Ezekiel 18:2
The land of Israel — The two tribes, not the ten. The fathers — Our fore — fathers. Have eaten — Have sinned. The childrens — We their children, who were unborn, suffer for their sins.... [ Continue Reading ]
The land of Israel — The two tribes, not the ten. The fathers — Our fore — fathers. Have eaten — Have sinned. The childrens — We their children, who were unborn, suffer for their sins.... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold — There can be no colour of partial judgment in the proceedings of God, who is equally God to all. All souls — All persons. The soul — The person, whether father or son, shall die, shall bear his own punishment.... [ Continue Reading ]
Hath not eaten — Hath not committed idolatry, offering sacrifice, and eating of the things sacrificed to idols; whose temples and altars were on mountains, chap. Ezekiel 20:1. & 28. Hosea 4:13.... [ Continue Reading ]
Increase — Illegal interest. Iniquity — Injustice of every kind.... [ Continue Reading ]
Shall live — Shall be delivered from famine, pestilence, and sword, and shall see good days.... [ Continue Reading ]
His blood — Heb. 'Tis plural, bloods; both the blood of the innocent which he murdered, and his own blood which thereby he forfeited; the blood of his own soul and life: that is the whole blame of his misery in time and eternity, shall lie upon himself.... [ Continue Reading ]
Hath taken off — Withdrawn his hand from hurting or wronging the poor, tho' he had power to do it securely.... [ Continue Reading ]
Shall not bear — This is a most unquestionable truth; and tho' perhaps it may seem otherwise in some cases, yet could we see perfectly the connexion between persons and persons; could we see the connexion of sins and sins, and how easily, secretly, and undiscerned men become guilty of the same sins,... [ Continue Reading ]
Not mentioned — Not to him.... [ Continue Reading ]
The way — His whole management of affairs. Not equal — Not right, or consistent with his own declaration, and law.... [ Continue Reading ]
He shall surely live — "That is, he shall be restored to the favour of God, which is the life of the soul.... [ Continue Reading ]
Make you a new heart — Suffer me to do it in you.... [ Continue Reading ]
I have no pleasure — Sinners displease God when they undo themselves; they please him when they return.... [ Continue Reading ]