time...
The Elders of Israel Rebuked; The Prophet's Address to the Elders. B. C. 593. 1 Then cam...
EZEKIEL CHAPTER 14 God reproveth those hypocrites, who came to inquire of him with idolatry in their hearts, Ezekiel 14:1-5 . They are exhorted to repent, for fear of his judgments, Ezekiel 14...
‘Then certain of the elders of Israel came to me and sat before me, and the word of Yahweh came to me saying, “Son of man, these men have taken their idols into their heart, and put the stumblingbloc...
JEHOVAH’S REFUSAL TO ALLOW IDOLATERS TO ENQUIRE OF HIM: THE CERTAINTY OF THE JUDGMENTS DENOUNCED AGAINST THEM (Chap. 14) EXEGETICAL NOTES.—The visit of the elders of the people to the prophet was th...
Ezekiel 14:1 . Then came certain of the elders of Israel, ex-judges and magistrates in Judea. They were all idolaters, yet they wished to know whether there were any hope of their return to Jerusa...
These men have set up their idols in their heart. Heart idols The Lord is now going to search the heart, to turn out the corners of the inmost recesses of the mind, the idol and favourite sin....
EXPOSITION Ezekiel 14:1 As the result, probably, of the previous utterances, certain elders of Israel , i . e . of the exiles in Tel-Abib, came to consult Ezekiel, wishing to know what co...
Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, namely, of the exiles in Chaldea, and sat before me, evidently for the purpose of obtaining some information concerning the fate of Jerusalem and...
2 Kings 6:32 ; Acts 22:3 ; Acts 4:5 ; Acts 4:8 ; Ezekiel 20:1 ; Ezekiel 33:31 ; Ezekiel 8:1 ; Isaiah 29:13 ; Luke 10:39
Elders — Men of note, that were in office and power among the Jews, who were come from Jerusalem.