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For when I had brought them into the land, which I swore to give to them, then they saw every high hill, and every thick tree, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there they presented the provocation of their offering; there also they made their sweet savor, and they poured out there their drink-offerings.
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Sin in the Land of Promise
Commentators stress that Israel's sin was especially grievous because it occurred in the very land God had faithfully sworn to give them. Instead of responding with gratitude, they immediately used the 'high hills' and 'thick trees' of God's gift as sites for idolatry. This turned God's blessing into a stage for rebellion, making their sin a profound act of ingratitude and deliberate provocation.
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Ezekiel
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Albert Barnes
On Ezekiel 20:27–31
18th Century
Theologian
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…
John Calvin
On Ezekiel 20:27–28
16th Century
Theologian
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…
John Gill
On Ezekiel 20:28
17th Century
Pastor
[For] when I had brought them into the land
Brought them out of Egypt through the wilderness into the land of Canaan…
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Matthew Henry
On Ezekiel 20:27–32
17th Century
Minister
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…