Ezekiel 18:1-32
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 18:1 God holds each generation accountable for its own sins. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 18:1 God holds each generation accountable for its own sins. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 18:5 Ezekiel describes three generations: a righteous father (vv. Ezekiel 18:5) and his wicked son (vv. Ezekiel 18:10), who in turns fathers a righteous son (vv. Ezekiel 18:14). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElemen [ Continue Reading ]
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 18:19 WHY SHOULD NOT THE SON SUFFER FOR THE INIQUITY OF THE FATHER? Ezekiel anticipates his audience clinging to their traditional understanding, which is summarized in the now irrelevant proverb (vv. Ezekiel 18:1). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); fo... [ Continue Reading ]
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 18:20 THE SOUL WHO SINS SHALL DIE. Verses Ezekiel 18:21 explain this teaching in what might seem a surprising way. Verses Ezekiel 18:21 consider the wicked person who then repents and lives rightly before God. Verse Ezekiel 18:24 considers the opposite scenario. Sandwiched be... [ Continue Reading ]
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 18:25 THE WAY OF THE LORD IS NOT JUST. “Just” has the sense of “weighed” or “measured,” that is, in conformity to a standard (compare 1 Samuel 2:3). This objection is amusing, coming from people who do not live justly. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img");... [ Continue Reading ]
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 18:30 Repentance is not being urged on Jerusalem, for the preceding chapters affirm that its destruction is assured. Rather, the exiles are pressed to repent and take responsibility for their moral lives. Thus the appeal is to MAKE YOURSELVES A NEW HEART and SPIRIT, in contra... [ Continue Reading ]