Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible
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Ezekiel
Book: Ezekiel
Chapter: 24
Overview:
The fate of
Jerusalem.
(1-14) The extent of the sufferings of
the Jews.
(15-27)
1-14 The pot
On the
Fire represented
Jerusalem besieged
By the
Chaldeans: all orders and ranks were within the walls, prepared
as a prey for the enemy. They ought to have
Put away their
transgressions, as the scum, which rises
By the heat of the
Fire, is taken from the top of the pot. But they grew worse, and
their miseries increased.
Jerusalem was to be levelled with the
ground. The time appointed for the
Punishment of wicked men may
seem to come slowly, but it will come surely. It is sad to think
how many there are,
On whom ordinances and providences are all
lost.
15-27 Though mourning for the dead is a duty, yet it must be
kept under
By religion and right reason: we must not sorrow as
men that have
No Hope. Believers must not copy the language and
expressions of those who know not
God. The people asked the
meaning of the sign.
God takes from them all that was dearest to
them. And as
Ezekiel wept not for his affliction,
So neither
should they weep for theirs. Blessed be
God, we need not pine
away under our
Afflictions; for should all comforts fail, and
all sorrows be united, yet the broken
Heart and the mourner's
Prayer are always acceptable before
God.