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Matthew Henry Commentary on the Bible

Ezekiel 18 - Introduction

* God has no respect of persons. (1-20) The Divine providence is vindicated. (21-29) A gracious invitation to repentance. (30-32)

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See also Ezekiel 18 - Introduction in other biblical comments:

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    EZEKIEL 18. THE PRINCIPLE OF RETRIBUTION. From many points of view the imminent doom has been abundantly justified. But on whom will it fall? on the innocent and guilty alike? This chapter proclaims t...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The moral freedom and responsibility of the individual man before God This great idea is expressed in two parts: First, Ezekiel 18:1. The individual man is not involved in the sins and fate of his p...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    _GOD REPROVETH THE UNJUST PARABLE OF SOUR GRAPES: HE SHEWETH HOW HE DEALETH WITH THE JUST FATHER, WITH A WICKED SON OF A JUST FATHER, WITH A JUST SON OF A WICKED FATHER, WITH A WICKED MAN REPENTING, W...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    REVIEW QUESTIONS 1. When are the prophecies of Chapter s 20-21 to be dated? 2. What historical events probably triggered the utterances in these two Chapter s? 3. In what sense did Ezekiel becom...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    1:1 (c-0) (The title of this book, 'Ezekiel'), Meaning, 'Strength of God.' captives (d-25) Lit. 'captivity.'...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    XVIII. This chapter connects itself closely with the foregoing series of prophecies. The certainty of the Divine judgments had now been repeatedly and most emphatically foretold, but that this might h...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 18 This chapter contains an answer to an objection of the Jews to the dealings of God with them in a providential way. The objection is expressed in a proverb of common use am...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    CHAPTER 18 EVERY MAN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS OWN SIN. Ezekiel now outlines the behaviour of the righteous and the wicked in terms of three generations in one family, a righteous man and a wicked son, f...

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