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You have also committed sexual immorality with the Egyptians, your neighbors, great of flesh; and have multiplied your prostitution, to provoke me to anger.
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Two Kinds of Betrayal
Commentators explain that Judah's 'fornication' was twofold. It involved adopting Egypt's sensual, nature-based idolatry, but it also referred to making political alliances with them. By seeking security from a foreign power instead of trusting in God's exclusive protection, the nation was committing a form of spiritual adultery, breaking its covenant with the Lord.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Egyptian idolatry, a worship of the powers of nature, was eminently sensual. The idolatry here spoken of is not so much that which Israel brought w…
19th Century
Anglican
The Egyptians ... great of flesh. —The Egyptians are properly named first, because, even in the golden calf of the wilder…
16th Century
Protestant
I mentioned at the beginning of the chapter that the Prophet blames the Jews not for one single kind of fornication, but for two different kinds. I…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
You have also committed fornication with the Egyptians. By entering into leagues and alliances with them, and seeking to …
In this chapter, God's dealings with the Jewish nation and their conduct toward Him are described, along with their punishment through the surround…
