Isaiah 57:8

“Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up thy remembrance, &c.] The memorial of thine idols, as the Targum. As the Heathens had their “lares” and “penates”, their household gods, so the Papists have their tutelar images, which they place in their houses, and in their bedchambers; their images of saints, their crucifixes and superstitious pictures, which they call “memories”, and “laymen’s books”: for thou hast discovered thyself to another than me; or, “from me”f1127; departing from me, and leaving my bed; rejecting Christ as King of saints, deserting his worship and ordinances; thou hast uncovered thyself to another, prostituted thyself to another, been guilty of spiritual…”

“"Remembrance," that is, memorials of thy idolatry: the objects which thou holdest in remembrance. They hung up household tutelary gods "behind the doors"; the very place where God has directed them to write His laws "on the posts and gates" (Deu 6:9; Deu 11:20); a curse, too, was pronounced on putting up an image "in a secret place" (Deu 27:15). discovered thyself--image from an adulteress. enlarged . . . bed--so as to receive the more paramours. made . . . covenant--with idols: in open violation of thy "covenant" with God (Exo 19:5; Exo 23:32). Or, "hast made assignations with them for thyself" [HORSLEY]. thy bed . . . their bed--The Jews' sin was twofold; they resorted to places of…”

“Behind the doors - In every part of their habitations - behind the doors and posts and beams of their houses, they had erected the memorials of idolatrous worship. Hast thou set up thy remembrance - That is, they had filled their houses with the images of tutelary gods, or with something dedicated to them. The Greeks and Romans had their Lares and Penates - their household or domestic gods - the images of which were in every family. The same was true of the apostate Hebrews. They had filled their houses with the memorials of idol-worship, and there was no part of their dwellings in which such memorials were not to be found. When a people forget God, the memorials of their apostasy will be…”

“The posts - Behind the posts of the doors of thine house: where the Heathens placed their tutelar gods to whose protection they committed their houses, that so they might have their eyes and minds upon them, whensoever they went out or came in. Set up - Those monuments which thou didst set up there as remembrances of those idol - gods whom they represented. Discovered - Thou hast uncovered thy nakedness; to others beside me thine husband. Gone up - Into the adulterous bed. Enlarged - That it might receive many adulterers together. Thou hast multiplied thine idols and altars. A covenant - Thou hast covenanted to serve them. Isaiah 57:9”

“57:8 climbed into bed: The people of Israel had a sickening commitment to the fertility religions, which included sex as part of their rituals.”

“the doors: Eze 8:8-12, Eze 23:14, Eze 23:41 for: Eze 16:32 made thee a covenant with them: or, hewed it for thyself larger than theirs thou lovedst: Eze 16:25-28, 23:2-20 where thou sawest it: or, thou providest room Isaiah 57:9”