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Ezekiel 20
Forest Fire (c. 1500)
Piero di Cosimo (1462-1522)
Italian Renaissance Style
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, England, United Kingdom
Image Source: Web Gallery of Art
[ Illustration: Today's painting shows the chaos caused by a forest fire, a symbol of the judgment which the LORD was about to send upon the rebellious. ]
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[ 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: As recorded in Ezekiel 20, some of the elders of Israel came to Ezekiel to enquire of the LORD (1).
However, the LORD refused to answer their questions, and instead pronounced judgment against them for following after the same idols Israel had worshipped in Egypt, and in their sojourn in the wilderness, and in Canaan (2-32).
God, in judgment, was going to scatter them and purge them from their idolatry (33-44).
In verse 45, which begins a transition into chapter 21, the LORD says his judgments will burn among Judah and Jerusalem like a forest fire burns among the trees of the forest (45-48).
And, in reply, Ezekiel said that the Israelites thought he was speaking to them in parables (45-49).
[ Sermons: James Philip. Various. ]
Bible Chronologies -- Genesis to Revelation
RESOURCES
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[ THEMATICALLY AND CHRONOLOGICALLY RELATED SCRIPTURES: Ezekiel 20: Ezekiel 13. Ezekiel 14. Ezekiel 15. Ezekiel 16. Ezekiel 17. Ezekiel 18. Ezekiel 19. Ezekiel 20. Ezekiel 21. Ezekiel 22. Ezekiel 23. ]
[1] Ezekiel 1:2; Ezekiel 8:1; Ezekiel 14:1-3; Ezekiel 24:1; Ezekiel 26:1; Ezekiel 29:1, 17; Ezekiel 30:20; Ezekiel 31:1; Ezekiel 32:1; Ezekiel 40:1.
[2-3] Ezekiel 14:3-4; Ezekiel 14:7-8; Matthew 15:8-9.
[4] Ezekiel 22:2; Ezekiel 14:14, 20; Jeremiah 11:14.
[5] Exodus 6:2-4; Leviticus 17:7; Exodus 32.
[6] Daniel 11:16; Joshua 23:14.
[7] Leviticus 17:7; Leviticus 18:3; Joshua 24:14; Isaiah 2:20-21; 2 Chronicles 15:8.
[8] Numbers 14:11-20; Ezekiel 16:3; Ezekiel 16:19.
[9] Exodus 32:12; Deuteronomy 9:28; Deuteronomy 32:27-28.
[10] Deuteronomy 30:15-20.
[11] Deuteronomy 4:8; Leviticus 18:5.
[12] John 7:22; Exodus 31:13.
[13] Exodus 32:1-6; Numbers 14:1-4; Numbers 14:16; Numbers 25:1-3; Exodus 16:27; Numbers 15:32; Exodus 32:10; Numbers 15:12.
[14] Ezekiel 36:22-23.
[15] Numbers 14:28-29.
[16] Ezekiel 14:3-4; Exodus 32:1-8; Amos 5:25-26.
[17] Ezekiel 8:18; Ezekiel 9:10.
[18] Acts 7:51; Jeremiah 2:7.
[19] Exodus 20:2-3; Deuteronomy 5:6-7; Deuteronomy 7:1-6.
[20] Ezekiel 44:24.
[21] Numbers 21:5; Deuteronomy 9:23-24; Lamentations 4:11.
[22] Psalm 78:38.
[23] Leviticus 26:33; Deuteronomy 4:27.
[24] Ezekiel 6:9; Amos 2:4.
[25] Isaiah 63:17; Ezekiel 14:9; Romans 1:21-28; Romans 7:13; 2 Thessalonians 2:11-12; Acts 7:42.
[26] Ezekiel 16:21; Ezekiel 23:37; Leviticus 20:1-5; Acts 7:43; 2 Kings 17:17; 2 Kings 21:6.
[27] Ezekiel 2:7.
[28] Ezekiel 6:13; Psalm 78:58.
[29] Ezekiel 16:24-31.
[30] Numbers 32:14; Jeremiah 7:26; Jeremiah 9:14; Acts 7:51.
[31] Deuteronomy 18:10-12; Psalm 106:37-39; Jeremiah 7:31; Jeremiah 19:5.
[32] Proverbs 19:21; 1 Samuel 8:5; 1 Samuel 8:20.
[33] Hosea 2:14-15; Exodus 6:1; Exodus 6:6; Deuteronomy 4:34; Deuteronomy 5:15; Deuteronomy 7:19.
[34] Ezekiel 34:16; Isaiah 27:9-13.
[35] Deuteronomy 5:4; Jeremiah 10:12; Jeremiah 43:5.
[36] Numbers 11:1-33.
[37] Leviticus 27:32; Jeremiah 33:13; Micah 7:14.
[38] Ezekiel 11:21; Psalm 95:11.
[39] Psalm 81:12; Joshua 24:15.
[40] Ezekiel 17:23; Ezekiel 2:3; Ezekiel 4:3.
[41] Ezekiel 11:17.
[42] Jeremiah 24:7; Jeremiah 31:34; John 17:3.
[43] Ezekiel 6:9; Hosea 5:15.
[44] Ezekiel 36:21-22.
[45-46] Ezekiel 4:7; Ezekiel 6:2; Ezekiel 21:2.
[47] Ezekiel 15:6-7; Luke 23:31.
[48] Deuteronomy 29:24-28; 2 Chronicles 7:20-22; Lamentations 2:16-17.
[49] Matthew 13:13-14; John 16:25; Acts 17:18.
-- 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
HEBREW AND GREEK INTERLINEAR BIBLES
Ezekiel Detailed Outline
Ezekiel 20
1. Before the Siege of Jerusalem (Ezekiel 1:1 - Ezekiel 23:49) - 593 - 586 B.C. Babylon
F. The Judgments Motif (Continued) (13:1 - 23:49)
3). The Allegories (Continued) (15:1 - 23:49)
f). Fire in the South: Judgments for Idolatry (20:1-49)
1 And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to enquire of [this] the LORD, and sat before me.
2 Then came the word of the LORD unto me, saying,
3 Son of man, speak unto [this] the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Are ye come to enquire of me? As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be enquired of by you.
4 Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge them? cause them to know [this] the abominations of their fathers:
5 And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up mine hand unto them, saying, I am the LORD your God;
6 In the day that I lifted up mine hand unto them, to bring them forth of the land of Egypt into a land that I had espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands:
7 Then said I unto them, Cast ye away every man the abominations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
8 But they rebelled against me, and would not hearken unto me: they did not every man cast away [this] the abominations of their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt: then I said, I will pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.
9 But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, among whom they were, in whose sight I made myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt.
10 Wherefore I caused them to go forth out of the land of Egypt, and bought them into the wilderness.
11 And I gave them [this] my statutes, and shewed them [this] my judgments, which if a man do [this], he shall even live in them.
12 Moreover also I gave them [this] my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them [and between them], that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them.
13 But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they despised my judgments, which if a man do [them], he shall even live in them; and my sabbaths they greatly polluted: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them.
14 But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, in whose sight I bought them out.
15 Yet also I lifted up my hand unto them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands;
16 Because they despised my judgments, and walked not in my statutes, but polluted my sabbaths: for their heart went after their idols.
17 Nevertheless mine eye spared them [covered over them] from destroying them, neither did I make an end of them in the wilderness.
18 But I said unto their children in the wilderness, Walk ye not in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe their judgments, nor defile yourselves with their idols:
19 I am the LORD your God; walk in my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them;
20 And hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I am the LORD your God.
21 Notwithstanding the children rebelled against me: they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do them, which if a man do [them], he shall even live in them; they polluted [this] my sabbaths: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness.
22 Nevertheless I withdrew [this] mine hand, and wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted in the sight of the heathen, in whose sight I bought them forth.
23 I lifted up [this] mine hand unto them also in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the heathen, and disperse them through the countries;
24 Because they had not executed my judgments, but had despised my statutes, and had polluted my sabbaths, and their eyes were after their fathers' idols.
25 Wherefore I gave them also statutes that were not good, and judgments whereby they should not live;
26 And I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they caused to pass through the fire all that openeth the womb, that I might make them desolate, to the end that they might know that I am the LORD.
27 Therefore, son of man, speak unto the house of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Yet in this your fathers have blasphemed me, in that they have committed a trespass against me.
28 For when I had bought them into the land, for the which I lifted up [this] mine hand to give it to them, then they saw every
high hill, and all the thick trees, and they offered there [this] their sacrifices, and there they presented the provocation of their offering: there also they made their sweet savour, and poured out there [this] their drink offerings.
29 Then I said unto them, What is the high place whereunto ye go? And the name thereof is called Bamah unto this day.
30 Wherefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Are ye polluted after the manner of your fathers? and commit ye whoredom after their abominations?
31 For when ye offer your gifts, when ye make your sons to pass through the fire, ye pollute yourselves with all your idols, even unto this day: and shall I be enquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be enquired of by you.
32 And that which cometh into your mind shall not be at all [being it shall be], that ye say, We will be as the heathen, as the families of the countries, to serve wood and stone .
33 As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out, will I rule over you:
34 And I will bring you out from the people, and will gather you out of the countries wherein ye are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out.
35 And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there will I plead with you face to face.
36 Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I plead with you, saith the Lord GOD.
37 And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant:
38 And I will purge out from among you the rebels, and them that transgress against me: I will bring them forth out of the country where they sojourn, and they shall not enter into the land of Israel: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
39 As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord GOD; Go ye, serve ye every one his idols, and hereafter also, if ye will not hearken unto me: but pollute ye my holy name no more with your gifts, and with your idols.
40 For in mine holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them in the land, serve me: there will I accept them, and there will I require [this] your offerings, and the firstfruits of your oblations, with all your holy things.
41 I will accept you with your sweet savour, when I bring you out from the people, and gather you out of the countries wherein ye have been scattered; and I will be sanctified in you before the heathen.
42 And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall bring you into the land of Israel, into the country for the which I lifted up [this] mine hand to give it to your fathers.
43 And there shall ye remember [this] your ways, and all your doings, wherein ye have been defiled; and ye shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that ye have committed.
44 And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have wrought with you for my name's sake, not according to your wicked ways, nor according to your corrupt doings, O ye house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.
45 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
46 Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop thy word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;
47 And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.
48 And all flesh shall see that I the LORD have kindled it: it shall not be quenched.
49 Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?
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