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Corrupt Leaders, Corrupt People
Commentators explain that God identifies the city's leaders as the source of its downfall. John Calvin compares them to 'the blind leading the blind,' whose wicked counsel and apostasy drag the entire population into ruin. This highlights the immense responsibility of leaders and the danger of following them uncritically.
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Ezekiel
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John Calvin
On Ezekiel 11:1–2
16th Century
Theologian
Here the Prophet admonishes the people that perverse leaders would be the cause of their destruction. For if the blind lead the blind both will…
John Gill
On Ezekiel 11:2
17th Century
Pastor
Then said he unto me, son of man
That is, the Lord, or, the Spirit of the Lord, that lifted him up: thes…
Matthew Henry
On Ezekiel 11:1–13
17th Century
Minister
Where Satan cannot persuade people to look upon the judgment to come as uncertain, he gains his point by persuading them to look upon it as distant…