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Ezekiel 16:8 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Ezekiel 16:8 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezekiel chapter 16 verse 8 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord GOD, and thou becamest mine.”
Ezekiel 16:8 (KJV)
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Commentary on Ezekiel 16:8
This verse presents Covered thy nakedness in Ezekiel's extended allegory of Jerusalem as God's bride. God's covenant covering and protection, illustrating God's grace in choosing, rescuing, and elevating Israel from nothing to covenant partnership. The imagery depicts the foundational gospel pattern—God's initiative in salvation, not human merit or initiative. Israel contributed nothing to her election; God chose, rescued, cleansed, and covenanted with her purely from grace.The allegory's power lies in contrasting God's gracious actions with Israel's subsequent unfaithfulness (developed later ...
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Cross-References for Ezekiel 16:8
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“and cry in the ears of Jerusalem”
“Who are you? She answered”
“in that while we were yet sinners”
“and I have loved you; therefore I will give people in your place”
“Isaac”
“because it has pleased Yahweh to make you a people to himself.”
“above all peoples who are on the face of the earth.”
“and how I bore you on eagles' wings”
“neither destroy you”