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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:8

Verse 8 God now reproaches the Jews with his kindness towards them, since he had clothed them in splendid ornaments, and yet they afterwards cast themselves into the vilest lusts, as we shall see. But we must remember that the Prophet is now speaking of the time of their liberation. But God says that he passed by again and saw the state of the people, — not that he had ever forgotten it. For we know that even when he dissembles and seems to shut his eyes and turn them from us or even to sleep,... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:9

Verse 9 Here God more clearly explains what had been formerly touched upon, namely, that he then married the people, as a young man marries his bride. But he here states that he endowed her; for they would not have been sufficiently adopted by God unless they had been adorned with superior presents; since if they had been left in that miserable slavery by which they were oppressed, God’s favor would have been very obscure. Now, therefore, God means, that by his law he had entered into a new... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:10

Verse 10 Here the Prophet, in a metaphor, relates other benefits of God by which he liberally adorned his people; for we know that nothing has been omitted in God’s pouring forth the riches of his goodness on the people. And as to the explanations which some give of these female ornaments allegorically, I do not approve of it, as they fruitlessly conjecture many trifles which are at variance with each other. First of all, their conjectures may be refuted by the Prophet’s words: then, if we... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:13

Verse 13 If any one makes any inquiry about these various kinds of dresses, whether it was lawful for women to use so many ornaments, the answer is easy, that the Prophet here does not approve of what he relates, but uses a common image. We said that his only intention was to show that God could not have treated his people more freely; since in every way he had unfolded the incomparable treasures of his beneficence in adorning the Israelites. He now describes this in a metaphor, and under... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:14

Verse 14 Here the Prophet still continues to recite those blessings of God by which he had bound the people to himself. As to his saying, that its name had gone forth, it cannot be restricted to a short period; but it embraces a continued series of God’s favors until the people reached the highest point of happiness; and this happened under David. There is no doubt that God here means that he was so continually liberal towards the people that their fame became celebrated, for the name of the... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:15

Verse 15 Here God begins to expostulate with his people; and with this view relates all the benefits which for a long time he had bestowed upon the Israelites, and especially upon the tribe of Judea. The Prophet now addresses them. Nothing was more unworthy or preposterous than for the Jews to be proud through the pretext of God’s gifts. But this vice has always been rife in the world, as it is now too prevalent, and especially among handsome women; for, though beauty is God’s gift, nine women... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:16

Verse 16 He says that the Jews erected houses of ill fame for themselves; and the language is mixed, because the Prophet, expresses simply the kind of harlotry of which he is speaking, and yet in the meantime mingles another figure; for he says that they took garments and made themselves altars. No doubt he compares the high places to tents, just as if a harlot wished to attract a number of eyes to herself, and, through desire of a crowd, should place her standard on a lofty place. So also the... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:17

Verse 17 The Prophet reproves them because they used silver and gold in making idols for themselves. He not only condemns idolatry, but ingratitude, since they turned to God’s dishonor the gifts which he had bestowed. First, the profanation of his gifts was base; besides this, they had rashly and purposely abused his liberality to his dishonor, and that was not to be endured. He reproves at the same time their blind intemperance, since they willingly gave themselves up to licentiousness, and... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:18

Verse 18 Here God complains that the Jews turned their abundance of all things to perverse worship: for, as a husband who indulges his wife freely supplies all her wants, so a woman who is immodest was what she has received from her husband, and bestows it on adulterers; so also the Jews were prodigal in the worship of idols, and wasted upon them the blessings which God had bestowed upon them. Ezekiel, therefore, now follows up this sentiment. He says that they took those variegated garments,... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:20

Verse 20 Here God blames them for another crime, that of sacrificing their offspring to idols. This was a very blind superstition, by which parents put off the sense of humanity. It is indeed a detestable prodigy when a father rejects his children, and has no regard or respect for them. Even philosophers place among the principles of nature those affections which they call natural affections. (98) When, therefore, the affection of a father towards his children ceases, which is naturally... read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:8

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:9

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:10

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:13

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:14

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:15

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:16

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:17

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:18

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:20

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