"Henry's Complete Commentary on the Whole Bible". And justly will that beauty, that excellency, at length be made the object of the loathing of others which men have made the matter of their own pride. And they turned against Him. Your email address will not be published. The girl survived and grew, though without training or upbringing (6-7).Many years later, by which time the girl had reached an age when she might marry, the same traveller happened to see her again. Share Read Full Chapter. And thus we were when Christ came, but He washed us. Hi Ann! But I'm the one that rescued you and saved you and put My beauty on you. As you know, I grew up in the heart of the Appalachian mountains in Eastern Kentucky. They grew proud (Ezekiel 16:15; Ezekiel 16:15): "Thou trustedst to thy beauty, and didst expect that that should make thee an interest, and didst play the harlot because of thy renown." Note, Spiritual lusts, those of the mind, such as theirs after idols were, are often as strong and impetuous as any carnal lusts are. Gittin. Not just throwing an old gunnysack at you and saying, "Dress up." Note, It is God that gives us our gold and silver; the products of trade, of art and industry, are the gifts of God's providence to us, as well as the fruits of the earth. "And I girded thee about with fine linen." You used it to make little images and idols, and you began to worship the gold and silver that I had blessed you with and prospered you with.How tragic it is when a person's life has been blessed of God and then they turn away from God and they begin to worship the gold and the silver that God has given to them, the possessions that God has given to them. Note, Those shame themselves that bring a reproach on their profession. 15 " 'But you trusted in your beauty and used your fame to become a prostitute. Thus some common drunkards will be company for every one that puts up the finger to them; how weak are the hearts of such! Well, I ask you to look at the United States today. yea, I said unto thee, in thy blood, Live!- Darby BibleAnd when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thy own blood, I said to thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live; yes, I said to thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live. Now verse Ezekiel 16:6 Ezekiel 16:7-8 ). Some people are said to have the gift of healing, that is for each individual to believe or not. That Seine shall swallow Tiber, and the Thames. Compare 2 Kings 23:7. And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live ( Ezekiel 16:5-6 ). Upon this instance of their idolatry, which indeed ought not to pass without a particular brand, this remark is made (Ezekiel 16:20; Ezekiel 16:20), Is this of thy whoredoms a small matter? 3. His people carried healing rocks, and I know some of them would eat the red dirt. saith the Lord GOD;) 24 That thou hast also built unto thee an eminent place, and hast made thee a high place in every street. Ive also heard many, many stories about it working on farm animals as well, but have no personal recollections that anything like that has ever worked for anyone close in our family. Ezekiel now reproves the Jews for the same vice. And then God said, "I've given you to eat the fine flour and honey and oil. So likewise, after the Israelites had spent centuries away from God in Egypt, he saved them from shame and made them his own people by covenant at Mt Sinai (8-14).But the woman was not faithful to the marriage covenant. They forgot their beginning (Ezekiel 16:22; Ezekiel 16:22) "Thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, how poor, and mean, and despicable thou wast, and what great things God did for thee and what lasting obligations he laid upon thee thereby." Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! What were the particulars of it. It reads: "And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live." Not just anybody can use it. From one hillbilly to another, Renae, Yes, I expected you had heard this before, for sure You know, as I was writing it out, and getting closer to the end of the blog post, I thought once to discard it. Required fields are marked *. and exceeding her sisters, Sodom and Samaria, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, OT Prophets: Ezekiel 16:6 When I passed by you and saw (Ezek. By submitting your email address, you understand that you will receive email communications from Bible Gateway, a division of The Zondervan Corporation, 3900 Sparks Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 USA, including commercial communications and messages from partners of Bible Gateway. So God is speaking out against Jerusalem. Before he delivered them to the Chaldeans to be destroyed he delivered them to the daughters of the Philistines to be ridiculed for their idolatries; for they hated them, and, though they were idolaters themselves, yet were ashamed of the lewd way of the Israelites, who had grown more profane in their idolatries than any of their neighbours, who changed their gods, whereas other nations did not change theirs, Jeremiah 2:10; Jeremiah 2:11. Thou also, which hast judged thy sisters, bear thine own shame for thy sins which you have committed are more abominable than they: and they are more righteous than you: yea, be thou confounded also, and bear thy shame, in that you have justified your sisters. And my meat also which I gave thee, the fine flour, the oil, the honey, wherewith I fed you, you have even set it before these little images as a sweet savor: and thus it was, saith the Lord GOD ( Ezekiel 16:18-19 ). That day is coming. And the only way any of us could ever stand before God, surely not in our own righteousness, because our righteousness is as filthy rags in the eyes of God. And having run the gamut of kinky flesh and not finding any satisfaction, only a greater lust, they began to burn in their lust for each other. And thine elder sister is Samaria, she and her daughters that dwell in thy left hand: and thy younger sister, that dwells at thy right hand, in the south is Sodom and her daughters. That righteousness that is ours is that which God has imputed to us through our faith in Jesus Christ. He. Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations ( Ezekiel 16:1-2 ). To someone who DOES believe, you simply cant take that away from them. They forget it was God who made us strong. Before he brought such a famine upon them as broke the staff of bread he diminished their ordinary food, but them short before he cut them off. Who would have thought it? 255 likes. 2. 23 And it came to pass after all thy wickedness, (woe, woe unto thee! God sees you complete in Christ, He sees you perfected in Christ, and He declares that you are perfect in beauty.Now, after all of this, God now charges them. The most common method was to walk east and recite Ezekiel 16:6. "In this respect the contrary is in thee from other women in thy whoredoms: others are courted, but thou makest court to those that do not follow thee, art fond of making leagues and alliances with those heathen nations that despise thee; others have gifts given them, but thou givest thy gifts, the gifts which God had graciously given thee, to thy idols; herein thou art like a wife that commits adultery, not for gain, as harlots do, but entirely for the sin's sake." The clauses which follow describe the arrival of puberty. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. They had sacrificed their children to their idols. Also, if youve ever heard of The Makers Diet, the author speaks at length about how he had to add certain nutrients to his diet, and they basically came from dirt. For the Lord declared, "For it was perfect," that is your beauty. You say, "But oh, could a people really do that?" The ancient nation Israel began life in Canaan as a hated people of mixed blood and mixed culture. Every penny has God's image upon it as well as Csar's. For this they were justly chastised by the Philistines. Is this of thy whoredoms a small matter, That thou hast slain my children, and delivered them to cause them to pass through the fire for them? Follow Don't Forget The Old Ways on WordPress.com. , when applied to the breasts, means to expand, lit., to raise oneself up. But people for years have used this almost as a charm kind of a thing to stop bleeding. Usually the customer pays the prostitute, but in the case of the prostitute Israel she paid the customer, so that she could multiply her immoral acts (30-34).According to Israelite practice, the punishment for an adulteress was to be stripped naked, paraded in public and then stoned to death. For thou hast also taken thy fair jewels of my gold and my silver, which I had given thee, and you made unto yourself images of men, and you did commit whoredom with them ( Ezekiel 16:16-17 ). We did not have the wisdom to learn from history, and the Christians by their inactivity have allowed these to be.We're soon going to be electing school boards and other officials in our community. Note, In the account which impenitent sinners shall be called to they will be told not only of the mercies for which they have been ungrateful, but of the afflictions under which they have been incorrigible, Amos 4:11. To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. And when I passed by thee While as yet no body took so much care of thee as to wash thee from thy native filthiness, I took pity on thee; as a traveller that passes by and sees an infant lie exposed; and I provided all things necessary for thy support. Ezekiel 16:6 KJV. - Webster's BibleWhen I passed by you, and saw you wallowing in your blood, I said to you, [Though you are] in your blood, live; yes, I said to you, [Though you are] in your blood, live.- World English BibleAnd I do pass over by thee, And I see thee trodden down in thy blood, And I say to thee in thy blood, Live, And I say to thee in thy blood, Live.- Youngs Literal Bible And when I passed by thee, and saw thee wallowing in thy blood, I said unto thee: In thy blood, live; yea, I said unto thee: In thy blood, live;- Jewish Publication Society Bible. 19 My meat also which I gave thee, fine flour, and oil, and honey, wherewith I fed thee, thou hast even set it before them for a sweet savour: and thus it was, saith the Lord GOD. And I will establish my covenant with thee; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: That thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more because of thy shame, when I am pacified toward thee for all that thou hast done, saith the Lord GOD ( Ezekiel 16:61-63 ). Moreover thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters, whom you have borne unto me, and these have you sacrificed unto them to be devoured.