“ Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel; ”
Ezekiel 17. The Perfidious King. Jerusalem, as we have seen, is to be punished for her guilty past and her perfidious people ( Ezekiel 17:16 ), but no less for her guilty present and her perfidious...
Son of man . See note on Ezekiel 2:1 . riddle . enigma. Hebrew. chidah. a difficult or per plexing problem put forth for solution. Occurs in Judges 14:1 Judges 14:2 ; Judges 14:13 ; Judges...
But I come to the words Son of man, set forth in enigma: the noun and the verb mutually answer to each other, hence any one may if he please render the Prophet’s words, by saying enigmatize a...
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel; Son of man, put forth a riddle - Riddle, Anglo-Saxon, from to divine; a thing that must be curiously investigated and sif...
Put forth a riddle— That is to say, a continued metaphor, or figurative speech; an allegory. The prophets frequently offer their instruction under this kind of enigmatical parables. Our Saviour com...
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel; Put forth a riddle - a continued allegory, expressed enigmatically, requiring more than common acumen and serious...
Zedekiah's Perfidy and its Punishment Zedekiah had been placed on the throne of Judah as a vassal of Babylon, but was led by his nobles to intrigue with Egypt and to throw off the Babylonian yoke....
A riddle... a parable. — What the prophet has to say is called a riddle as well as a parable, because there is something in it recondite and obscure — something which, until it is explained, should...
THE END OF THE MONARCHY Ezekiel 12:1-15 ; Ezekiel 17:1-24 ; Ezekiel 19:1-14 IN spite of the interest excited by Ezekiel's prophetic appearances, the exiles still received his prediction of th...
Commanded by Jehovah, the prophet then put forth a riddle. A great eagle came on Lebanon, and took off the top of the cedar, planting the young twigs in a land of traffic, a city of merchants. Moreov...
Perhaps this great eagle represents Nebuchadnezzar, who carried Jeconiah, when quite a youth, and, like a tender twig, unable to resist any bird of prey, into Babylon. 2 Kings 24:8-13 . The land of...
Son of man, put forth a riddle ,.... A dark saying, but a smart one: "whet a whetting" k, as in the Hebrew; something at first sight difficult to be understood, yet amusing and entertaining; and, wh...
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel; Ver. 2. Son of man, put forth a riddle. ] Acue acumen, sharpen a sharpening, or whet a whetting. The prophet might h...
Son of man, put forth a riddle A continued metaphor or figurative speech: an allegory. The prophets frequently delivered their instructions in this way, as being well calculated both to engage the...
The Parable of the Eagles; The Parable Explained; Ruin of Zedekiah Predicted. B. C. 593. 1...
These two verses are preface to what follows in the chapter. A riddle; a dark saying, which calls for thorough consideration to understand and apply it, because the meaning is different to the soun...
“Son of man, put forth a riddle and speak a parable to the house of Israel.” What was to follow was a riddle to be solved and a parable, here a story with a hidden meaning (but which was to be expla...
THE HUMILIATION AND EXALTATION OF THE HOUSE OF DAVID (Chap 17) EXEGETICAL NOTES.—The word of prophecy in this chapter is introduced in the way of a riddle and a parable ( Ezekiel 17:2 ). The parable...
Ezekiel 17:2 . Put forth a riddle. A parable, or ingenious allegory, that the acumen of the composition may attract attention from the rulers of Judah. This parable is likewise ingeniously explain...
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel. Prophecy in parable The word “riddle” may in this connection mean parable, picture, symbol; whatever will excite an...
EXPOSITION Ezekiel 17:2 Put forth a riddle, etc. Again there is an interval of silence, till another theme is suggested to the prophet's mind and worked out elaborately. This he describes...
The Riddle Itself
1 Corinthians 13:12 ; 2 Samuel 12:1-4 ; Ezekiel 20:49 ; Hosea 12:10 ; Judges 14:12-19 ; Judges 9:8-15 ; Mark 4:33 ; Mark 4:34 ; Matthew 13:13 ; Matthew 13:14 ; Matthew 13:35
A riddle — A dark saying. The house of Israel — The remainders of the house of Israel, whether of the ten, or of the two tribes.