Ezekiel 17:23

"“The Lord GOD says: ‘I will also take some of the lofty top of the cedar, and will plant it. I will crop off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and I will plant it on a high and lofty mountain."

Key Reflection

Ezekiel 17:23 describes God's sovereignty in raising up leaders and establishing his kingdom. By transplanting the cedar, which symbolizes strength and glory, to a high mountain, God illustrates his power to elevate and give new life to those he chooses, even from humble beginnings.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

In the mountain of the height of Israel -The parallel passageEzekiel 20:40points to the mountain on which the temple stood. But it is not here the actual Mount Moriah so much as the kingdom of which that mountain was the representative, the seat of the throne of the anointed Son of God (Psalms 2:6; comparePsalms 40:2). All fowl of every wing -(or, of every kind) are those who flock from all lands to this kingdom. CompareMatthew 13:32.

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