Ezekiel 16:20-63 WEB

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:29

“You have moreover multiplied your whoredom in the land of Canaan as far as Chaldea and yet you were not satisfied herewith.” Now the Babylonian gods were included in their worship, both in Jerusalem and in exile (as we have seen earlier they had a whole miscellany of gods - chapter 8). So the whole of their history since the time of Solomon has been one of unfaithfulness to Yahweh and slavering over other gods, together with the immoral ways of those gods. Yet still they were not satisfied. read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:30-32

“How weak is your heart,” says the Lord Yahweh, “seeing you do all these things, the work of an imperious, whorish woman, in that you build your eminent place at the head of every way, and make your lofty place in every street, and have not been like a prostitute in that you scorn hire. A wife who commits adultery. Who takes strangers instead of her husband.” Israel’s behaviour is shown for what it is, the product of a weak and faithless heart. She behaves just like a prostitute, with her... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:33-34

“They give gifts to all prostitutes, but you give your gifts to all your lovers, and bribe them, that they may come to you on every side for your whoredoms. And the contrary is in you from other women in your whoredoms, in that none follows you to commit whoredom. And whereas you give hire, and no hire is given to you, you are therefore the opposite of them.” Israel’s unforgivable state is emphasised. Rather than being the one who was paid, she actually pays in order to indulge in prostitution.... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:35

God’s Judgment On Her Behaviour - She will Be Treated As An Adulteress. “For this reason, O prostitute, hear the word of Yahweh, Thus says the Lord Yahweh, because your brass was poured out and your nakedness discovered through your whoredoms with your lovers, and because of all the idols of your abominations, and for the blood of your children which you gave them, therefore behold I will gather all your lovers with whom you have taken pleasure, and all those whom you have loved, with all... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:37

“Therefore behold I will gather all your lovers, with whom you have taken pleasure, and all those you have loved, with all those you have hated, I will even gather them against you on every side, and will reveal your nakedness to them that they may see all your nakedness.” Prostitutes who offer themselves in public gathering places where drinking also goes on, which would be the case with cult prostitutes, are often subjected to degrading treatment by those who have previously made use of their... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:38

“And I will judge you as women who break wedlock and shed blood are judged. And I will bring on you the blood of fury and jealousy.” Because of her licentious behaviour and sacrifice of her children to idols she will be treated as an adulterous wife and a child exposer, and judged accordingly. ‘Exposure’ involved abandoning a new born child somewhere to die. Many a woman, and especially prostitutes, rid themselves of an unwanted child by exposure. The idea is particularly poignant in that that... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:39-41

“I will also give you into their hand , and they will throw down your eminent place, and break down your lofty places, and they will strip you of your clothes, and take your fair jewels, and they will leave you naked and bare. They will also bring up an assembly against you, and they will stone you with stones and thrust you through with their swords. And they will burn your houses with fire, and execute judgments on you in the sight of many women, and I will cause you to cease from playing the... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:42

“So will I cause my fury on you to cease, and my jealousy will depart from you, and I will be quiet, and angry no more.” Yet in all this God’s purpose is finally merciful. He wants to rid His people of idolatry so that they will again respond in full to the covenant. Once their sin has been dealt with His righteous anger against sin will no longer be necessary. Once their idolatry has ceased He will no longer need to be concerned about their not looking to Him. He will no longer need to be a... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:43

God Compares Jerusalem and Israel With Samaria and Sodom. She Is Worse Than Both. “Because you have not remembered the days of your youth, but have fretted me in all these things, therefore, behold, I also will bring your way on your head,” says the Lord Yahweh, “and you will not go on committing lewdness above all your abominations.” This verse connects what has gone before with what now follows. God remorselessly confirms that there is no alternative to judgment. Israel have forgotten all He... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:44-46

“Behold every one who uses proverbs will use a proverb against you, saying, ‘As is the mother, so is her daughter.’ You are your mother’s daughter, who loathes her husband and her children, and you are the sister of your sisters, who loathe their husband and their children. Your mother was a Hittite and your father an Amorite, and your elder sister is Samaria, who dwells at your left hand, she and her daughters, and your younger sister who dwells at your right hand is Sodom and her daughters.”... read more

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:29

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:30-32

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:33-34

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:35

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:37

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:38

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:39-41

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:42

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:43

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:44-46

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