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2019 April 2

Ezekiel 8

The Awakening of Adonis (1899)
John William Waterhouse (1849-1917)
Pre-Raphaelite Style
Private Collection
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[ Illustration: Today's painting depicts the Greek myth of Adonis, who, in the Bible is called Tammuz. Among the abominations and idolatries which the LORD decried in Ezekiel chapter 8, was the worship of Tammuz. The weeping mentioned was a mourning for the powers of life to return to earth with the return of spring. To gain the favor of Tammuz / Adonis, parents sacrificed their children to him and engaged in sexual license. ]

SPECIAL NOTE:

[ I will again be working through the Scriptures from Genesis to Revelation. I will be adding links, resources, images, and the like, upgrading the former work-through which began with the 2013-10-12 posting which can be found, along with the full Genesis to Revelation postings, in the Archive Page. Postings will be at midnight Eastern Time, as I am able. However, no chapters will be skipped, even though a posting may be late. And all postings will be housed in the Archive Page. ]

     Explanation: In Ezekiel 8, the LORD reveals the idolatry of the house of Israel to Ezekiel. The LORD took him to the Temple in Jerusalem and showed him the pagan idol which was there (1-4).
     He told Ezekiel that it was for sins such as this that He had forsaken His Temple (5-7).
     He then had Ezekiel enlarge a hole in the wall. There he found a door which led into a room in which creeping things and beasts were engraved upon the walls and were worshipped with incense (8-13).
     He then showed Ezekiel women who were weeping for the god Tammuz / Adonis (13-14). Afterward, he showed Ezekiel those who were worshipping the sun (15-16).
     And, finally, the LORD condemned Israel for its violence and for its pagan rituals, saying that he would deal with them in anger and fury, without pity (17-18).

     [ Sermons: James Philip. Derek Thomas. Various. ]

Bible Chronologies -- Genesis to Revelation

[Traditional Patriarchal Chronology. Judges Period Chronology 1. Judges Period Chronology 2. Kings of Judah and Israel #1. Kings of Judah and Israel #2].

[Post Exile Chronology 1. Post Exile Chronology 2. Post Exile Chronology 3.]

[Prophets Chronology 1. Prophets Chronology 2. Prophets Chronology 3. Prophets Chronology 4.]

[Intertestamental Period Chronology 1. Intertestamental Period Chronology 2. Intertestamental Period Chronology 3.
Intertestamental Period Chronology 4. Intertestamental Period Chronology 5.]

[New Testament Chronology 1. New Testament Chronology 2. New Testament Chronology 3. New Testament Chronology 4. New Testament Chronology 5.]

RESOURCES

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          [ THEMATICALLY AND CHRONOLOGICALLY RELATED SCRIPTURES: Ezekiel 8: Ezekiel 8. Ezekiel 9. Ezekiel 10. Ezekiel 11. ]
[1] Ezekiel 1:1-2; Ezekiel 20:1; Ezekiel 11.
[2] Ezekiel 1:4.
[3] Ezekiel 11:24; 1 Kings 11:7; 2 Kings 16:10-16; 2 Kings 21:4.
[4] Ezekiel 10:12; Ezekiel 10:15; Ezekiel 10:22; Ezekiel 1:4; Ezekiel 1:22; Ezekiel 9:2.
[5] 2 Kings 16:14.
[6] Jeremiah 3:6; Jeremiah 7:17; Ezekiel 5:11.
[7] 1 Kings 7:12; 2 Kings 21:5.
[8] Job 34:22; Isaiah 29:15; Jeremiah 23:24; Amos 9:2-3.
[9] Ezekiel 20:8.
[10] Ezekiel 23:14-16.
[11] Exodus 24:9-10; Numbers 11:16; Ezekiel 11:1; 2 Kings 22:3; 2 Kings 22:14; Jeremiah 29:3; Jeremiah 36:11; Jeremiah 36:25; Jeremiah 39:14; Jeremiah 40:5; Jeremiah 40:11; Numbers 16; 2 Chronicles 26:16-18; 1 Kings 12:31.
[12] Exodus 32:8; Leviticus 26:1; Psalm 10:11; Psalm 94:7.
[13] Jeremiah 9:3.
[14] Jeremiah 27:1-11; 2 Kings 23:7; Jeremiah 7:18.
[15] 2 Timothy 3:13.
[16] 2 Kings 23:5; 2 Kings 23:11; 2 Chronicles 36:14.
[17] Ezekiel 7:23; Ezekiel 11:6; 2 Kings 21:16.
[18] Proverbs 1:24-28; Matthew 7:22-23.
     -- From Treasury of Scripture Knowledge & Others ]

          [ CHRONOLOGY: GENERAL. Patriarchs (Traditional). Judges # 1. Judges # 2. Kings # 1. Kings # 2. Prophets # 1. Prophets # 2. NT # 1. NT # 2. NT # 3. ]

          [ MAPS: Maps # 1. Maps # 2. Maps # 3. Maps # 4. Maps # 5. ]

          [ COMMENTARIES, ETC: GENERAL: Bible Study Tools; Bible Hub: Study Light; Blue Letter Bible // PSALMS: Monergism: Precept Austin: The Treasury of David; John Gill; John Calvin - Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

          [ MUSIC: GENERAL: The Cyber Hymnal // PSALMS: Genevan Psalter (Instrumental). PROVERBS: Book of Proverbs. ECCLESIASTES: Book of Ecclesiastes Dramatized. SONG OF SOLOMON: Song of Solomon Dramatized. ISAIAH: Isaiah Dramatized. JEREMIAH: Jeremiah Dramatized. LAMENTATIONS: Lamentations Dramatized. EZEKIEL: Ezekiel Dramatized. VARIOUS ARTISTS: Micha'el Ben David. Sons of Korah. Fernando Ortega. Janet Isaac Morrison. Music of the Bible Revealed - Suzanne Haik-Vantoura. Dr. David Erb. Gregorian Chants. ]

HARMONY OF THE LAW

John Calvin - CCEL | Analytical Chart - BLB

GOSPEL HARMONIES

Gospel Harmony - Summary | The Harmony of the Gospels - Augustine | Gospel Harmony Chart - Online Bible

Greek Harmony of the Gospels - Robertson - (Downloadable PDF) | Gospel Harmony in English - Robertson - (Downloadable PDF)

HEBREW AND GREEK INTERLINEAR BIBLES

Hebrew and Greek Interlinear Download - Scripture 4 All

Bible Hub Interlinear Hebrew and Greek Bible

Bible Hub Hebrew Interlinear | Scripture 4 All Hebrew Interlinear

Mounce Interlinear | Bible Hub Greek Interlinear | Scripture 4 All Greek Interlinear Bible

Ezekiel Detailed Outline

Ezekiel 8

Map 1: Bible Nations | Map 2: Empire of David and Solomon Map 3: Kingdoms of Judah and Israel | Post Exile Chronology.

1. Before the Siege of Jerusalem (Ezekiel 1:1 - Ezekiel 23:49) - 593 - 586 B.C. Babylon

D. The Jerusalem and Temple Motif (8:1 - 11:25)

1). Idolatry Revealed (8:1-18)

     ¹ And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I sat in mine house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord GOD fell there upon me. ² Then I beheld, and lo a likeness as the appearance of fire: from the appearance of his loins even downward, fire; and from his loins even upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the colour of amber. ³ And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of mine head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and bought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that looketh toward the north; where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy. ⁴ And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, according to the vision that I saw in the plain.

     ⁵ Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry. ⁶ He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? but turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations.

     ⁷ And he bought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold a hole in the wall. ⁸ Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had digged in the wall, behold a door. ⁹ And he said unto me, Go in, and behold [this] the wicked abominations that they do here. ¹⁰ So I went in and saw; and behold every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, pourtrayed upon the wall round about. ¹¹ And there stood before them seventy men of the ancients of the house of Israel, and in the midst of them stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan, with every man his censer in his hand; and a thick cloud of incense went up. ¹² Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The LORD seeth us not; the LORD hath forsaken [this] the earth. ¹³ He said also unto me, Turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations that they do.

     ¹⁴ Then he bought me to the door of the gate of the LORD'S house which was toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz. ¹⁵ Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations than these.

¹⁶ And he bought me into the inner court of the LORD'S house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east. ¹⁷ Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit [this] the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled [this] the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put [this] the branch to their nose. ¹⁸ Therefore will I also deal in fury: mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, yet will I not hear them.

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