20:1 And it came to pass in the {a} seventh year, in the fifth [month], the tenth [day] of the month, [that] certain of the elders of Israel came to enquire of the LORD, and sat before me.(a) Of the captivity of Jeconiah. read more
20:4 Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge [them]? cause {b} them to know the abominations of their fathers:(b) This declares the great leniency and patience of God who calls sinners to repentance before he condemns them. read more
20:5 And say to them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when I chose Israel, and {c} lifted up my hand to the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known to them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up my hand to them, saying, I [am] the LORD your God;(c) I swore that I would be their God, which manner of oath was observed from all antiquity, where they used to lift up their hands toward the heavens, acknowledging God to be the author of truth and the defender of it, and also the judge... read more
20:7 Then said I to them, Cast ye away every man the abominations of his eyes, {d} and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt: I [am] the LORD your God.(d) God had forbidden them to make mention of the idols, Exodus 23:13, Psalms 16:4 . read more
20:8 But they rebelled against me, and would not hearken to me: they did not every man cast away the abominations of {e} their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt: then I said, I will pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.(e) Which declares the wickedness of man’s heart, who judge God’s service by their eyes and outward senses. read more
20:9 But I wrought for my {f} name’s sake, that it should not be profaned before the nations, among whom they [were], in whose sight I made myself known to them, in bringing them forth from the land of Egypt.(f) God had ever this respect to his glory, that he would not have evil spoken of his Name among the Gentiles for the punishment that his people deserved, in confidence of which the godly ever prayed, as in Exodus 32:12, Numbers 14:13 . read more
20:14 But I wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be profaned before the {g} nations, in whose sight I brought them out.(g) Who might by it take an opportunity to blaspheme my Name and to accuse me of lack of ability, or else that I had sought a means to destroy them more conveniently. read more
20:16 Because they despised my judgments, and walked not in my statutes, but profaned my {h} sabbaths: for their heart went after their idols.(h) That is, my true religion, which I had commanded them, and gave themselves to serve me according to their own fantasies. read more
20:18 But I said to their children in the wilderness, Walk ye not in the statutes of your {i} fathers, neither observe their judgments, nor defile yourselves with their idols:(i) By which the Holy Spirit confuses them that say that they will follow the religion and example of their fathers, and not measure their doings by God’s word whether they are approved by it or not. read more
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Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Ezekiel 20:1-49
CHAPTERS 20-24 Further and Final Predictions Concerning the judgment of Jerusalem 1. Jehovah rehearses His mercies bestowed upon Israel (Ezekiel 20:1-49 ) 2. The impending judgment announced (Ezekiel 21:1-32 ) 3. Jerusalem’s sins and whoredom (Ezekiel 22:1-31 ; Ezekiel 23:1-49 ) 4. The parable of the boiling pot and the last word (Ezekiel 24:1-27 ) Ezekiel 20:1-49 . The chapter contains a divine retrospect and an arraignment of the people for their national sins. The following... read more