Ezekiel 3:20

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand.

When

And i lay

Because

Matthew 18:15

And his

2 Peter 2:21

But his

Hebrews 13:17

Bible References

When

where other seed fell, denotes the man that heareth the word, and at first receives it with pleasure:

the just shall have life by trusting in me, but if he revolt, he will be the object of my displeasure.

when their language swells with vanity, by applying to the sensual passions of the licentious, they allure those who were escap'd for a while, from such deceivers:

they went out from us, but they were not of us: for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that it might be manifest, that they were not all of us.

And i lay

then Simeon gave them his benediction, and said to Mary his mother, "the child you now see, shall occasion many in Israel to fall and rise again; he will be the Object of calumny,

why? because they sought it not by faith, but indeed by the works of the law: for they stumbled at that stumbling-stone;

and David says, "let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a gin, and a recompence for their iniquity.

we preach Christ crucified, an obstacle to the Jews indeed, and to the Gentiles foolishness: but to those who believe,

who by the instigation of satan will make his parade with various arts, with fallacious signs and prodigies,

and which the architects rejected, will be an occasion to the incredulous of their stumbling, and bruising themselves thereby:

Because

Now in case such a brother do you an injury, go and expostulate with him in private: if he repents, thou hast saved thy brother.

And his

When an unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he roams about the deserts, seeking rest, and findeth none.

but by the good ground is meant such persons as have received the doctrine with simplicity and sincerity, abide by it, and practise it with perseverance.

who by patient continuance in well doing, seek for glory, honour, and immortality;

the just shall have life by trusting in me, but if he revolt, he will be the object of my displeasure.

for it had been better for them, not to have made any profession of the gospel, than after they have embraced it, to abandon the holy injunction, that was delivered to them.

But his

Confide in your guides, and be respectful: that they who are vigilant, as being accountable for your souls, may discharge themselves with cheerfulness, and not with anxiety, which would be to your prejudice.