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  1. When and why?<\/em> In the fourth year of Zedekiah\u2019s reign, 594-3 BCE, there was a gathering of anti-Babylonian forces in Jerusalem, who argued for aligning with Egypt to help in the rebellion against Babylonia. This might be the historical background behind the parable in this chapter.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Familiar symbols<\/em>. From as early as Genesis chapter 49, in Jacob\u2019s blessing to Judah, the vine is a symbol of the House of David. The eagle in the ancient world was a familiar symbol of kingship and sovereignty. This time, Ezekiel does not surprise his listeners, and they are perfectly capable of working out the moral for themselves: \u201cSay to the rebellious breed: Do you not know what these things mean?\u201d (verse 12). Nevertheless, he goes on to explain, just in case not everybody gets it.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Is keeping a pact a religious value<\/em>? Zedekiah, according to the parable here, is guilty of breaking the pact with the king of Babylonia. But in verse 20, God takes responsibility and punishes Zedekiah for \u201cfor the trespass which he committed against Me.\u201d Is the breaking of any pact that was made with an oath also a sin against God? Or does verse 20 refer to an additional pact or covenant that was broken, that between God and the people? It can be understood in both ways. And if you want to know how the author(s) of Chronicles understood the matter, take a peak at chapter #929, that is 2 Chronicles 36: 13.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Where will it all continue<\/em>? Who will continue the Judahan, and where? The Babylonian center of population, or the Jerusalem one? According to the prophecy – that\u2019s not the right question. The top of the cedar tree wins out easily over the traitorous vine, laying on the ground. And in the future, God will create a new and impressive government from the cedar, from Jehoiachin.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Who\u2019s king here<\/em>? The end of the chapter clarifies that it is not Nebuchadnezzar but rather God who raises up and punishes, who crowns mortal kings and calls them to account: \u201cThen shall all the trees of the field know that it is I the LORD who have abased the lofty tree and exalted the lowly tree, who have dried up the green tree and made the withered tree bud. 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