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Why would God create vessels of wrath prepared for destruction (Romans 9:21-22) if He has no pleasure in the death of the wicked (Ezekiel 33:11)?
Paul was drawing an illustration from an Old Testament passage of Scripture, Jeremiah 18:3-6. In that passage, God sent Jeremiah to the potter’s house to learn a lesson. The potter was making a vessel;...
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Why the vulgarism in Ezekiel 23:20?
Through the prophet Ezekiel HaShem expresses his extreme disgust for both the northern (Israel / Samaria) and southern (Judah) kingdoms, giving them the names Aholah (something like "tent-girl&...
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Ezekiel 14:14 speaks of Daniel (in modern translations), is this the same Daniel of other scriptures?
The Daniel of the biblical book is דָּנִיֵּאל, while in Ezek 14:14 and 28:3 it is דָּנִאֵל and this has led to division of opinion among scholars as to the identification of this particular individual....
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What are the arguments used by literal interpreters of Ezekiel's temple (Ezek. 40-48)?
EZEKIEL'S TEMPLE & THE 'MILLENNIAL' PERSPECTIVE:
The question posed is (as I understand it): “How does the ‘millennial’ interpretation of Ezekiel's temple prophecy, found in Ezekiel chapters 40-...
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Mark on the forehead in Ezekiel 9:4
I wonder about OP's teacher... Be that as it may, the explanation is fairly simple. Here's the Hebrew and English for Ezekiel 9:4
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ [אלו] אֵלָ֔יו* עֲבֹר֙ בְּת֣וֹךְ הָעִ֔יר בְּת֖וֹךְ ...
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Ezekiel 14:14 speaks of Daniel (in modern translations), is this the same Daniel of other scriptures?
I will not specifically reference spelling differences, since names in Scripture often bear different spellings. While such could indicate a different person, it need not, so spelling difference alone ...
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Romans 1:23 an allusion to Ezekiel 8:10?
Be careful not to claim too much here. Several verses in the OT have the same references to "birds and beasts and creeping things" such as:
Eze 38:20 - The fish of the sea and the birds of ...
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Who is the Pharaoh of Ezekiel?
The pharaoh was Apries, who ruled from 589 to 570 BCE and was known as Pharaoh Hophra in Jeremiah 44:30.
Peter C. Craigie (Ezekiel, page 220) explains that Hophra sent an army to assist King Zedekiah ...
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Did Ezekiel fulfill the 430 days of lying on his left & right side?
In Ezekiel Chapter 4 Ezekiel is told to lay on his left side for 390 days and then on his right side for 40 days while prophesying against Jerusalem (facing toward the drawing he made of Jerusalem's ...
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What does perfection mean in Matt 5:48?
This question involves the meaning of the much misunderstood (and sometimes mis-translated) word, τέλειος (teleios). BDAG provides four basic meanings of this adjective:
pertaining to meeting the ...
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Did Ezekiel intend to contradict Exodus 20?
In one way, Ezekiel is not intentionally contradicting Exodus 20 (or the equivalent but possibly earlier Deuteronomy 5:9), but rather drawing a parallel to Deuteronomy 24:16:
Deuteronomy 24:16: The ...
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What does it mean to "Weep for Tammuz"?
Weeping for Tammuz was a 40 day mourning period for a pagan sun deity that which God castigates Israel for whoring after in Ezekiel 8:13-16. Today this period of mourning is called Lent.
The ...
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In what sense is Ammon not remembered among the nations?
זָכַר / zakar is used here for 'remember', but does have overlap with a few different English words. We tend to use the word 'remember' in a sort of lazy, reminiscing way - I remember something that ...
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In Ezekiel 23 what acts of prostitution did Israel commit while she was a youth in Egypt?
The 'prostitution' referenced by Ezekiel is in most senses a reference to idolatry:
"They committed adultery with their idols; they even sacrificed their children, whom they bore to me, as food ...
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Does the Bible prohibit wearing face masks in public?
Matthew Poole correctly observes -
Cover not thy lips: it was a custom among them to cover either the upper lip, or mustaches, as the leper did, Leviticus 13:45, and as
Micah 3:7; and this also is ...
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Does righteousness come from the law or not?
We need to read on and follow through the logic of the next Galatians chapter, so that we can understand why Paul is saying this.
It is the case, as Ezekiel affirms, that keeping of the law WOULD lead ...
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Who does the Bible say the Two Olive Trees and Two Lampstands (Two Witnesses) are?
No discussion of the olive trees/lampstands should ignore Zechariah ch4, where they are first seen in a vision. They are identified in vv13-14 as "the two anointed who stand by the Lord of the ...
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Who does the Bible say the Two Olive Trees and Two Lampstands (Two Witnesses) are?
The two witness of Revelation 11:1-13 are actually given several titles including:
two lampstands
two olive trees
two prophets
In understanding these symbols, we seek their echo from other places in ...
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"Blessed be the glory of the LORD from its place"
Letter Exchange?
I cannot address with any certainty the "regularity" of "a כ/ך interchange with מ/ם," other than to state that such seems unlikely from a square script view (the ...
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What is the point of Ezekiel not mourning his wife?
I've read this passage a few times and admit to being awed by it. I can't imagine Ezekiel's pain, but feel very deeply for him. My heart cries for him. However, this really isn't all just about ...
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Why is the plural "ones" used in Ezekiel 37:17?
The Idea in Brief
The use of this plural-form of the word appears to stem from its necessity to “fit” into the cantillation scheme of the second half of the verse. In other words, if the singular form ...
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What is the significance of the LXX translator adding 3 stones to the King of Tyre’s covering?
The JPS Tanakh translates the Masoretic Text version of Ezekiel 28:11-13 as:
The word of the LORD came to me: O mortal, intone a dirge over the king of Tyre and say to him: Thus said the Lord GOD: ...
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Why is the Priest Ezekiel Called "Son of Man"?
Actually the "son of man" in Daniel 7 is not written the same as "son of man" in Ezekiel. For example the first use in Ezekiel is at 2:1:
And he said to me, “Son of man, stand on your feet, and I ...
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Were the sins of Judah greater than those of Sodom as alluded in Ezekiel 16:48?
Jesus' words sheds light on this:
20 Then he began to denounce the cities where most of his mighty works had been done, because they did not repent. 21 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! ...
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What is the meaning of "the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels" Ezekiel 1?
This is an interesting question. This entire chapter is a highly cryptic chapter in which Ezekiel intended the reader to read the Hebrew text outload several times. Because of the nature of this ...
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Can a righteous person lose their salvation according to Ezekiel 33:12-16?
Since all men die, the "death" and "deliverance" that Ezekiel is discussing must refer to the man's eternal salvation. This passage in Eze 33 is one of many passages in the ...
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