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God next instructed Ezekiel to pose a riddle about two eagles to the House of Israel. To be fair, he not only \u201cclued\u201d him in to the answer, he explicitly gave it to him. As summarized by Malbim, here are both the riddle and its solution:<\/span><\/p>\n

The \u201cgreat eagle\u201d is the King of Babylonia who resembles an eagle who soars above other birds and is their king. Therefore, he soared to the mountains of Lebanon, atop the lofty cedars. [Scripture] used four figures to describe him.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. \u201cGreat wings\u201d\u2014the feathers on his wings are large and long enabling lofty flight.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. The pinion to which the feathers are attached is also long.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. His body and wings are filled with feathers.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. The interwoven feathers are multicolored.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The analogy is:<\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. He can fly swiftly to all corners of the earth.<\/span><\/li>\n
    2. The long pinion indicates strength and power (unlike the second eagle mentioned subsequently, whose pinions are not long, because Pharaoh was powerless).<\/span><\/li>\n
    3. He is full of feathers, meaning his land is replete with masses of people (unlike the second eagle [v.7] which is described as a multi-feathered [but not colorful and interwoven] signifying that his populace did not fill his land).<\/span><\/li>\n
    4. Pomp and splendor and all desirable appurtenances are the intent of the colors (also not mentioned of the second one). This eagle, who is Nebuchadnezzar, came to Lebanon and took the top of the cedars, meaning that he exiled Jehoiachin, who was the leader of the nation, and his officers and warriors.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      And Moshe Greenberg offered the following literary appraisal:<\/span><\/p>\n

      Duality pervades the prophecy: fable and interpretation, two eagles, two plants, two modes of punishment, two planes of agency (earthly and divine), doom and consolation. With this duality agrees the double command with which the oracle opens: \u201cPose a riddle and tell a fable\u201d\u2014an indication that more is here than meets the eye. As a whole, the bipartition of the oracle\u2026 is a familiar pattern (chs. 13,16 – Anchor Bible, <\/span>Ezekiel<\/span><\/i>, 317).<\/span><\/p>\n","image":{"ID":73885,"id":73885,"title":"ez17-two eagles","filename":"ez17-two-eagles.jpg","filesize":0,"url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ez17-two-eagles.jpg","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/a-double-eagle-for-a-double-riddle\/ez17-two-eagles\/","alt":"","author":"7","description":"","caption":"","name":"ez17-two-eagles","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":73884,"date":"2020-04-28 12:51:58","modified":"2021-08-01 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