Ezekiel 20:25

Wherefore I gave them also statutes that were not good, and judgments whereby they should not live;

Cross-reference

Ezekiel 20:26 reveals that the 'statutes not good' included sacrificing firstborns, a direct continuation of the judgment.

Ezekiel 14:9-11 describes God deceiving a prophet as judgment, paralleling the 'statutes not good' as divine hardening.

Psalm 81:12 Parallel

Psalm 81:12 explicitly says God gave them over to their stubborn hearts—identical to the 'statutes not good' in Ezekiel.

Isaiah 66:4 Parallel

Isaiah 66:4 shows God bringing what they feared because they chose evil—same principle of God giving over to consequences.

Romans 1:21-28 describes God giving people over to their sinful desires—the NT parallel of this judgment pattern.

Romans 1:28 Parallel

Romans 1:28 parallels God giving people over to a debased mind as judgment, similar to giving Israel bad statutes.

2 Thessalonians 2:9-11 says God sends a strong delusion so they believe falsehood—a NT example of giving over to deception.

Exodus 21:1 Contrast

Exodus 21:1 introduces good statutes God gave—contrasting with the 'not good' statutes given later as judgment.

Acts 7:42 Parallel

Acts 7:42 recalls God giving them over to worship the host of heaven—the same 'giving over' theme from Ezekiel.