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Again the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
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An Uncomfortable Allegory
Commentators note that this verse introduces one of the Bible's most extended and graphic parables. The chapter portrays Israel as an abandoned infant whom God rescues, raises, and marries, only for her to become a shockingly unfaithful wife. The purpose of this stark imagery is to provoke a deep hatred for idolatry by showing how deeply it offends God's covenant love.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Idolatry is frequently represented by the prophets using the metaphor of a wife’s unfaithfulness to her husband. This image is portrayed here in su…
19th Century
Baptist
This is a very necessary command, for unless people know their disease, they will not turn to the great Physician. Only one who knows that he is po…
16th Century
Protestant
This chapter contains very severe reproaches against the people of Judea who were left at Jerusalem. For although Ezekiel had been a leader to the …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying . ] The word of prophecy from the Lord, as the Targum; the following r…
In this chapter, God's dealings with the Jewish nation and their conduct toward Him are described, along with their punishment through the surround…
