John Gill's Exposition on Ezekiel 44:6

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And thou shalt say to the rebellious, even to the house of Israel, &c.] This is a character of literal Israel from the beginning, (<050924>Deuteronomy 9:24), and frequently given it in this prophecy, (<260202>Ezekiel 2:2,3,5-8) (<260309>Ezekiel 3:9,26,27) and well agrees with these declining churches in the latter day, and even in our times; it represents them as rebellious, because of their disregard to the ordinances of God’s house, and to the laws and rules of it; and are not only called “rebellious”, but “rebellion”f801 itself; expressive of the greatness of their sin, and the aggravations of it: thus saith the Lord God, O ye house of Israel, let it suite you of all your abominations; that is, let the abominations you have committed, will worship and superstition, paying a regard to the doctrines and commandments of men, be sufficient; stop and proceed no further; relinquish those things which are so abominable in my sight; let the time past suffice to have wrought them; cease entirely from them; (see <600403>1 Peter 4:3), these abominations are more particularly expressed in the following words.

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