エゼキエル書 20:27-30 JCB

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 20:1-32

Unacceptable prayer. The exact date is given as a voucher for truthfulness. The prophet committed to writing at once what had occurred. The people are yet divided by distance—part dwell in Judaea and tart in Chaldea. In a spirit of vain curiosity the eiders of the exiled part approach the prophet to inquire after the destined fortunes and fate of their nation. Had they sought for guidance or help to amend their lives, their prayer had been successful. God does not pander to a spirit of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 20:27-29

God, and Israel in Canaan. "Therefore, son of man, speak unto the house of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God," etc. We have here— I. GREAT KINDNESS GRACIOUSLY CONFERRED . "I had brought them into the land which I lifted up mine hand to give unto them." 1 . The Lord gave Canaan unto them, and brought them into it . "He gave them the lands of the nations; and they took the labour of the peoples in possession" ( Psalms 105:44 ); "And when he had... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 20:27-31

The memory of offences in the land of promise. Notwithstanding the variety of incident and circumstance in the history of the chosen people, there was much sameness in their experience, in their discipline, in their errors and faults. This may account for the brevity with which the later epochs of national history are treated by the prophet in this passage. Yet there is a consciousness on his part of the aggravation of Israel's guilt which is apparent in the tone of this portion of this... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 20:28

It was a special aggravation of the sin that it was committed in the very land into which they had been brought by the oath (the "hand lifted up") of Jehovah, that it might be a holy land, a witness of the Divine righteousness to the nations round about. The forms of worship include that of the high places, and the thick trees ( Isaiah 57:5 ; Jeremiah 2:20 ; Jeremiah 3:6 ) width witnessed the cultus of the Asherah or of Ashtaroth. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 20:29

What is the high place , etc.? Bamah, in the plural Bamoth, was the Hebrew for "high place." At first it was applied to the hill on which some local sanctuary stood ( 1 Samuel 9:12 ; 1 Kings 3:4 ), but was gradually extended, after the building of the temple as the one appointed sanctuary, to other places which were looked upon as sacred, and which became the scenes of an idolatrous and forbidden worship. Ezekiel emphasizes his scorn by a conjectural derivation of the word, as if... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 20:30

Say ye unto the house of Israel, etc. The words are addressed primarily to the elders who had come to consult the prophet ( Ezekiel 20:1 ), but through them to all their contemporaries and fellow countrymen. They still in heart and even in deed (comp. Isaiah 57:4-6 , Isaiah 57:11 , and Isaiah 65:3 , as showing the habits of the exiles) clung to the old idolatries. The question for them was whether they would continue to walk in the ways of their fathers. If so, it was true of them,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 20:30-32

God, and Israel in the then present. "Wherefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God; Are ye polluted after the manner of your fathers?" etc. The Lord Jehovah through his prophet now addresses himself to the Israel of that day, and especially to the elders who had come to the prophet to inquire of him. In these verses he declares their sins. Three chief points claim our attention. I. THE SINS OF WICKED ANCESTORS PRACTISED BY THEIR SUCCESSORS . 1 .... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 20:27-31

The probation in the land of Canaan from their entry to the day of Ezekiel.Ezekiel 20:27Yet in this - It was an aggravation of their guilt that they defiled with idolatry the land given them for their glory.Ezekiel 20:29Bamah - The Hebrew word for “high place.” Another instance of the perversion of God’s laws. When the Israelites first entered Canaan they were to set up the “tabernacle” on a “high place,” and upon this and upon no other they were to worship Yahweh (1 Samuel 9:12 ff; 1 Kings... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 20:27-29

Ezekiel 20:27-29. Therefore, son of man, speak, &c. Here the prophet proceeds with the story of their rebellions for their further humiliation, and shows that they persisted in them after they were settled in the land of Canaan. Thus saith the Lord, Yet in this, &c. Or, Moreover in this, your fathers have blasphemed me Have dishonoured me in acting contrary to my commandments. For when I had brought them into the land, &c. As soon as they were settled in the land promised... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 20:30-32

Ezekiel 20:30-32. Say unto the house of Israel To the elders now sitting before thee, and through them to the rest of their brethren; Are ye polluted after the manner of your fathers After all that God hath said to and against you by a succession of prophets, and done against you by a series of judgments, yet will you take no warning? Will you still be as wicked as your fathers were, and commit the same abominations that they committed? Some prefer rendering the words, Are ye not... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 20:1-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 20:27-29

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 20:27-31

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 20:28

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 20:29

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 20:30

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 20:30-32

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 20:27-31

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 20:27-29

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 20:30-32

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