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Ezekiel 23:41

Ezekiel 23:41

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain

And satest upon a stately bed,.... Or honourable , a bed of state: either a throne, a royal seat under a canopy, on which the king of Judah sat to receive foreign ambassadors; or a stately bed at a feast, made for the entertainment of them; it being usual in the eastern nations to sit on beds at eating, to which the next clause agrees.

The allusion is to a harlot sitting on a bed decked out by her to allure men to lie with her; see Pr 7:16:and a table prepared before it; before the bed, furnished with the richest provisions to treat the ambassadors with; or this may design an altar built for them to offer on it sacrifices to their idols, according to the customs of their countries:whereupon thou hast set mine incense and mine oil; which were the gifts of God to this people, and which they should have used in his service; but with these they treated the ministers of Heathen princes; scenting the room where they were entertained with incense, and anointing their heads and feet with oil, for their pleasure and refreshment; or they offered these on the altars of the idols to them.

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