Lange’s Commentary on the Holy Scriptures has served as a standard reference for more than a century. The subtitle “Critical, Doctrinal, and Homiletical” aptly describes the three-pronged approach to the biblical text. This translated version of the German text is often considered by many to be superior to the original.
“In Ezekiel’s vision all depends on ‘hearing;’ recognise God’s word, and trust to it” (Pages 348–349)
“Born in the kingdom of Judah, in the reign of King Josiah, he lived there till he was carried away into exile.” (Page 4)
“he was married; his wife died in the ninth year of his banishment.” (Page 5)
“Ezekiel prophesied from the seventh year before, up to at least the sixteenth year after the destruction of Jerusalem,—22–23 years. He would accordingly have been upwards of fifty years of age. The whole of his active service as a prophet belongs to the exile.” (Page 5)
“This emblematic representation of kingly greatness and glory, therefore, carries no respect to the breastplate of the high priest and its twelve stones, where also they are ranged in a different order; comp.” (Page 261)