Ezekiel 20:28

“[For] when I had brought them into the land, &c.] Brought them out of Egypt through the wilderness into the land of Canaan, through so many difficulties, by such displays of power, goodness, and truth: [for] the which I lifted up mine band to give it to them; which he swore he would give unto them, and which he did, and so fulfilled his word and oath; and which was an instance of his bounty and goodness; and not owing to any merits of theirs; which he did, and so fulfilled his word and oath; and which was an instance of his bounty and goodness, and not owing to any merits of theirs: then they saw every high hill, and all the thick trees; as soon as they had got into the land, and took a view…”

“provocation of their offering--an offering as it were purposely made to provoke God. sweet savour--What ought to have been sweet became offensive by their corruptions. He specifies the various kinds of offerings, to show that in all alike they violated the law.”

“The probation in the land of Canaan from their entry to the day of Ezekiel. Ezekiel 20:27 Yet in this - It was an aggravation of their guilt that they defiled with idolatry the land given them for their glory. Ezekiel 20:29 Bamah - The Hebrew word for “high place.” Another instance of the perversion of God’s laws. When the Israelites first entered Canaan they were to set up the “tabernacle” on a “high place,” and upon this and upon no other they were to worship Yahweh (1 Samuel 9:12 ff; 1 Kings 3:4). But the Israelites followed the custom of the country, and set up idol-worship on every high hill, and the word “high place” (“Bannah,” plural “Bamoth”) became a by-word (compare “Bamoth-Baal,”…”

“when I: Jos 23:3, Jos 23:4, Jos 23:14; Neh 9:22-26; Psa 78:55-58 the which: Eze 20:6, Eze 20:15; Gen 15:18-21, Gen 26:3, Gen 26:4; Psa 105:8-11 they saw: Eze 6:13; Psa 78:58; Isa 57:5-7; Jer 2:7, Jer 3:6 their sweet: Eze 16:19 Ezekiel 20:29”