Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible
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Ezekiel
Book: Ezekiel
Chapter: 10
Overview:
A
Vision of the burning of the
City.
(1-7) The Divine
Glory
departing from the
Temple.
(8-22)
1-7 The
Fire being taken from between the wheels, under the
cherubim, ch. 1:13, seems to have signified the wrath of
God
to be executed upon
Jerusalem. It intimated that the
Fire of
Divine wrath, which kindles
Judgment upon a people, is just and
holy; and in the great
Day, the
Earth, and all the
Works that
are therein, will be burnt up.
8-22 Ezekiel sees the working of Divine
Providence in the
government of the lower world, and the affairs of it. When
God
is leaving a people in displeasure, angels above, and all events
below, further his departure. The
Spirit of
Life, the
Spirit of
God, directs all creatures, in
Heaven and
On Earth,
So as to
make them serve the Divine purpose.
God removes
By Degrees from
a provoking people; and, when ready to depart, would return to
them, if they were a repenting, praying people. Let this warn
sinners to seek the
Lord while he may be found, and to
Call On
him while he is near, and cause us all to walk humbly and
watchfully with our
God.