Ezekiel 20:16 - Exposition

Their heart went after their idols. The words may point generally to the fact that the idolatrous tendencies of the people, though suppressed, were not really eradicated. The history of Baal-peor ( Numbers 25:3-9 ) shows how ready they were to pass into act, and Amos 5:25 , Amos 5:26 implies a tradition of other like acts during the whole period of the wanderings in the wilderness.