Ezekiel 20:1

And it happened that, in the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth of the month, men from the elders of Israel arrived, so that they might inquire of the Lord, and they sat before me.

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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 the LORD, and sat before me.

In Context

2And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

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Cross References

1 Kings 22:15And so he went to the king. And the king said to him, “Micaiah, should we go to Ramoth Gilead to do battle, or should we cease?” And he responded to him, “Ascend, and go forth to success, and the Lord will deliver it into the hands of the king.”

Isaiah 29:13And the Lord said: Since this people have drawn near to me only with their mouth, and their lips glorify me while their heart is far from me, and their fear of me is based on the commandments and doctrines of men,

Jeremiah 37:17And Jeremiah said to king Zedekiah: “How have I sinned against you, or your servants, or your people, such that you would cast me into a house of imprisonment?

Ezekiel 8:1And it happened that, in the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth of the month, I was sitting in my house, and the elders of Judah were sitting before me, and the hand of the Lord God fell upon me there.

Ezekiel 24:1And the word of the Lord came to me, in the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, saying:

Ezekiel 29:1In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the eleventh day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 20:1

In this chapter, I. The prophet is consulted by some of the elders of Israel, ver. 1 . II. He is instructed by his God what answer to give them. He must, 1. Signify God's displeasure against them, ver. 2, 3 . And, 2. He must show them what just cause he had for that displeasure, by giving them a history of God's grateful dealings with their fathers and their treacherous dealings with God. (1.) In Egypt, ver. 10-26 . (3.) In Canaan, ver. 27-32 . 3. He must denounce the judgments of God against them, ver. 33-36 . 4.… Read the whole commentary →

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