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Matthew Henry Commentary on the Bible

Ezekiel 20 - Introduction

* The elders of Israel are reminded of the idolatry in Egypt. (1-9) In the wilderness. (10-26) In Canaan. (27-32) God promises to pardon and restore them. (33-44) Prophecy against Jerusalem. (45-49) Ezekiel 20:1; Ezekiel 20:32. God is justly angry with those who are resolved to go on still in their trespasses. Cause the people to know the evil deeds of their fathers, that they may see how righteous it was with God to cut them off.

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See also Ezekiel 20 - Introduction in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Further predictions regarding the fall of Jerusalem These Chapter s pursue the same subject as occupied the prophet in previous Chapter s, the destruction of the state, though they appear to look at...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    _GOD REFUSETH TO BE CONSULTED BY THE ELDERS OF ISRAEL: HE SHEWETH THE HISTORY OF THEIR REBELLIONS IN EGYPT, IN THE WILDERNESS, AND IN THE LAND: HE PROMISETH TO GATHER THEM BY THE GOSPEL. UNDER THE NAM...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    REVIEW QUESTIONS 1. When are the prophecies of Chapter s 20-21 to be dated? 2. What historical events probably triggered the utterances in these two Chapter s? 3. In what sense did Ezekiel becom...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 20 The prophecy in this chapter is occasioned by some of the elders of Israel coming to inquire of the Lord; when the prophet is bid to tell them that he would not be inquired...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    CHAPTER EZEKIEL 20:1 A HISTORY AND PROPHESY OF GOD'S DEALINGS WITH ISRAEL. In this chapter we are given a detailed description of the history of what God had done for His people, and how they had not...

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