Eze 18:6 | JFB | e4.org | 6. not eaten upon . . . mountains —the high places, where altars were reared. A double sin: sacrificing elsewhere than at the temple, where only God sanctioned sacrifice ( ); and this to idols instead of to Jehovah. "Eaten" refers to the feasts which were connected with the sacrifices (see ). lifted . . . eyes to —namely, in adoration ( ). The superstitious are compared to harlots; their eyes go eagerly after spiritual lusts. The righteous man not merely refrains from the act, but from the glance of spiritual lust ( ). idols of . . . Israel —not merely those of the Gentiles, but even those of Israel. The fashions of his countrymen could not lead him astray. defiled . . . neighbour's wife —Not only does he shrink from spiritual, but also from carnal, adultery (compare ). neither . . . menstruous woman —Leprosy and elephantiasis were said to be the fruit of such a connection [JEROME ]. Chastity is to be observed even towards one's own wife ( ).

‏ Ezekiel 18:6

6. not eaten upon . . . mountains—the high places, where altars were reared. A double sin: sacrificing elsewhere than at the temple, where only God sanctioned sacrifice (De 12:13, 14); and this to idols instead of to Jehovah. "Eaten" refers to the feasts which were connected with the sacrifices (see Ex 32:6; De 32:38; Jud 9:27; 1Co 8:4, 10; 10:7).

lifted . . . eyes to—namely, in adoration (Ps 121:1). The superstitious are compared to harlots; their eyes go eagerly after spiritual lusts. The righteous man not merely refrains from the act, but from the glance of spiritual lust (Job 31:1; Mt 5:28).

idols of . . . Israel—not merely those of the Gentiles, but even those of Israel. The fashions of his countrymen could not lead him astray.

defiled . . . neighbour's wife—Not only does he shrink from spiritual, but also from carnal, adultery (compare 1Co 6:18).

neither . . . menstruous woman—Leprosy and elephantiasis were said to be the fruit of such a connection [JEROME]. Chastity is to be observed even towards one's own wife (Le 18:19; 20:18).