Ezekiel 33:25

“Wherefore say unto them, thus saith the Lord God, &c.] Send them this message in writing, as from the Lord; for the prophet was now in Chaldea, and could not deliver it by word of mouth to those that inhabited the wastes of Israel; but he could tell it to the messenger that came to him, who had escaped from Jerusalem; or send it by him, or some other: ye eat with the blood; or rather “upon”, or “by” the “blood”f583; contrary to the law in (<031926>Leviticus 19:26) which is a different law from that in (<010904>Genesis 9:4), and from that in (<030317>Leviticus 3:17 7:26,27) and refers to an idolatrous practice of the Heathens, which these Jews imitated; who, having slain and offered their…”

“eat with the blood--in opposition to the law (Lev 19:26; compare Gen 9:4). They did so as an idolatrous rite.”

“The exhortation to repentance. Ezekiel first addresses the remnant that still linger in their ancient home, and warns them against presumptuous hopes resting on false grounds Ezekiel 33:23-29; then he turns his eyes to those near him, and points out that their apparent attention to his words was illusory. Ezekiel 33:24 Those wastes - The places in the holy land devastated by the conqueror. Abraham - The argument is, Abraham was but one man, and he had the promise of the land, though he did not at once possess it; much more shall we, the descendants of Abraham, being many, retain this promise and possess the land, though for a time we are depressed and subject. Compare Matthew 3:9; John 8:33,…”

“Ye eat: Gen 9:4; Lev 3:17, Lev 7:26, Lev 7:27, Lev 17:10-14, Lev 19:26; Deu 12:16; Sa1 14:32-34; Act 15:20, Act 15:21, Act 15:29, Act 21:25 lift up: Eze 18:6, Eze 18:12, Eze 18:15; Deu 4:19; Psa 24:4; Jer 44:15-19 and shed: Eze 9:9, Eze 22:6, Eze 22:9, Eze 22:27 shall ye: Jer 7:9, Jer 7:10 Ezekiel 33:26”