Ezekiel 20:5-8 NIV

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 20:8

Verse 8 In the last lecture I began to explain the eighth verse, where God complains that he was exasperated by the children of Israel when he had begun to extend his hand to free them. He says, then, that they had rejected his grace. But at the same time we see that all pretense of ignorance was removed, because unless Moses had exhorted them to good hope, they would have pretended. to be so deserted through two centuries, that they had hoped for help from God in vain. But since Moses was a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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 20:5-6

In the day that I lifted up mine hand. The attitude was that of one who takes an oath ( Exodus 6:8 ), and implies the confirmation of the covenant made with Abraham. The land flowing with milk and honey appears first in Exodus 3:8 , and became proverbial. The glory of all lands is peculiar to Ezekiel. Isaiah ( Isaiah 13:19 ) applies the word to Babylon. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 20:5-7

The elect Israel. The elect Israel is a type of the people of God, the spiritual Israel. Consider the peculiarities of the one as indications of the special marks of the other. I. THE WAY IN WHICH ISRAEL WAS MADE AN ELECT NATION . 1 . Chosen by God . This is the root idea of election. God chooses his people before they choose him—chooses them out of the multitude, and so constitutes them a separate nation. The grounds of the choice rest with him and need not... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 20:5-9

The memory of the great deliverance. The continuity of the national life seems to have been as constantly present to the mind of Ezekiel as was the fact of individual responsibility. He distinguished between national and personal character; but both were in his apprehension real. It is certainly remarkable that, in answering as he was directed to do, the application of the elders, he should proceed to epitomize the history of the nation. His aim seems to have been to show that the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 20:7-10

No special mention of the idols of Egypt occurs in the Pentateuch, but it lies, in the nature of the case, that this was the form of idolatry implied in the second commandment, and the history of the "golden calf" ( Exodus 32:4 ) shows that they had caught the infection of the Mnevis or Apis worship while they sojourned in Egypt. Here apparently the prophet speaks of that sojourn prior to the mission of Moses. In bold anthropomorphic speech he represents Jehovah as half purposing to make an... 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

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 20:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 20:1-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 20:5-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 20:5-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 20:5-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 20:5-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 20:7-10

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

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