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Ezekiel 13
Book of Ezekiel
I am against them that prophesy out of
their
own hearts. I am against them that teach My
people to fly away
I am against the False teachers
Ezekiel 13:1 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and
say thou unto them that prophesy out of their own hearts, Hear ye the
word of the Lord;
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False prophesy = I am against them that prophesy out of
their
own hearts
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Beware of false prophesy
3 Thus saith the Lord God; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow
their own spirit, and have seen nothing!
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Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen
nothing
4 O Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts.
5 Ye have not gone up into the gaps, neither made up the hedge for the
house of Israel to stand in the battle in the day of the Lord.
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The day of the lord = 1000 years = millennium
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7th trumpet (Revelation 11)
6 They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The Lord saith:
and the Lord hath not sent them: and they have made others to hope that
they would confirm the word.
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Woe to false teachers
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They say = The Lord saith: and the Lord
hath not sent them
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Judgment begins with false pastors
7 Have ye not seen a vain vision, and have ye not spoken a lying
divination, whereas ye say, The Lord saith it; albeit I have not spoken?
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Woe to those that lie and said, the Lord spoke
it and God did not speak of it.
8 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because ye have spoken vanity, and
seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you, saith the Lord God.
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Ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, I am
against you, saith the Lord God.
9 And mine hand shall be upon the prophets that see vanity, and that
divine lies: they shall not be in the assembly of my people, neither
shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither
shall they enter into the land of Israel; and ye shall know that I am
the Lord God.
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The prophets that see vanity, and that divine
lies
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They shall not be in the assembly of my people
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Neither shall they be written in the writing of
the house of Israel
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Assembly = secret council.
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Writing = register
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Land = soil
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Ezekiel 11:17
Therefore say, Thus saith
the Lord GOD; I will even gather you from the
people, and assemble you out of the countries
where ye have been scattered, and I will give
you the land of Israel.
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Ye shall know = Ezekiel 13:14 So
will I break down the wall that ye have daubed
with untempered morter, and bring it down
to the ground, so that the foundation thereof
shall be discovered, and it shall fall, and ye
shall be consumed in the midst thereof: and ye
shall know that I am the LORD.
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Ezekiel 13:15 Thus will I accomplish my
wrath upon the wall, and upon them that have
daubed it with untempered morter, and
will say unto you, The wall is no more,
neither they that daubed it;
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Ezekiel 6:7 And the slain shall fall in
the midst of you, and ye shall know that I am
the LORD.
10 Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and
there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it
with untempered morter:
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They have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and
there was no peace
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One built = be one = a false prophet.
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A wall = the outer wall of a house
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Others = the false prophets
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Ezekiel 13:16 To wit, the prophets
of Israel which prophesy concerning Jerusalem,
and which see visions of peace for her, and
there is no peace, saith the Lord GOD.
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Daubed = coated
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Untempered mortar = whitewash
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Matthew 28:20
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I
have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway,
even unto the end of the world.
Amen.
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Acts 23:3 Then said Paul unto him, God shall
smite thee, thou whited wall: for sittest
thou to judge me after the law, and commandest
me to be smitten contrary to the law?
11 Say unto them which daub it with untempered morter, that it shall
fall: there shall be an overflowing shower; and ye, O great hailstones,
shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it.
12 Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where is
the daubing wherewith ye have daubed it?
13 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; I will even rend it with a stormy
wind in my fury; and there shall be an overflowing shower in mine anger,
and great hailstones in my fury to consume it.
14 So will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with untempered
morter, and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof
shall be discovered, and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the
midst thereof: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.
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Ezekiel 13:11 Say unto them which daub it
with untempered morter, that it shall
fall: there shall be an overflowing shower; and
ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy
wind shall rend it.
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Ezekiel 6:7 And the slain shall fall in
the midst of you, and ye shall know that I am
the LORD.
15 Thus will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall, and upon them that
have daubed it with untempered morter, and will say unto you, The wall
is no more, neither they that daubed it;
16 To wit, the prophets of Israel which prophesy concerning Jerusalem,
and which see visions of peace for her, and there is no peace, saith the
Lord God.
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The prophets of Israel which prophesy concerning
Jerusalem
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Which see visions of peace for her, and there is
no peace, saith the Lord God
17 Likewise, thou son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy
people, which prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy thou against
them,
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Set thy face against = This required
Divine courage on the part of Ezekiel.
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Ezekiel 14:8 And I will set my face against that
man, and will make him a sign and a proverb, and
I will cut him off from the midst of my people;
and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
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Ezekiel 20:46 Son of man, set thy face
toward the south, and drop thy word
toward the south, and prophesy against the
forest of the south field;
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Ezekiel 21:2 Son of man, set thy face
toward Jerusalem, and drop thy word
toward the holy places, and prophesy against the
land of Israel,
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Ezekiel 29:2 Son of man, set thy face
against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy
against him, and against all Egypt:
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Ezekiel 29:21 In that day will I cause
the horn of the house of Israel to bud forth,
and I will give thee the opening of the mouth in
the midst of them; and they shall know that I am
the LORD.
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Ezekiel 29:2 Son of man, set thy face
against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy
against him, and against all Egypt:
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Their own heart = and a similar
transition from men to women
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Ezekiel 2:3 And he said unto me, Son of
man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a
rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me:
they and their fathers have transgressed against
me, even unto this very day.
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Isaiah 3:16 Moreover the LORD saith,
Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and
walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes,
walking and mincing as they go, and
making a tinkling with their feet:
17 Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the
crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and
the LORD will discover their secret parts.
18 And say, Thus saith the Lord God; Woe to the women that sew pillows
to all armholes, and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to
hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and will ye save the
souls alive that come unto you?
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Will ye hunt the souls of my people to deceive
them with false teaching
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Sew pillows to all armholes = sew together
coverings upon all the joints of My hands: hide
from the People the hands of God lifted up and
stretched forth in judgment.
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Isaiah 26:11 LORD, when thy hand is
lifted up, they will not see: but they
shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the
people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall
devour them.
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Isaiah 5:1
Now will I sing to my well
beloved a song of my beloved touching his
vineyard. My well beloved hath a vineyard in a
very fruitful hill:
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Isaiah 2:10 Enter into the rock, and hide thee
in the dust, for fear of the LORD, and for the
glory of his majesty.
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Pillows = coverings for purposes of concealment
= from kasah, to conceal, to hide.
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Ezekiel 13:20 Wherefore thus saith the
Lord GOD; Behold, I am against your
pillows, wherewith ye there hunt the souls to
make them fly, and I will tear them from
your arms, and will let the souls go, even
the souls that ye hunt to make them fly.
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Isaiah 26:11 LORD, when thy hand
is lifted up, they will not see: but they
shall see, and be ashamed for their envy
at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies
shall devour them.
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Armholes = My hands; referring to the judgments
they were to execute
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Ezekiel 9:11 And, behold, the man clothed with
linen, which had the inkhorn by his side,
reported the matter, saying, I have done as thou
hast commanded me.
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Make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature =
make mantles to cover the heads (and therefore
the eyes) of those on whom the judgments of
God's hand were about to fall, lest they should
see.
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Kerchiefs
= wraps that cleave close round
the head.
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Hebrew word mispahoth (occurs only here), from
saphah, to join, or cleave closely.
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Saphah = put = attach = Ezekiel 9:11 And,
behold, the man clothed with linen, which had
the inkhorn by his side, reported the matter,
saying, I have done as thou hast commanded me.
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Job 30:7 Among the bushes they brayed;
under the nettles they were gathered together.
(gathered together).
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The object being to cover the head so that God's
hand may not be seen.
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Isaiah 26:11 LORD, when thy hand
is lifted up, they will not see: but they
shall see, and be ashamed for their envy
at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies
shall devour them.
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Stature = tall figure
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Hebrew word komah = height
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Put, here, for every man of high or lofty
station: for the princes or rulers in Jerusalem,
whose eyes were blinded by these false
prophetesses.
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1 Samuel 16:7 But the LORD said unto
Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the
height of his stature; because I have refused
him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth;
for man looketh on the outward appearance, but
the LORD looketh on the heart.
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Hunt = ensnare
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Souls =
for the People
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Will ye . . . ? = This is not a question, but a
statement.
19 And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for
pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the
souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear
your lies?
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By your lying to my people that hear your lies?
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To slay = to prophesy (falsely) that they
should be slain.
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To save = to promise life to those
who should not live.
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Your = indicating unwomanly character.
20 Wherefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against your pillows,
wherewith ye there hunt the souls to make them fly, and I will tear them
from your arms, and will let the souls go, even the souls that ye hunt
to make them fly.
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I am against your pillows, ye there hunt the
souls to make them fly, and I will tear them
from your arms
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Fly = escape
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I will tear = So that these wraps
could be torn away.
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They teach people they don't need to study
God's word, they're going to fly away
21 Your kerchiefs also will I tear, and deliver my people out of your
hand, and they shall be no more in your hand to be hunted; and
ye shall
know that I am the Lord.
22 Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I
have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he
should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:
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Because with lies ye have made the heart of the
righteous sad
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God's against those that teach a fly away
and say you don't have to study God's word
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The righteous = a righteous one
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The wicked = a lawless one
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His wicked way = his wrong way
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By . . . life = are translated
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Ezekiel 13:20 Wherefore thus saith the
Lord GOD; Behold, I am against your
pillows, wherewith ye there hunt the souls to
make them fly, and I will tear them from
your arms, and will let the souls go, even
the souls that ye hunt to make them fly.
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Life = Continuance in life = escape
from the judgments announced by God
23 Therefore ye shall see no more vanity, nor divine divinations: for I
will deliver my people out of your hand: and ye shall know that I am the
Lord.
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Who does this?
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God
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The day of the Lord = there will be no more
false teaching, you're going to see The Lord
face to face and the word of God will be taught.
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2 Peter 3:8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing,
that one day is with the Lord
as a thousand years, and a
thousand years as one day.
9 The
Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count
slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward,
not willing that any
should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
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But the day of the Lord will come as a
thief in the night; in
the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise,
and
the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and
the works that are therein shall be burned up.
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Revelation 20:6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in
the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power,
but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign
with him a thousand years.
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Ezekiel 44:23 And they shall
teach my people the difference between the holy
and profane, and cause them to
discern between the unclean and the clean.
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