Ezekiel 20:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Then said I unto them, Cast ye away every man the abominations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt: I am the LORD your God. ”

Ezekiel 20:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The children of Israel in Egypt were warned to abstain from the idolatry of the pagan. This purpose they lost sight of, yet God spared them and brought them into another state of probation. Ezek...
Ezekiel 20:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

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...
Ezekiel 20:7 - 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 20:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

every man. Heb . 'ish. App-14. abominations. Put by Figure of speech metonymy (of Cause, App-6, for that which Jehovah abominated. defile not yourselves , &c. Reference to Pentateuch (...
Ezekiel 20:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Then said I unto them, Cast ye away every man the abominations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt: I am the LORD your God. Cast ye away - the abominations - Put away all...
Ezekiel 20:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Then said I unto them, Cast ye away every man the abominations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt: I am the LORD your God. Cast ye away every man the abominations...
Ezekiel 20:7 - 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 20:7 - 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 20:7 - 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 20:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The Lord seems to appeal to the Prophet for his judgment to decide the equity of the Lord's cause; and, in order to enable the Prophet so to do, the Lord enters upon their history, from the servitude...
Ezekiel 20:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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...
Ezekiel 20:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Then said I unto them, Cast ye away every man the abominations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt: I [am] the LORD your God. Ver. 7. Then said I unto them, ] viz., Whil...
Ezekiel 20:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Cast ye away every man the abominations of his eyes The idols to which your eyes are lifted up. One of the chief allurements to the worship of images is, that by way of indulgence to men's imaginat...
Ezekiel 20:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

God's Gracious Dealings with Israel. B. C. 592. 5 And say unto them, Thus saith the Lo...
Ezekiel 20:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Then, Heb. And , which connects the words; and though we read it then , this doth not point out the time when God spake this, though it is certain, when he had brought them out of Egypt he gave t...
Ezekiel 20:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

“And I said to them, ‘Cast you away every man the abominations of his eyes, and do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am Yahweh your God'.” In Egypt the people had not been faithful to...
Ezekiel 20:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

( Ezekiel 20:5-9 .) EXEGETICAL NOTES.—The election of Israel in Egypt, where God made Himself known to them by wonders and signs, and promised to become their God. Israel’s ingratitude, though the L...
Ezekiel 20:7 - 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 20:7 - 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 20:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

In the Early Days
Ezekiel 20:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Chronicles 15:8 ; Deuteronomy 29:16-18 ; Exodus 16:12 ; Ezekiel 14:6 ; Ezekiel 18:15 ; Ezekiel 18:31 ; Ezekiel 18:6 ; Ezekiel 20:19 ; Ezekiel 20:8 ; Ezekiel 23:3 ; Ezekiel 23:8 ; Ezekie...
Ezekiel 20:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Of his eyes — To which you have looked for help.

Ezekiel 20:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Ezekiel 20:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Ezekiel 20:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ezekiel 20:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Ezekiel 20:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Ezekiel 20:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Ezekiel 20:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ezekiel 20:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Ezekiel 20:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Ezekiel 20:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Ezekiel 20:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Ezekiel 20:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Ezekiel 20:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ezekiel 20:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ezekiel 20:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ezekiel 20:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Ezekiel 20:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Ezekiel 20:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ezekiel 20:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Ezekiel 20:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Ezekiel 20:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ezekiel 20:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes