22. I withdrew mine hand The hand which had been outstretched to execute judgment (Ezekiel 20:12) was drawn back because of the misunderstanding which the heathen would have of such an action. They would see in it not a proof of God’s holiness, but of his powerlessness to protect his people. read more
23. I would scatter them among the heathen Jehovah changes the punishment from annihilation to captivity. This decision was announced with solemn warnings, even while they were yet wandering in the wilderness (Leviticus 26:33; Deuteronomy 28:64). This bondage, of which the companions of Ezekiel complain as an inexplicable providence, and which almost drives them to a distrust of Jehovah’s power and goodness, is itself a proof of the fulfillment of prophecy. It has fallen upon the people... read more
25. Wherefore I gave them also statutes that were not good Does this refer to certain Mosaic regulations which were “permitted because of the hardness of their hearts?” (Matthew 19:8.) Or does it express the common Scripture truth that Jehovah is so fully the supreme ruler of Israel that when the people attempt to escape from his rule the edicts of evil kings (such as the “statutes of Omri” (Micah 6:16) and Jeroboam (1 Kings 12:28-33), the utterances of false prophets (Ezekiel 14:9), and... read more
26. I polluted them in their own gifts From these words certain expositors (Kuenen, Wellhausen, Smend, Toy, etc.) have drawn the conclusion that one of the statutes which were “not good,” and which Jehovah gave in the early days to Israel, was that of child sacrifice. Renan plainly says that Jehovah commanded this evil thing, “in order to avenge himself and punish the nation by prescribing detestable rites” ( History, iii, p. 260). This suggestion is a horrible one, and is opposed not... read more
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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 20:21
21. Notwithstanding, the children rebelled against me These sinned even as their fathers (Numbers 25:1-2; Deuteronomy 9:23-24; Deuteronomy 31:27). read more