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This chapter contains two beautiful examples of the parabolic kind of writing. In the first parable, the lioness is Jerusalem. The first of the young lions is Jehoahaz, deposed by the king of Egypt; and the second lion is Jehoiakim, whose rebellion drew on himself the vengeance of the king of Babylon.
In the second parable the vine is the Jewish nation. It had long prospered, its land being fertile, its princes powerful, and its people flourishing. But as a consequence of their guilt, the judgments of God had now destroyed a great part of the people, and doomed the rest to captivity.
"This is a lament and is to be used as a lament," which indicated how sad Ezekiel was when he was conveying these messages…
由 Yi-ting 於 2009年12月4日 上午 12:03 張貼在 和平教會 草戊尚土靈修俱樂部