Ezekiel 23:41

“And satest upon a stately bed, &c.] Or honourablef363, a bed of state: either a throne, a royal seat under a canopy, on which the king of Judah sat to receive foreign ambassadors; or a stately bed at a feast, made for the entertainment of them; it being usual in the eastern nations to sit on beds at eating, to which the next clause agrees. The allusion is to a harlot sitting on a bed decked out by her to allure men to lie with her; (see <200716> Proverbs 7:16): and a table prepared before it; before the bed, furnished with the richest provisions to treat the ambassadors with; or this may design an altar built for them to offer on it sacrifices to their idols, according to the customs of…”

“bed--divan. While men reclined at table, women sat, as it seemed indelicate for them to lie down (Amo 6:4) [GROTIUS]. table--that is, the idolatrous altar. mine incense--which I had given thee, and which thou oughtest to have offered to Me (Eze 16:18-19; Hos 2:8; compare Pro 7:17).”

“The figure is that of a woman decked in all her beauty, sitting on a couch (not bed) at a banquet prepared for those whom she has invited. This further offence is not one of idolatry, but that of courting alliances with other powers which were not less readily made than broken. Ezekiel 23:40 That ye have sent - Better, “they (i. e., Israel and Judah) sent.” return to 'Top of Page'”

“Sattest - Prepared to feast them. A stately bed - A magnificent bed, on which women sat to feast, when men leaned on their sides. Incense - Offered to their idols. Ezekiel 23:42”

“stately: Heb. honourable, Est 1:6; Pro 7:16, Pro 7:17; Isa 57:7; Amo 2:8, Amo 6:4 a table: Eze 44:16; Isa 65:11; Mal 1:7 whereupon: Eze 16:18, Eze 16:19; Pro 7:17; Jer 44:17; Hos 2:8, Hos 2:9 Ezekiel 23:42”