Ezekiel 20:1
In the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, some of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and sat before me.
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2The LORD’s word came to me, saying,
Cross References
1 Kings 22:15When he had come to the king, the king said to him, “Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth Gilead to battle, or shall we forbear?” He answered him, “Go up and prosper; and the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
Isaiah 29:13The Lord said, “Because this people draws near with their mouth and honors me with their lips, but they have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men which has been taught;
Jeremiah 37:17then Zedekiah the king sent and had him brought out. The king asked him secretly in his house, “Is there any word from the LORD?” Jeremiah said, “There is.” He also said, “You will be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.”
Ezekiel 8:1In the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I sat in my house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, the Lord GOD’s hand fell on me there.
Ezekiel 24:1Again, in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, the LORD’s word came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 29:1In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the twelfth day of the month, the LORD’s word 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 →