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On a high and lofty mountain have you set your bed; there also went you up to offer sacrifice.
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Idolatry as Adultery
Commentators unanimously explain that God uses the imagery of setting up a "bed" to portray idolatry as spiritual adultery. By worshipping false gods, Israel was being unfaithful to the sacred covenant relationship they had with God, much like a spouse breaking a marriage vow. The "bed" represents the altars and places of idol worship.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Upon a lofty and high mountain - The design of this verse and the following is to show the extent, the prevalence, the publicity, a…
19th Century
Anglican
Set thy bed ... —Idolatry, being like adultery, the “bed” naturally follows as representing the locality of the idol worship. Comp…
Baptist
Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed: even thither wentest thou up to offer sacrifice. Behind the doors also and the posts hast…
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16th Century
Protestant
Upon a lofty and high mountain. He again repeats that metaphor at which we have previously glanced. Superstitious persons commit fornicati…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Upon a lofty and high mountain have you set your bed Temples and altars, which are usually built on high places, where th…
The Lord here calls apostates and hypocrites to appear before him. When reproved for their sins, and threatened with judgments, they ridiculed the …
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13th Century
Catholic
The just perishes. Here the prophet shows the difference between those who obey God’s counsels and those who do not, conc…
