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God Commands the Sword
Commentators like John Calvin and John Gill emphasize that war is not a random event. God's statement, "Sword, go through the land," reveals His absolute sovereignty. He commissions the sword and directs invading armies as instruments of His judgment. This means that even the chaos of war is under God's ultimate control, serving His purposes to chastise sin.
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Ezekiel
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Albert Barnes
On Ezekiel 14:12–23
18th Century
Theologian
(Jeremiah 14; Jeremiah 15) is a remarkable parallel to this prophecy. Here, as elsewhere, Ezekiel is commissioned to deliver…
Charles Ellicott
On Ezekiel 14:15–20
19th Century
Bishop
In these verses the same declaration is repeated, for the sake of emphasis, with each one of three other instruments of punishment, with only such …
John Calvin
On Ezekiel 14:17–18
16th Century
Theologian
The Prophet now turns to the third kind of punishment. Therefore God says, if He sends a sword upon a land, He cannot be persuaded not to consu…
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John Gill
On Ezekiel 14:17
17th Century
Pastor
Or [if] I bring a sword upon that land
The land which had grievously sinned; the same land into which a famine shoul…
Matthew Henry
On Ezekiel 14:12–23
17th Century
Minister
National sins bring national judgments. Though sinners escape one judgment, another is waiting for them. When God's professing people rebel against…