Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 18:6
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6. not eaten upon . . . mountains —the high places, where altars were reared. A double sin: sacrificing elsewhere than at the temple, where only God sanctioned sacrifice ( Deuteronomy 12:13 ; Deuteronomy 12:14 ); and this to idols instead of to Jehovah. "Eaten" refers to the feasts which were connected with the sacrifices (see Exodus 32:6 ; Deuteronomy 32:38 ; Judges 9:27 ; 1 Corinthians 8:4 ; 1 Corinthians 8:10 ; 1 Corinthians 10:7 ). lifted . . . eyes to —namely, in adoration ( Psalms 121:1 ). The superstitious are compared to harlots; their eyes go eagerly after spiritual lusts. The righteous man not merely refrains from the act, but from the glance of spiritual lust ( Job 31:1 ; Matthew 5:28 ). idols of . . . Israel —not merely those of the Gentiles, but even those of Israel. The fashions of his countrymen could not lead him astray. defiled . . . neighbour's wife —Not only does he shrink from spiritual, but also from carnal, adultery (compare Matthew 5:28- : ). neither . . . menstruous woman —Leprosy and elephantiasis were said to be the fruit of such a connection [JEROME]. Chastity is to be observed even towards one's own wife ( Leviticus 18:19 ; Leviticus 20:18 ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-7" class="com-number"
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