Ezekiel 20:16 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Because they despised my judgments, and walked not in my statutes, but polluted my sabbaths: for their heart went after their idols. ”

Ezekiel 20:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The probation in the wilderness. The promise was forfeited by those to whom it was first conditionally made, but was renewed to their children. Ezekiel 20:11 The “statutes” were given on Moun...
Ezekiel 20:16 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

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, an...
Ezekiel 20:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ezekiel 20. The Wicked Past and the Blessed Future. Ezekiel 20:1-32 . A Sketch of Israel's Early Idolatries. It is now 590 B.C. Almost a year has elapsed since the last incident that was dated (...
Ezekiel 20:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

their heart went, &c. Reference to Pentateuch ( Exodus 32:23 ).
Ezekiel 20:16 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

The reason of the oath of which mention has been made is expressed by Moses, because being frightened by a false report they wished to return to Egypt: but here a cause is assigned to their sup...
Ezekiel 20:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Because they despised my judgments, and walked not in my statutes, but polluted my sabbaths: for their heart went after their idols.
Ezekiel 20:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Because they despised my judgments, and walked not in my statutes, but polluted my sabbaths: for their Because they despised my judgments, and walked not in my statutes, but polluted my sabbat...
Ezekiel 20:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

History Repeating itself Some four years before the fall of Jerusalem the elders of Tel-abib again came to consult Ezekiel, who declared that God had no answer to give them. The reason was that th...
Ezekiel 20:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

JEHOVAH'S CONTROVERSY WITH ISRAEL Ezekiel 20:1-49 BY far the hardest trial of Ezekiel's faith must have been the conduct of his fellow-exiles. It was amongst them that he looked for the great s...
Ezekiel 20:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In this final section of the prophecies dealing with reprobation, the prophet in a series of messages set forth the righteousness thereof. In the seventh year of the reign of Jehoiachin, that is four...
Ezekiel 20:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Here we have the history carried on to the wilderness dispensation. If, as some say, the direct road to Canaan might have been accomplished in a few days, the Lord's keeping them there forty years pl...
Ezekiel 20:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Because they despised my judgments, and walked not in my statutes, but polluted my sabbaths ,.... Which were just causes of divine resentment and anger; Ezekiel 20:13 ; for their heart went after...
Ezekiel 20:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Because they despised my judgments, and walked not in my statutes, but polluted my sabbaths: for their heart went after their idols. Ver. 16. For their heart went after their idols. ] Heb., Their...
Ezekiel 20:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

But the house of Israel Not a few, but the generality of the people; rebelled against me Were undutiful, disobedient, contumacious, and even openly and repeatedly rebellious; in the wilderness...
Ezekiel 20:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Privileges and Sins of Israel. B. C. 592. 10 Wherefore I caused them to go forth o...
Ezekiel 20:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See the whole former part of this verse explained already, Ezekiel 20:13 . Their heart went after their idols; their will and affections, their zeal and resolution, were for their idols which they...
Ezekiel 20:16 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

“Because they rejected my judgments and did not walk in my statutes, and profaned my sabbaths, for their heart went after their idols.” The reason for His anger is again declared. They rejected His...
Ezekiel 20:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

( Ezekiel 20:10-17 ) EXEGETICAL NOTES.—The sin of the first generation of Israelites in the wilderness: yet the Lord did not make an end of them. Ezekiel 20:11 . “And I gave them My statutes, and...
Ezekiel 20:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ezekiel 20:1 . The elders of Israel came to enquire of the Lord, and sat before me. They still respected the divine καρισματα, or holy anointing of the Spirit; but they sought it for a reverse of...
Ezekiel 20:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Ezekiel 20:1 A new date is given, and includes what follows to Ezekiel 23:49 . The last note of time was in Ezekiel 8:1 , and eleven months and five days had passed, during whi...
Ezekiel 20:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

In the Wilderness
Ezekiel 20:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 7:39-43 ; Amos 5:25 ; Amos 5:26 ; Exodus 32:1-8 ; Ezekiel 14:3 ; Ezekiel 14:4 ; Ezekiel 20:13 ; Ezekiel 20:14 ; Ezekiel 20:8 ; Ezekiel 23:8 ; Numbers 15:39 ; Numbers 25:2

Ezekiel 20:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Ezekiel 20:16 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Ezekiel 20:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ezekiel 20:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Ezekiel 20:16 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Ezekiel 20:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Ezekiel 20:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Ezekiel 20:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ezekiel 20:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Ezekiel 20:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Ezekiel 20:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Ezekiel 20:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Ezekiel 20:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Ezekiel 20:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ezekiel 20:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ezekiel 20:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ezekiel 20:16 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Ezekiel 20:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Ezekiel 20:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ezekiel 20:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Ezekiel 20:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Ezekiel 20:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge