Sermon Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 20:38
Ezekiel 14:8 ; Ezekiel 20:38 Such is the solemn burden with which the prophet Ezekiel closes almost every paragraph of his prophecy: the proposed result of all the judgments denounced and all the mercies promised by God through his ministration. A result so announced, so repeated, cannot be unimportant. I. When we come seriously to consider the matter, shall we not find that it is a lesson worth knowing at any price at the price of home and comfort, of wealth and vigour, yea, of life itself,... read more
Sermon Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 20:25
Ezekiel 20:25 The prophet Ezekiel in the text announces a very solemn judgment of God upon those who refuse truth. The chiefs of the nation are before the prophet, requiring to know how God might be propitiated, so as to bring them again to their country and their homes. Possessed by the Awful Indweller, Ezekiel recapitulates the history of the Jews from the beginning, and amongst God's mingled visitations of wrath and mercy, is described that of the text. There is an obvious difficulty in this... read more