Ezekiel 16:8 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 16:6-14

In there verses we have an account of the great things which God did for the Jewish nation in raising them up by degrees to be very considerable. 1. God saved them from the ruin they were upon the brink of in Egypt (Ezek. 16:6): ?When I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thy own blood, loathed and abandoned, and appointed to die, as sheep for the slaughter, then I said unto thee, Live. I designed thee for life when thou wast doomed to destruction, and resolved to save thee from death.?... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 16:8

Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee ,.... Which the Targum refers to the Lord's appearance to Moses in the bush; See Gill on Ezekiel 16:6 ; behold, thy time was the time of love ; which the Targum explains of the time of redemption of the people of Israel out of Egypt, which was an instance of the great love of God unto that people; and which time was fixed by him; and when it was come, at the exact and precise time, the redemption was wrought; see Genesis 15:13 ; and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:8

Was the time of love - Thou wast marriageable. I spread my skirt over thee - I espoused thee. This was one of their initiatory marriage ceremonies. See Rth 3:9. I - entered into a covenant with thee - Married thee. Espousing preceded marriage. read more

John Calvin

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 16:1-14

Superhuman love. The main difficulty in producing a moral reformation among men is to convince them of their degradation—of the low level to which they have sunk. The first thing to be done is to hold up to their view some bright mirror, in the which they may discern clearly what manner of men they are. Such a mirror is provided in the chapter under consideration. We have pictured here— I. A FORMER LOATHSOME CONDITION . Sin is not merely resistance against proper authority, it is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 16:1-15

A picture of human depravity and destitution, and of Divine condescension and favour. "Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations," etc. "We have here," says Hengstenberg, "one of the grandest prophecies of Ezekiel. The prophet surveys in the Spirit of God the whole of the development of Israel, the past and the future." In this development we have the following stages: The condition in which the Lord found his people; the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 16:1-63

The thought that underlies Ezekiel's parable, that Israel was the bride of Jehovah, and that her sin was that of the adulterous wife, was sufficiently familiar. Isaiah ( Isaiah 1:21 ) had spoken of the "faithful city that had become a harlot." Jeremiah ( Jeremiah 2:2 ) had represented Jehovah as remembering "the kindness of her youth, the love of her espousals." What is characteristic of Ezekiel's treatment of that image is that he does not recognize any period in which Israel had been... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 16:8

The words point to the time of the love of the espousals of Jeremiah 2:2 , interpreting the parable, when Israel had grown to the maturity of a nation's life, and gave promise, in spite of previous degradation, of capacities that would render it worthy of the love of the Divine Bridegroom. I spread my skirt over thee. Garments were often used as coverlets, and the act described was therefore, as in Ruth 3:9 , the received symbol of a completed marriage (comp. Deuteronomy 22:30 ; ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 16:8

Now when ... - Or, Then I passed by thee ... and behold. The espousal of the damsel represents God’s entering into covenant with the people in the wilderness at Mt. Sinai Exodus 34:27. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 16:8-12

Ezekiel 16:8-12. Now when I passed by thee, &c. This second passing by may be understood of God’s visiting them in Egypt, and calling them out. Behold, thy time, &c. The time of thy misery was the time of my love toward thee. And I spread my skirt over thee I espoused thee and took thee under my protection as a husband doth his wife, Ruth 3:9. And covered thy nakedness Enriched thee with the spoils and possessions of the Egyptians and Canaanites: see Ezekiel 16:10-11. Yea,... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 16:6-14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 16:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:8

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

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 16:1-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 16:1-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 16:1-63

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 16:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 16:8

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 16:8-12

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