Ezekiel 20:4-26
Summary for Ezek 20:4-26: 20:4-26 a That the Lord would not answer their inquiry did not mean that he had nothing to say to them. Ezekiel would parade the detestable character of their ancestors before their eyes.Summary for Ezek 20:8-21: 20:8-21 b Each generation of Israelites rebelled against the Lord and refused to obey the commandments he gave them. Each time, the Lord threatened to pour out his fury upon them (20:8 c, 13 d, 21 e), but he relented for the honor of his name, lest the nations around them should think the Lord’s power insufficient to bring his people into the Promised Land.
20:23 f Because of Israel’s history of refusing to keep the Lord’s decrees or obey his regulations, God determined to scatter them among all the nations.
Summary for Ezek 20:25-26: 20:25-26 g I gave them over to worthless decrees and regulations ... I let them pollute themselves: The Lord allowed the people of Israel to exercise their depravity in the complex and corrupting rituals of paganism and to suffer all of its terrible consequences (see Rom 1:18-25 h).
20:26 i The Israelites even gave their firstborn children as offerings to the god Molech. This exactly reversed the Exodus, which freed the Israelites, the Lord’s “firstborn son” (Exod 4:22 j), to offer pure worship in the Promised Land.
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