Downloads male voice mp3 female voice mp3 entire book pdf footnotes. Ezekiel 32 is the thirtysecond chapter of the book of ezekiel in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christian bible. The victorious and abundant life through the knowledge of god327chapters 2548 the holiness of god demands judgment of sin. Ezekiel chapter 48 kjv king james version 1 now these are the names of the tribes. Chapter 8 describes the idol worship by the leaders of israel right in the temple. According to the duty of a watchman in warning the people, ezekiel is admonished of. Still we are upon the destruction of pharaoh and egypt, which is wonderfully enlarged upon, and with a great deal of emphasis. Ezekiel 32 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. The book of ezekiel he will be strengthened of god.
Chapter 32 ezekiel, chapter 32 king james version christian. Ezekiel 32 bible commentary matthew henry concise christianity. The importance and extent of the prophecy as to egypt. The destruction of egypt is here represented under two similitudes. Ezekiel 32 commentary james burton coffman commentaries.
Outline of ezekiel jesus christ our great god and savior. The book of ezekiel is the third of the latter prophets in the tanakh and one of the major prophetic books in the old testament, following isaiah and jeremiah. The hebrew prophet ezekiel was a captive in the land of babylon during the seventy years of exile. As we delve further into ezekiel, we begin to see a parallel between the visions ezekiel is seeing and the tabernacle. Ezekiel 32 bible commentary john darbys synopsis christianity. Ezekiel laments for the fearful fall of pharaoh and of egypt. This chapter has the final two of seven oracles against egypt in ezekiel 2932. We hope that our outline of ezekiel will help you broaden your understanding of this complex book.
But the love of god provides a way for our salvation. Ezekiel 25 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible. Ezekiel overview james burton coffman commentaries on. God asks the prophet, is it is trivial matter for the house of judah to do detestable things they are doing here. Ezekiel is the first prophet of the exile in babylon. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of ezekiel in the bible new international version. Ezekiels in babylon, having been exiled there after the first siege of judah by the babylonians. We will now consider several of the key passages of ezekiel, centering our attention upon the reflections of christ that occur throughout the book. Ezekiels commission in vision, the prophet saw the cherubim, who had the likeness of a man v.
The parables of the forest and the sword ezekiel 20. The sword of babylon shall destroy it and brought it down to hell, among all the uncircumcised nations. Ezekiel chapter 32 verse by verse bible commentary. The killing of a lion, or a whale, or some such devouring creature, ezekiel 32. Chapter 32 page 834 the book of the prophet ezekiel. The funeral of a great commander or captaingeneral, ezekiel 32. And it came to pass in the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, in the first day of the month, that the word of the lord came unto me, saying, ezekiel 32. From the north end to the coast of the way of hethlon, as one goeth to hamath, hazarenan, the border of damascus northward, to the coast of hamath. Ezekiel was a priest who was among the jewish captives carried away to babylon by king nebuchadnezzar in approximately 597 b. Idols are mentioned more often in the book of ezekiel than any other book of the bible 52 times.
Nebuchadnezzar had carried him away when the nation of judah was taken captive. The holy bible with crossreferences and multiple translations. In chapter 25 to 32 he deals with the nations which surround israel and who gloat about their judgment. No rank or office can exempt from the reproofs of gods word, men who neglect their duty, and abuse the trust reposed in them. There is absolutely no reason to doubt the authenticity of unity of the book of ezekiel. Ezekiel 25 commentary james burton coffman commentaries. Ezekiel is introduced in the first chapter as the priest, the son of buzi. Writing from a firstperson perspective, ezekiel recorded the visions and revelations he received from the lord. The prophet ezekiel is the author of the book of ezekiel. Final chapter against egypt with oracles 6 ezekiel 32. Ezekiels commission would last for some 22 years and involve some challenging assignments. According to the book itself, it records six visions of the prophet ezekiel, exiled in babylon, during the 22 years from 593 to 571 bc, although it is the product of a long and complex history and does not necessarily preserve the very. Ezekiel chapter 25 to chapter 33 judgment of the nations.
The prophets wrote over a period of 250300 years, spanning the decline, the exile, and the return of the children of israel. As a matter of fact, notice the clarity in this passage that this warning is designed to motivate ezekiel to take his warning to the house of israel verses 7, 10, 11, 20. David guzik commentary on ezekiel 32, where pharaoh and egypt are described as a monster of the seas, which will be slain and disgraced by god. Ezekiel chapter 32 king james version 1 and it came to pass in the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, in the first day of the month, that the word of the lord came unto me, saying. He can be found on the biblical timeline at the end of 600 bc. Likewise these teachers have done with ezekiels comments about his responsibility to warn the jews in ezekiel 3 and ezekiel 18. In the twentyfifth year of our captivity, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after the city was captured, on the very same day the hand of the lord was upon me. In chapters one through twentyfour, god deals with the sins of judah, israel and jerusalem. Remember, the designation major or minor simply refers to the length of the book, not its importance. These are all of the chapters of the book of ezekiel. The sixth prophecy is estimated to be from february or march 585 bc after the fall of jerusalem in 586 bc to babylon. He received one of his first fantastic visions of four. When we read so very much of egypts ruin, no less than six several prophecies at divers times delivered concerning it, we are ready to think, surely there is.
This book is basically about the destruction and exile of judah and the promise of its eventual restoration by god. The final two prophecies against egypt are in chapter 32. Posted in book of ezekiel, uncategorized tagged bible, christ, christ jesus. We know little about ezekiel the man except that his wife died at the time of the fall of jerusalem ezk. The two prophecies of this chapter are much of the same length. I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols i will cleanse you. It is not for your sake, o house of israel, that i am about to act, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations to which you came. Great oppressors are, in gods account, no better than beasts of prey. In the first part of ezekiel chapters 124, we heard of the bad news. The book of ezekiel gives us this dual picture of judgment and redemption.
In ezekiel chapter 32 it seems to indicate that those who have died will be able to speak from hell chapter. Introduction to the book of ezekiel church of jesus christ. It becomes us to weep and tremble for those who will not weep and tremble for themselves. The word pit is used six times in ezekiel chapter 32 a thirtytwo verse funeral dirge pronounced by god on the wicked nation of egypt but first, verses 16 are astounding on their own. Become familiar with the main divisions of the book. God compares egypt to a young lion fierce and dangerous, frightening the whole countryside and to a giant whale sea monster, dragon in the seas. View ezekiel 32 in the note window he fall of egypt. Chapter 32 page 438 god chooses ezekiel to warn the jews about their errors and to provide words of hope and encouragement during their captivity. Ezekiel, whose name means god strengthens, was born in jerusalem during a time of great upheavals caused by the invading babylonian army. The hebrew name yhezekiel ezekiel means may god strengthen. In chapter 1 of the book named after ezekiel, god gave the prophet a glimpse of the spirit realm, which serves god in. In contrast to various other prophets ezekiel has not been criticised as much. Ezekiel 32 niv a lament over pharaoh in the twelfth bible gateway. Ezekiel 40 measuring the courts of the new temple a.