Ezekiel 46:18

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Moreover the prince shall not take of the people's inheritance by oppression, to thrust them out of their possession; but he shall give his sons inheritance out of his own possession: that my people be not scattered every man from his possession.

Thrust

Inheritance out

Psalm 68:18

John 10:28

Ephesians 4:8

My people

Ezekiel 34:3

General references

1 Samuel 8:14

1 Samuel 10:25

Ezekiel 45:7

Bible References

Thrust

Thy rulers in thee are like ravishing wolves, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, for their own covetous lucre.

And say unto him, 'Thus sayeth the LORD: thou hast killed and thereto gotten possession.' And say moreover unto him, 'Thus sayeth the LORD: in the place where dogs lapped the blood of Naboth, shall dogs lap even thy blood also.'"

This is the word of the LORD, that came to Micah the Morasthite, in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah: which was showed him upon Samaria and Jerusalem.

Hear, O ye heads of the house of Jacob, and ye leaders of the house of Israel: Should not ye know, what were lawful and right?

Inheritance out

Thou art gone up on high; thou hast led captivity captive, and received gifts for men, yea, even for thine enemies, that the LORD God might dwell among them.

And I give unto them eternal life: and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

Wherefore he saith, "He is gone up on high, and hath led captivity captive, and hath given gifts unto men."

My people

Ye have eaten up the fat, ye have clothed you with the wool: the best fed have ye slain, but the flock have ye not nourished.

General references

And he shall take the best of your fields, and of your vineyards and of your olive trees, and give them to his servants.

Then Samuel told the people the duty of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the LORD, and so sent all the people away; every man to his house.

Upon both the sides of the Sanctuary's part, and by the city, there shall be given unto the prince, whatsoever lieth over against the city, as far as reacheth westward and eastward: which shall be as long as one part, from the west unto the east.