Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible

Lamentations It is evident that Jeremiah was the author of the Lamentations which bear his name. The book was not written till a ...

ordinances, who have not duly valued nor observed them. What should they do with Bibles, who make no improvement of them? Those ...

Lam. 3:37-41 While there is life there is hope; and instead of complaining that things are bad, we should encourage ourselves wi ...

in eternal sorrow. Edom here represents all the enemies of the church. And the corruption, and sin of Israel, which the prophet ...

Ezekiel Ezekiel was one of the priests; he was carried captive to Chaldea with Jehoiachin. All his prophecies appear to have bee ...

things which relate to our peace and duty, and leave secret things to the Lord, to whom alone they belong. Ezek. 1:15-25 Provide ...

The prophet is directed what he is to do. (Ezek. 2:1-5) And encouraged to be resolute, faithful, and devoted. (Ezek. 2:6-10) Eze ...

And however retirement, meditation, and communion with God may be sweet, the servant of the Lord must prepare to serve his gener ...

Ezek. 5:1-4 The prophet must shave off the hair of his head and beard, which signifies God's utter rejecting and abandoning that ...

Chapter 7 The desolation of the land. (Ezek. 7:1-15) The distress of the few who should escape. (Ezek. 7:16-22) The captivity. ( ...

Ezek. 8:7-12 A secret place was, as it were, opened, where the prophet saw creatures painted on the walls, and a number of the e ...

Chapter 10 A vision of the burning of the city. (Ezek. 10:1-7) The Divine glory departing from the temple. (Ezek. 10:8-22) Ezek. ...

receive impressions: this is God's work, it is his gift by promise; and a wonderful and happy change is wrought by it, from deat ...

Ezek. 13:1-9 Where God gives a warrant to do any thing, he gives wisdom. What they delivered was not what they had seen or heard ...

by his judgments, he saves some to be monuments of his mercy. In firm belief that we shall approve the whole of God's dealings w ...

Chapter 17 A parable relative to the Jewish nation. (Ezek. 17:1-10) to which an explanation is added. (Ezek. 17:11-21) A direct ...

sins. If the son was not free from evils in this life, still he should be partaker of salvation. The question here is not about ...

Himself the true and living Vine. This shall be for a rejoicing to all the chosen people of God throughout all generations. Chap ...

Chapter 21 The ruin of Judah under the emblem of a sharp sword. (Ezek. 21:1-17) The approach of the king of Babylon described. ( ...

Ezek. 22:17-22 Israel, compared with other nations, had been as the gold and silver compared with baser metals. But they were no ...