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Therefore, son of man, speak to the house of Israel, and tell them, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: In this moreover have your fathers blasphemed me, in that they have committed a trespass against me.
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Ingratitude in the Promised Land
Commentators stress that this sin was especially grievous because it occurred after God had faithfully brought Israel into the Promised Land. Instead of responding with gratitude for His fulfilled promises, they immediately turned to idolatry. This serves as a powerful warning against taking God's grace for granted and forgetting His past faithfulness.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The probation in the land of Canaan, from their entry to the day of Ezekiel (Ezekiel 20:27).
Yet in this—it was an aggrav…
19th Century
Anglican
Your fathers have blasphemed me. —The fourth period of Israelite history, though actually by far the longest, is very bri…
16th Century
Protestant
He now addresses the wickedness of the people, through which God was provoked after they had taken possession of the land of Canaan, because they d…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Therefore, son of man, speak unto the house of Israel, and say unto them The elders o…
The Jews persisted in rebellion after they settled in the land of Canaan. And these elders seem to have thought of uniting with the heathen. We gai…
