Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible
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Ezekiel
Book: Ezekiel
Chapter: 25
Overview:
Judgments against the Ammonites.
(1-7) Against the Moabites,
Edomites, and
Philistines.
(8-17)
1-7. It is wicked to be glad at the calamities of any,
especially of
God's people; it is a
Sin for which he will surely
reckon.
God will make it appear that he is the
God of
Israel,
though he suffers them for a time to be captives in
Babylon. It
is better to know Him, and to be
Poor, than to be rich and
ignorant of him.
8-17 Though one event seem to the righteous and wicked, it is
vastly different. Those who
Glory in any other defence and
protection than the Divine power,
Providence, and promise, will,
sooner or later, be ashamed of their glorying. Those who will
not leave it to
God to take vengeance for them, may expect that
he will take vengeance
On them. The equity of the
Lord's
judgments is to be observed, when he not only avenges injuries
upon those that did them, but
By those against whom they were
done. Those who treasure up old
Hatred, and watch for the
opportunity of manifesting it, are treasuring up for themselves
wrath against the
Day of wrath.