Ezekiel 20:7-12 WEB

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 20:5-9

The history of the ingratitude and rebellion of the people of Israel here begins as early as their beginning; so does the history of man's apostasy from his Maker. No sooner have we read the story of our first parents? creation than we immediately meet with that of their rebellion; so we see here it was with Israel, a people designed to represent the body of mankind both in their dealings with God and in his with them. Here is, I. The gracious purposes of God's law concerning Israel in Egypt,... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 20:10-26

The history of the struggle between the sins of Israel, by which they endeavoured to ruin themselves, and the mercies of God, by which he endeavoured to save them and make them happy, is here continued: and the instances of that struggle in these verses have reference to what passed between God and them in the wilderness, in which God honoured himself and they shamed themselves. The story of Israel in the wilderness is referred to in the New Testament (1 Cor. 10:1-33; Heb. 3:1-19), as well as... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 20:7

Then I said unto them ,.... Having promised and swore to do such great and good things for them; which must lay them under an obligation to regard what he should command them: promises and blessings of goodness are great incentives to duty, and lay under great obligation to it: cast ye away every man the abominations of his eyes ; which should be so, meaning idols; but which his eyes were taken with, and were lifted up unto, as his gods; though they ought to have been rejected with the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 20:8

But they rebelled against me ,.... All sin is rebellion against God, an act of hostility, especially idolatry; it is refusing homage and casting off allegiance to him: and would not hearken unto me ; to his word by his prophets; so the Targum, "they rebelled against my word, and would not receive my prophets:' they did not every man cast away the abominations of his eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of the Gentiles ; whence it appears that there were some among them that did... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 20:9

But I wrought for my name's sake ,.... In a way of grace and mercy; did well by thorn, did what he promised to do; not for any merits of theirs, but for his own honour, and the glory of his name: that it should not be polluted before the Heathen, among whom they were ; be spoken evil of, which is a polluting it; saying, either that he was not true to his word, in not doing what he promised; or else that it was not in his power to perform; either of which would reflect dishonour on his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 20:10

Wherefore I caused them to go forth out of the land of Egypt ,.... It was the Lord that brought them out from thence with a mighty hand and outstretched arm; that obliged Pharaoh to let them go, and gave them favour in the eyes of the Egyptians, that they went out unmolested by them: and brought them into the wilderness ; before they went into the land of Canaan; here they had freedom from their bondage, and were in a wonderful manner provided for by the Lord, guided, supported,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 20:11

And I gave them my statutes ,.... The precepts of his law, the law on Mount Sinai, of which there were not the like among other nations; nor were they given unto them, but were a special gift unto Israel, and greatly to be valued, Deuteronomy 4:8 ; and showed them judgments : the nature, use, and excellency of the the necessity and advantage of observing them: the same as before, called "statutes", because appointed, fixed, and certain, being of inviolable and lasting obligation; and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 20:12

Moreover, also, I gave them my sabbaths ,.... The Targum is, "the days of the sabbaths;' or sabbath days, the seventh day sabbaths, which recurring throughout the year are many; but, besides these, there were the year of remission, for the seventh year sabbath; and the jubilee year, the great sabbath of all, once in fifty years; yea, Kimchi thinks the feasts, such as the passover, &c.; are included: now these are distinguished from the statutes and judgments, or the precepts of the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 20:7

Cast ye away - the abominations - Put away all your idols; those incentives to idolatry that ye have looked on with delight. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 20:8

They did not - cast away - They continued attached to the idolatry of Egypt; so that, had I consulted my justice only, I should have consumed them even in Egypt itself. This is a circumstance that Moses has not mentioned, namely, their provoking God by their idolatry, after he had sent Moses and Aaron to them in Egypt. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 20:5-9

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 20:10-26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 20:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 20:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 20:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 20:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 20:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 20:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 20:7

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 20:8

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