Eze 20:1 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Ezek 20:1-3: 20:1-3 the seventh year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity: Five more years would pass before the destruction of Jerusalem. • The leaders (literally elders ) of Israel —the leaders of the community in exile—came to Ezekiel once again, looking for a word from the Lord (cp. 8:1 ; 14:1 ). Normally, seeking a message from the Lord is a good thing. But these leaders had already been condemned for their mixed motives (see ch 14 ), and the Lord would not receive their request. The question they asked Ezekiel is not recorded—perhaps they never had the opportunity to ask it.

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‏ Ezekiel 20:1

Summary for Ezek 20:1-3: 20:1-3 ^a the seventh year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity: Five more years would pass before the destruction of Jerusalem.

• The leaders (literally elders) of Israel—the leaders of the community in exile—came to Ezekiel once again, looking for a word from the Lord (cp. 8:1 ^b; 14:1 ^c). Normally, seeking a message from the Lord is a good thing. But these leaders had already been condemned for their mixed motives (see ch 14 ^d), and the Lord would not receive their request. The question they asked Ezekiel is not recorded—perhaps they never had the opportunity to ask it.