Ezekiel 14:1

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Summary

Ezekiel 14:1

Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.

Certain

And sat

Bible References

Certain

It came about in the sixth year, on the fifth day of the sixth month, as I was sitting in my house with the elders of Judah sitting before me, that the hand of the Lord God fell on me there.

Now in the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth of the month, certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the Lord, and sat before me.

Now Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. And the king sent a man from his presence; but before the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, “Do you see how this son of a murderer has sent to take away my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door and hold the door shut against him. Is not the sound of his master’s feet behind him?”

On the next day, their rulers and elders and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem;

And sat

They come to you as people come, and sit before you as My people and hear your words, but they do not do them, for they do the lustful desires expressed by their mouth, and their heart goes after their gain.

Then the Lord said,
“Because this people draw near with their words
And honor Me with their lip service,
But they remove their hearts far from Me,
And their reverence for Me consists of tradition learned by rote,

She had a sister called Mary, who was seated at the Lord’s feet, listening to His word.

“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated under Gamaliel,

strictly according to the law of our fathers, being zealous for God just as you all are today.