Reading 'Verbatim', the Book of the Old Testament, 'Ezekiel - Chapter 13', Post 13, December 21, 2020

Welcome, welcome back, my friends. 

I pray that you have had a wonderful time to review our 'wonderful book' - 'Isaiah', over the past few weeks.  And now, though I was planning to post Daniel before Ezekiel, I shall post 'Ezekiel' and then 'Daniel'.  This is because, with 'Daniel', I shall also post it in 'conjunction with' - 'the Book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ'.  It is so very important to post in this manner, for you see, 'Daniel Explains Much' in 'the Book of the Revelation', the very last book of the Holy Bible, found in the New Testament. audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html

Thus, we need to keep 'God's Word' in relevant context at all times, but, especially in these days, which are perilous. [2 Timothy 3] audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html
For reference - Ongoing
Reading Verbatim, the Books of the Old Testament, 'Intro to Ezekiel and Daniel', MWF, Post A, November 2, 2020
Reading Verbatim, the Books of the Old Testament, 'Intro to Ezekiel and Daniel', MWF, Post B, November 4, 2020
Reading Verbatim, the Books of the Old Testament, 'Intro to Ezekiel and Daniel', MWF, Post C-Post-script, November 6, 2020​

​The Main Aspects of his Teaching. audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html
       (1) Denunciation of Judah's sins and the downfall of Jerusalem, Chs.1-24.
       (2) Judgments upon foreign nations, Chs.25-32.
       (3) Repentance as a condition of salvation, 18:30-32.
       (4) The glorious restoration of Israel, 16:60; 27:22-24; 20:40; Chs.33-48.
       (5) The freedom and responsibility of the individual soul before God. 18:20-32.
       (6) The necessity of a new heart and a new spirit, 11:19: 18:31; 36:26.

​Outline  audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html
I. Ezekiel's Call, Chs.1-3. [November 16-18-20, 2020]
1. Preliminary vision, Ch.1.
2. The call, Chs.2-3.
II. The Destruction of Jerusalem, Chs.4-24.  audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html
1. The siege and certain judgment of the city, Chs.4-7, [November 23-24-26-27, 2020]
2. The condition of the city and the sins of the people, Chs.8-19. [December 7-24, 2020] Break]
3. Renewed proofs and predictions of the doom of Judah and Jerusalem, Chs.20-24. [January, 2021] Break
III. Predictions against Foreign Nations and Cities. Chs.25-32. [Late January, 2021 and continuing]
IV. Prophecies concerning the Restoration, Chs.33-48.
1. The restoration of Judah to the promised land, Chs.33-39.
2. The Messianic times, Chs.40-48. audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html

​Ezekiel Chapter 13  audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html
Heavy judgments against lying prophets. (1-9) The insufficiency of their work. (10-16) Woes against false prophetesses. (17-23) audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html​

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;
3 Thus saith the Lord GOD; 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.
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.
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?
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.
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.'

Heavy judgments against lying prophets.
Notes: 1-9 'Where God gives a warrant to do any thing, he gives wisdom. What they delivered was not what they had seen or heard, as that is which the ministers of Christ deliver. They were not praying prophets, had no intercourse with Heaven; they contrived how to please people, not how to do them good; they stood not against sin. They flattered people into vain hopes. Such widen the breach, by causing men to think themselves deserving of eternal life, when the wrath of God abides upon them.'

​The insufficiency of their work. audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html
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:
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.
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.'

The insufficiency of their work. audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html
Notes: 10-16 'One false prophet built the wall, set up the notion that Jerusalem should be victorious, and made himself acceptable by it. Others made the matter yet more plausible and promising; they daubed the wall which the first had built; but they would, ere long, be undeceived when their work was beaten down by the storm of God's just wrath; when the Chaldean army desolated the land. Hopes of peace and happiness, not warranted by the word of God, will cheat men; like a wall well daubed, but ill built.'

​​Woes against false prophetesses.  audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html
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,
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?
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?
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.
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:
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.'

Woes against false prophetesses.  audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html
Notes: 17-23 'It is ill with those who had rather hear pleasing lies than unpleasing truths. The false prophetesses tried to make people secure, signified by laying them at ease, and to make them proud, signified by the finery laid on their heads. They shall be confounded in their attempts, and God's people shall be delivered out of their hands. It behoves Christians to keep close to the word of God, and in every thing to seek the teaching of the Holy Spirit. Let us so trust the promises of God as to keep his commandments.'  Amen. Amen. 
Commentary by Matthew Henry, 1710.