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Ezekiel 33:7-20

The Watchman

March 19, 2028

The Prophet Ezekiel (Sistine Chapel ceiling), Michelangelo
The Prophet Ezekiel (Sistine Chapel ceiling), Michelangelo, 1510Sistine Chapel, Vatican
Ezekiel on the ceiling, twisting round with a scroll in his fist and a hand raised, caught mid-argument with somebody out of frame.If you do not speak to warn the wicked, I will require their blood at your hand: the reading makes the prophet responsible for saying it, and this one is clearly saying it.MichelangeloSculptor first and painter under protest, who spent four years on his back on the Sistine ceiling and produced the most consequential painting in Europe.Sistine Chapel, VaticanThe pope's chapel, where conclaves are held, decorated by Perugino, Botticelli and Ghirlandaio before Michelangelo was ever asked.Sistine Chapel, Vatican
LSB Three-Year Lectionary
GospelLuke 13:1-9Lk 13:1-9
Epistle1 Cor. 10:1-131 Cor 10:1-13
Old TestamentEzek. 33:7-20Ez 33:7-20
PsalterPs. 85Ps 85

Overview & Insights

“As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live.” (Ezekiel 33:11)

God appoints Ezekiel as a watchman for Israel who must warn the wicked or share their guilt. God declares that he takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked but calls them to turn from their ways and live.

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Commentary

Ezekiel 33 Commentary: The Prophet as WatchmanEz 33 Commentary: The Prophet as Watchman Enduring Word · David Guzik

A full walk through the watchman oracle and its warning.

Ezekiel 33:1 CommentariesEz 33:1 Commentaries BibleHub

An aggregator of classic commentaries on the chapter's opening.

Ezekiel Commentary Verse by VerseEz Commentary Verse by Verse Precept Austin

An evangelical inductive-study resource covering the chapter.

Ezekiel 33 (Barnes' Notes)Ez 33 (Barnes' Notes) StudyLight

A detailed older commentary on the watchman and repentance.

Ezekiel 33 (Matthew Henry)Ez 33 (Mt Henry) Blue Letter Bible

A classic devotional commentary on divine justice in the chapter.

Background & Word Study

Ezekiel 33:1 InterlinearEz 33:1 Interlinear BibleHub

Shows the Hebrew behind watchman and turning back.

Ezekiel 33:7-20Ez 33:7-20 Sefaria

The Hebrew text alongside classic Jewish commentators.

The Church Fathers

Ezekiel 33:7 CatenaEz 33:7 Catena Catena

Patristic comment on the watchman's responsibility.

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