Because they had not executed my judgments, but had despised my statutes, and had polluted my sabbaths, and their eyes were after their fathers' idols.
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Because they had not executed my judgments,.... Had not done that which was right and just, as the Lord commanded them:
but had despised my statutes, and had polluted my sabbaths; as their fathers…
The probation in the wilderness. The promise was forfeited by those to whom it was first conditionally made, but was renewed to their children. Eze 20:11 The “statutes” were given on Mount Sinai, and…
The history of the struggle between the sins of Israel, by which they endeavoured to ruin themselves, and the mercies of God, by which he endeavoured to save them and make them happy, is here…
Yet though he wrought for his name's sake not to destroy them their sins could not be altogether passed by. In two ways they were marked: Jehovah laid a heavy threat upon the people of dispersion…
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