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Verse Ezekiel 16:15. _THOU DIDST TRUST IN THINE OWN BEAUTY_] Riches,
strength, alliances, c. never considering that all they possessed came
from God; therefore _it was his comeliness which he_ _had pu...
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The prophet now describes the idolatries of the time of the Kings. The
earlier offences in the time of the Judges are not noticed, that being
an unsettled time. The conduct of the people after they ha...
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Ezekiel 16:1. This chapter consists of four sections: 1. The parable
of the abandoned child. 2. Jerusalem's idolatries and moral
degradation (Ezekiel 16:15). 3. The doom of Jerusalem and the promise
o...
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_because of thy renown_ In the consciousness of it. The consciousness
of her beauty and renown removed from her mind the sense of dependence
and responsibility, and she became vain in her own imaginat...
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All the gifts of Jehovah to her she took and bestowed on idols: her
raiment (Ezekiel 16:16_; Ezekiel 16:18_), her gold and silver (Ezekiel
16:17), and her delicate fare ...
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The wife's infidelities Israel's idolatries and idolatrous alliances
with foreign nations
The idolatries of Israel are represented figuratively as a wife's
infidelities against her husband, as had be...
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BUT THOU DIDST TRUST, &C.— _But thou, trusting on thy beauty, didst
play the harlot, degenerating from thy renown._ Houbigant. The Hebrews
polluted their glory, and profaned the great name of the Lord...
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C. The Infidelity of the Bride 16:15-34
TRANSLATION
(15) But you trusted in your beauty, and committed harlotry because of
your reputation, and poured out your harlotries upon all who passed
by; it b...
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But thou didst trust in thine own beauty, and playedst the harlot
because of thy renown, and pouredst out thy fornications on every one
that passed by; his it was.
BUT THOU DIDST TRUST IN THINE OWN...
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RITUAL OF THE DAY OF ATONEMENT
(See also Leviticus 23:26; Numbers 29:7; Exodus 30:10.)
This solemn ceremonial took place once a year on the tenth day of the
seventh month (_Tishri_ = September). It w...
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THE FOUNDLING CHILD WHO BECAME AN UNFAITHFUL WIFE
From Hosea onwards the prophets spoke of idolatry under the figure of
unchastity. God was the husband of Israel, but she proved unfaithful
to Him. Thi...
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EZEKIEL: ‘THEY SHALL KNOW THAT I AM GOD’
THE *SIN OF JUDAH AND THE JUDGEMENT OF GOD
EZEKIEL CHAPTER S 1 TO 24
_IAN MACKERVOY_
CHAPTER 16
JERUSALEM IS LIKE A *PROSTITUTE – EZEKIEL 16:1-63
* Thr...
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DIDST TRUST IN THINE OWN BEAUTY. — Comp. Deuteronomy 32:15; Hosea
13:6. There can scarcely be a more striking instance of the working of
the hand of Providence in history than the story of the kingdom...
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וַ תִּבְטְחִ֣י בְ יָפְיֵ֔ךְ וַ
תִּזְנִ֖י עַל
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JERUSALEM-AN IDEAL HISTORY
Ezekiel 16:1
IN order to understand the place which the sixteenth chapter occupies
in this section of the book, we must remember that a chief source of
the antagonism betwe...
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The second figure was that of the adulteress, and this the prophet
wrought out at great length. Jerusalem was arraigned on account of her
abominations, which were described under the figure of that sp...
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But thou didst (k) trust in thy own beauty, and didst play the harlot
because of thy renown, and didst pour out (l) thy harlotries on every
one that passed by; his it was.
(k) In abusing my gifts and...
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_Renown, or name; thus dishonouring me, thy husband, Isaias iv. 1._...
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We have here, under the same figure, carried on, of the sad departures
which, even after grace, is too often discoverable in the Church.
Israel, of old, to whom the Prophet is speaking, was remarkable...
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Here God begins to expostulate with his people; and with this view
relates all the benefits which for a long time he had bestowed upon
the Israelites, and especially upon the tribe of Judea. The Proph...
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In reading chapter 16 it must be remembered that Jerusalem is the
subject, and not Israel. Moreover, the subject treated of is not
redemption, but God's dealings. He had caused to live, He had
cleanse...
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BUT THOU DIDST TRUST IN THINE OWN BEAUTY,.... As the Jews did in
external gifts bestowed upon them; in their outward prosperity and
grandeur; in their riches, wealth, and wisdom; and in the extent of...
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But thou didst trust in thine own beauty, and playedst the harlot
because of thy renown, and pouredst out thy fornications on every one
that passed by; his it was.
Ver. 15. _But thou didst trust in t...
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_But thou didst trust in thine own beauty_ Houbigant translates this,
“But thou, trusting in thy beauty, didst play the harlot,
degenerating from thy renown:” as if he had said, Thou didst abuse
those...
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But thou, namely, Jerusalem, as representing the people who were the
chosen of the Lord, DIDST TRUST IN THINE OWN BEAUTY, as she gained in
power, influence, and the respect of other nations, AND PLAYE...
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The Horrible Unfaithfulness of the Lord's People...
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1-58 In this chapter God's dealings with the Jewish nation, and their
conduct towards him, are described, and their punishment through the
surrounding nations, even those they most trusted in. This i...
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Hear, O heavens, and be astonished at the complaint God doth make
against this unthankful, forgetful, and perfidious woman! THOU DIDST
TRUST; grew proud, laid aside humility, which became one raised f...
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Ezekiel 16:15 trusted H982 (H8799) beauty H3308 harlot H2181 (H8799)
fame H8034 out H8210 (H8799) harlotry...
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ISRAEL'S BASE RESPONSE TO THE GOODNESS OF YAHWEH.
“But you trusted in your beauty, and played the prostitute because
of your renown, and poured out your whoredoms on all who passed by.
His it was.”
T...
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TRUST
(_ See Scofield) - (Psalms 2:12). _...
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In this very remarkable chapter, God describes his ancient people
Israel under the figure of an infant which had been cast away, but
which he had cared for and tended, and upon which he had lavished m...
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CONTENTS: The harlotry of Jerusalem, and threatening of destroying
judgments. Promises of future blessing under the new covenant.
CHARACTERS: God, Ezekiel.
CONCLUSION: Let not men flatter themselves...
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Ezekiel 16:3. _Thy father was an Amorite, and thy mother a Hittite,_ a
Chittith, a family of immodesty. The Israelites gloried in their
descent from the holy patriarchs, heirs of the promises; but the...
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EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 16:1 Chapter Ezekiel 16:1 includes brutal
violence and shocking sexual language. It shows that the infidelity of
Jerusalem has brought upon it the just punishment of God. In no
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EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 16:15 PLAYED THE WHORE in the OT usually
refers to unrestrained sexual immorality. When used metaphorically of
one’s relationship with God, it usually includes idol worship....
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ISRAEL’S APOSTACY FROM GOD (Ezekiel 16:15)
EXEGETICAL NOTES. Its origin and nature (Ezekiel 16:15); its magnitude
and extent (Ezekiel 16:23)....
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EXPOSITION
The section on which we now enter, with its companion picture in
Ezekiel 23:1; forms the most terrible, one might almost say the most
repellent, part of Ezekiel's prophetic utterances. We h...
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CHAPTER 16.
THE STORY OF ISRAEL'S GUILT AND PUNISHMENT.
Ezekiel 16:1. _And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,_
Ezekiel 16:2. _Son of man, make Jerusalem know her abominations,_
Ezekiel 16:3....
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Shall we turn in our Bibles at this time to the sixteenth chapter of
Ezekiel. The prophecy of Ezekiel, chapter 16.
Ezekiel declares,
Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Son of man, cause...
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1 Kings 11:5; 1 Kings 12:28; 2 Kings 17:7; 2 Kings 21:3; Deuter
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A STORY OF REDEMPTION
Ezekiel 16:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We want to bring before you the natural inheritance of all men; that
is, we want to discuss what we were by nature, before grace found us.
1. W...
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Playedst the harlot — Thou didst go a whoring after idols. Thy
renown — Her renown abroad drew to her idolatrous strangers, who
brought their idols with them. Pouredst out — Didst readily
prostitute t...