And that doeth not any of those duties, but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbour’s wife,
But this guy? He doesn't do any of those good things. Instead, he's out there eating at those sketchy mountain shrines and sleeping with his neighbor's wife.
Some people choose to do literally everything wrong instead of following what's right.
📚 Historical Context
Ezekiel was prophesying to the Jewish exiles in Babylon during the 6th century BC, emphasizing individual responsibility for sin in response to a common proverb that blamed children for their parents' wrongdoing. In this verse, he describes a son who rejects righteous living by participating in idolatrous feasts on the mountains, which were sites of pagan worship, and by committing adultery, both acts that violated God's commandments as outlined in the Mosaic Law. This highlights the cultural context of widespread idolatry and moral decay among the Israelites during their exile.
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