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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 23:36-49

After the ten tribes were carried into captivity, and that kingdom was made quite desolate, the remains of it by degrees incorporated with the kingdom of Judah, and gained a settlement (many of them) in Jerusalem; so that the two sisters had in effect become one again; and therefore, in these verses, the prophet takes those to task jointly who were thus conjoined: ?Wilt thou judge Aholah and Aholibah together? Ezek. 23:36. Wilt thou go about to frame an excuse for them? Thou seest the matter... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 23:38

Moreover this they have done unto me ,..... The following piece of wickedness, which was very provoking to the Lord: they have defiled my sanctuary in the same day ; as they caused their children to pass through the tire to their idols, by entering into the sanctuary when they had so done, and were thus defiled, and by offering sacrifices to their idols in it; or under pretence of serving the Lord, when they had just been guilty of murder and idolatry: and have profaned my sabbaths ;... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 23:38

They have defiled my sanctuary - By placing idols there. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 23:1-49

Inexcusable infidelity. What it must have cost the patriotic prophet to write this chapter passes our power to imagine. The Jew was naturally and pardonably proud of his country and of its history. No thoughtful Jew could, indeed, be insensible to imperfections and flaws in the national character, to stains upon the nation's annals. But in this passage of his prophecies the dark shading is relieved by no gleam of light. Israel is depicted as bad from the days of Egyptian bondage down to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 23:38-39

The exclusiveness of the worship of the Lord God. "Moreover this they have done unto me: they have defiled my sanctuary in the same day," etc. The chief practical suggestions of our text may be arranged under three heads. I. MEN INSTRUCTED IN THE TRUE RELIGION PRACTISING THE GREATEST ABOMINATIONS OF HEATHENISM . "They had slain their children to their idols" ( Ezekiel 23:39 ). "They have caused their sons, whom they bare unto me, to pass through the fire unto... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 23:38

The same day - The day when they made their offerings. See Ezekiel 23:39. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 23:36-39

Ezekiel 23:36-39. Wilt thou judge Aholah and Aholibah That is, Samaria and Jerusalem? The meaning is, Wilt thou not judge, or, Wilt thou not condemn them? That they have committed adultery, and blood is, &c. That they have been guilty of the heinous sins of murder and adultery; and have also caused their sons, &c. Have caused their children, who of right belonged to me, and who ought to have been bred up to be my worshippers, to be burned in the fire, by way of sacrifice in... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 23:36-49

Judgment on the two sisters (23:36-49)The prophet links the two kingdoms for his summary of God’s judgment on them. Both kingdoms had copied the religious practices of their treaty partners, even to the extent of offering their children as blood sacrifices to foreign gods. They deliberately broke God’s law and defiled his temple (36-39).Both kingdoms acted like prostitutes, enticing foreign nations so that they could join with them in unions that were immoral and ungodly (40-41). These foreign... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 23:38

defiled . . . profaned. Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 19:31 ). App-92 . Compare Ezekiel 22:8 . read more

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