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The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 20:5-9

God, and Israel in Egypt. "And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; In the day when I chose Israel," etc. This paragraph sets forth the dealings of God with his people in the land of Egypt. I. THE CHOICE OF THE PEOPLE BY GOD . "Thus saith the Lord; In the day when chose Israel, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up mine hand unto them, saying, I am the Lord your God." The day... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 20:5-9

The children of Israel in Egypt were warned to abstain from the idolatry of the pagan. This purpose they lost sight of, yet God spared them and brought them into another state of probation.Ezekiel 20:5Lifted up mine hand - i. e., sware, because the hand was lifted up in adjuration.Ezekiel 20:8Idols of Egypt - These incidental notices show the children of Israel in Egypt to have been addicted to idolatry. Compare Joshua 24:14.Ezekiel 20:9I wrought for my name’s sake - Lest it should appear to... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 20:5

Ezekiel 20:5 . In the day when I chose Israel When I entered into a solemn covenant. And lifted up my hand, &c. That is, sware unto them, this being a gesture used in swearing: see the margin, and notes on Genesis 14:22, and Psalms 144:8. “Among the Jews the juror held up his right hand toward heaven; which explains Psalms 144:8, Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood. The same form is retained in Scotland still.” Paley’s Moral and... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 20:6

Ezekiel 20:6. To bring them into a land that I had espied for them Which I chose out of all others to bestow it upon them. So God is said to go before them, to search out a place to pitch their tents in, Deuteronomy 1:33. The expressions import, that every step the people took, till their settlement in the land of Canaan, was under the immediate care and conduct of providence. Flowing with milk and honey Judea is often called a land flowing with milk and honey, both on account of its own... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 20:1-26

Idolatry in the past (20:1-26)Ezekiel records another occasion when the leaders of the exiles came to him with certain questions. God told him not to waste time dealing with their questions (20:1-3). Rather Ezekiel was to deal with the more important issue of the people’s false understanding of God. Since wrong attitudes had been passed on from generation to generation, Ezekiel began to recount Israel’s history from the time the people were in Egypt (4-6). Even in Egypt they had been attracted... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 20:5

when I chose Israel, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 6:7 ; Exodus 20:2 .Deuteronomy 7:6; Deuteronomy 7:6 ). App-92 . Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), App-6 , for "I sware". Compare verses: Ezekiel 20:6 , Ezekiel 20:15 , Ezekiel 20:23 , Eze 6:28 , Eze 6:42 , Genesis 14:22 .Deuteronomy 32:40 . Used seven times in Ezekiel 20:0 . made Myself known , &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 6:3 ), Egypt . Ezekiel speaks about Israel in Egypt more than any other prophet. See... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 20:6

the = that. bring them forth , &c. Reference to Pentateuch, (Exodus 3:8 , Exodus 3:17 . Deuteronomy 8:7 , Deuteronomy 8:8 , Deuteronomy 8:9 ). App-92 . espied = looked, or spied out, flowing with milk and honey . Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 3:8 , Exodus 3:17 ; Exodus 13:5 ; Exodus 33:3 .Leviticus 20:24 Numbers 13:27 ; Numbers 14:8 ; Numbers 16:13 , Numbers 16:14 .Deuteronomy 6:3 ; Deuteronomy 11:9 ; Deuteronomy 11:26 , Deuteronomy 11:9 , Deuteronomy 11:15 ; Deuteronomy 27:3 ;... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ezekiel 20:5

"And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah; In the day when I chose Israel, and sware unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I sware unto them, saying, I am Jehovah your God; in that day, I sware unto them to bring them forth out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands. And I said unto them, Cast ye away every man the abominations of his eyes, and... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ezekiel 20:5

Ezekiel 20:5. When I lifted up mine hand— Lifting up the hand, was a ceremony used in taking an oath: the meaning here is, "When I entered into a solemn covenant with them, pursuant to the oath I had sworn to their fathers." But Houbigant is of opinion, that lifting up the hand, in this place, means the giving them help and deliverance. See his note. The 15th and 23rd verses, however, seem to confirm the first explication. Among the Jews, the juror held up his right hand towards heaven; which... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ezekiel 20:6

Ezekiel 20:6. Flowing with milk and honey— Bochart, Hier. p. ii. lib. iv. c. xii. 520 observes, that this phrase occurs about twenty times in the Scriptures; and that it is an image frequently used in the classics. The glory of all lands— The construction of this expression may be, "This [circumstance of flowing with milk and honey] is a glory to all lands." But the rendering of Vitringa, "Quae est egregia inter omnes terras," is a probable one, and founded in truth. "That land is the glory."... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 20:5-9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 20:5-9

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 20:5

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 20:6

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 20:1-26

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 20:5

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 20:6

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ezekiel 20:5

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ezekiel 20:5

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ezekiel 20:6

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