Ezekiel 20:1
And it came to pass in the seventh year, on the fifteenth day of the month, there came men of the elders of the house of Israel to inquire of the Lord, and they sat before me.
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2And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
Cross References
1 Kings 22:15And he came to the king: and the king said to him, Micaiah, shall I go up to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? and he said, Go up, and the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king.
Isaiah 29:13And the Lord has said, This people draw nigh to me with their mouth, and they honor me with their lips, but their heart is far from me: but in vain do they worship me, teaching the commandments and doctrines of men.
Jeremiah 37:17For I will bring about thy healing, I will heal thee of thy grievous wound, saith the Lord; for thou art called Dispersed: she is your prey, for no one seeks after her.
Ezekiel 8:1And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the fifth month, on the fifth day of the month, I was sitting in the house, and the elders of Judah were sitting before me: and the hand of the Lord came upon me.
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 twelfth year, in the tenth month, on the first 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 →