The
leaders judged; the remnant distinguished; the glory
forsakes the city
In chapter 11 God judges
the leaders of iniquity, who comforted themselves in the
thought that the city was impregnable [1]. They should be brought out from
the midst thereof and be judged in the border of Israel.
One of these wicked men dies in the presence of the
prophet, which brings out the sorrow of his heart and his
intercession for Israel. In reply, God distinguishes
those in Jerusalem from the captives. As to the latter,
God had been a sanctuary to them wherever they were. He
would restore them, and give them back the land. He would
purify them, and give them a new heart. They should be
His people, and He would be their God. But as for those
who walked after their abominations, their ways should be
visited upon them in judgment. The remnant are always
distinguished, and individual conduct is the condition of
blessing, save that they, the faithful, are established
as the people of God at the end.
The glory of Jehovah then
forsakes the city and stands upon the Mount of Olives,
from which Jesus ascended, and to which He will again
descend for Israel's glory. This part of the prophecy
ends here.
[1]
Jeremiah's exhortations will be remembered—to submit
themselves to Nebuchadnezzar, and even to quit the city
and go forth unto him.
Ezekiel 11 Bible Commentary
John Darby’s Synopsis
In chapter 11 God judges the leaders of iniquity, who comforted themselves in the thought that the city was impregnable [1]. They should be brought out from the midst thereof and be judged in the border of Israel. One of these wicked men dies in the presence of the prophet, which brings out the sorrow of his heart and his intercession for Israel. In reply, God distinguishes those in Jerusalem from the captives. As to the latter, God had been a sanctuary to them wherever they were. He would restore them, and give them back the land. He would purify them, and give them a new heart. They should be His people, and He would be their God. But as for those who walked after their abominations, their ways should be visited upon them in judgment. The remnant are always distinguished, and individual conduct is the condition of blessing, save that they, the faithful, are established as the people of God at the end.
The glory of Jehovah then forsakes the city and stands upon the Mount of Olives, from which Jesus ascended, and to which He will again descend for Israel's glory. This part of the prophecy ends here.
[1] Jeremiah's exhortations will be remembered—to submit themselves to Nebuchadnezzar, and even to quit the city and go forth unto him.