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Judgment on Idolatrous Israel

1 Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
2 “Son of man, aset your face toward the bmountains of Israel, and prophesy against them,  
3 and say, ‘O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God! Thus says the Lord God to the mountains, to the hills, to the ravines, and to the valleys: “Indeed I, even I, will bring a sword against you, and aI will destroy your high places.  
4 Then your altars shall be desolate, your incense altars shall be broken, and aI will cast down your slain men before your idols.  
5 And I will lay the corpses of the children of Israel before their idols, and I will scatter your bones all around your altars.
6 In all your dwelling places the cities shall be laid waste, and the1 high places shall be desolate, so that your altars may be laid waste and made desolate, your idols may be broken and made to cease, your incense altars may be cut down, and your works may be abolished.  
7 The slain shall fall in your midst, and ayou shall know that I am the Lord.  
8 a“Yet I will leave a remnant, so that you may have some who escape the sword among the nations, when you are bscattered through the countries.  
9 Then those of you who escape will aremember Me among the nations where they are carried captive, because bI was crushed by their adulterous heart which has departed from Me, and cby their eyes which play the harlot after their idols; dthey will loathe themselves for the evils which they committed in all their abominations.  
10 And they shall know that I am the Lord; I have not said in vain that I would bring this calamity upon them.”
11 ‘Thus says the Lord God: a“Pound your fists and stamp your feet, and say, ‘Alas, for all the evil abominations of the house of Israel! bFor they shall fall by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence.  
12 He who is far off shall die by the pestilence, he who is near shall fall by the sword, and he who remains and is besieged shall die by the famine. aThus will I spend My fury upon them.  
13 Then you shall know that I am the Lord, when their slain are among their idols all around their altars, aon every high hill, bon all the mountaintops, cunder every green tree, and under every thick oak, wherever they offered sweet incense to all their idols.  
14 So I will astretch out My hand against them and make the land desolate, yes, more desolate than the wilderness toward bDiblah, in all their dwelling places. Then they shall know that I am the Lord.’ ” ’ ” 
Commentaries:
Matthew Henry
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Ezekiel 6:1-14

The Divine judgments for idolatry. (1-7) A remnant shall be saved. (8-10) The calamities are to be lamented. (11-14)

1-7. War desolates persons, places, and things esteemed most sacred. God ruins idolatries even by the hands of idolaters. It is just with God to make that a desolation, which we make an idol. The superstitions to which many trust for safety, often cause their ruin. And the day is at hand, when idols and idolatry will be as thoroughly destroyed from the professedly Christian church as they were from among the Jews.

Verses 8-10 A remnant of Israel should be left; at length they should remember the Lord, their obligations to him, and rebellion against him. True penitents see sin to be that abominable thing which the Lord hates. Those who truly loathe sin, loathe themselves because of sin. They give glory to God by their repentance. Whatever brings men to remember Him, and their sins against him, should be regarded as a blessing.

Verses 11-14 It is our duty to be affected, not only with our own sins and sufferings, but to look with compassion upon the miseries wicked people bring upon themselves. Sin is a desolating thing; therefore, stand in awe, and sin not. If we know the worth of souls, and the danger to which unbelievers are exposed, we shall deem every sinner who takes refuge in Jesus from the wrath to come, an abundant recompence for all contempt or opposition we may meet with.


 
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