By what signs and actions to express the approaching captivity of Zedekiah king of Judah that was the thing to be foretold, and it is foretold to those that are already in captivity, because as long as Zedekiah was upon the throne they flattered themselves with hopes that he would make his part good with the king of Babylon, whose yoke he was now projecting to shake off, from which, it is probable, these poor captives promised themselves great things and it may be, when he was forming that design, he privately sent encouragement to them to hope that he would rescue them shortly, or procure their liberty by exchange of prisoners. In these verses the prophet is directed, I. We may keep up our communion with God without raptures and ecstasies. Faith comes by hearing that word of prophecy which is more sure than vision. Perhaps Ezekiel reflected with so much pleasure upon the vision he had had of the glory of God that often, since it went up from him, he was wishing it might come down to him again, and, having seen it once and a second time, he was willing to hope he might be a third time so favoured but we do not find that he ever saw it any more, and yet the word of the Lord comes to him for God did in divers manners speak to the fathers ( ) and they often heard the words of God when they did not see the visions of the Almighty. 16 But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence that they may declare all their abominations among the heathen whither they come and they shall know that I am the L ORD. 15 And they shall know that I am the L ORD, when I shall scatter them among the nations, and disperse them in the countries.
14 And I will scatter toward every wind all that are about him to help him, and all his bands and I will draw out the sword after them. 13 My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare: and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there. 12 And the prince that is among them shall bear upon his shoulder in the twilight, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby: he shall cover his face, that he see not the ground with his eyes. 11 Say, I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them: they shall remove and go into captivity. 8 And in the morning came the word of the L ORD unto me, saying, 9 Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest thou? 10 Say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord G OD This burden concerneth the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel that are among them. 7 And I did so as I was commanded: I brought forth my stuff by day, as stuff for captivity, and in the even I digged through the wall with mine hand I brought it forth in the twilight, and I bare it upon my shoulder in their sight. 6 In their sight shalt thou bear it upon thy shoulders, and carry it forth in the twilight: thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the ground: for I have set thee for a sign unto the house of Israel. 5 Dig thou through the wall in their sight, and carry out thereby. 4 Then shalt thou bring forth thy stuff by day in their sight, as stuff for removing: and thou shalt go forth at even in their sight, as they that go forth into captivity. 3 Therefore, thou son of man, prepare thee stuff for removing, and remove by day in their sight and thou shalt remove from thy place to another place in their sight: it may be they will consider, though they be a rebellious house.
1 The word of the L ORD also came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house. Eze 12:4 | MHC | STEP | Zedekiah's Captivity Foretold.
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