John Gill's Exposition on Ezekiel 23:39

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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For when they had slain their children to their idols, &c.] This explains more clearly what is before said, that by causing their children to pass through the fire was a slaying them; and that their passing through it “for them” was for their idols, and unto them; (see <262337>Ezekiel 23:37), and how when they had been guilty of such shocking wickedness, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; not that they came into the temple on purpose to profane it; but coming into it, being themselves defiled with the murder of their infants, and offering sacrifices to idols, or performing a hypocritical service to the Lord, this was in the event a profanation of the sanctuary: and, lo, thus they have done in the midst of mine house; set up idols there, and worshipped them; as they did in the temple itself, in the times of Ahaz and Manasseh; (see <240730>Jeremiah 7:30).

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