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Themes in Ezekiel 18

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Themes in Ezekiel 18

Ezekiel 18:1 (show verse)

The word of the LORD came unto me again, saying,

Children » Not punished for parents' sake
Execution » Who should not be executed according to the law
Profit » Those that profit from violence

Ezekiel 18:2 (show verse)

What mean ye, that ye use this saying concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes and the children's teeth are set on edge?

Children » Not punished for parents' sake
Execution » Who should not be executed according to the law
natural Fruit » Varieties of » Grapes
Grape » Figurative » Proverb of
Heredity » General references to
Parent's sins » Visited upon children » General references to
Profit » Those that profit from violence
Punishment » Entailed » Upon children

Ezekiel 18:3 (show verse)

As I live, said the Lord GOD, ye shall never again have reason to use this saying in Israel.

Children » Not punished for parents' sake
Execution » Who should not be executed according to the law
Profit » Those that profit from violence
Punishment » Entailed » Upon children

Ezekiel 18:4 (show verse)

Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine; the soul that sins, it shall die.

Children » Not punished for parents' sake
Consequences of sin » Death, physical and spiritual
Error » Sin's penalty » Death, physical and spiritual
Execution » Who should not be executed according to the law
God » Ownership of » Of the souls of men
divine Ownership » Of the souls of men
Sin's penalty » Death, physical and spiritual
Profit » Those that profit from violence
Punishment of the The Wicked » On account of their » Iniquity
Sin » Conviction of, results of » Death, a penalty for
Sin » Penalty for » Death, physical and spiritual
Sin » Death, the punishment of
Sins » Penalty » Death, physical and spiritual
Transgression » Sin's penalty » Death, physical and spiritual

Ezekiel 18:5 (show verse)

But if a man is just and does judgment and righteousness,

Charity » Those that are charitable
Children » Not punished for parents' sake
Execution » Who should not be executed according to the law
Idolatry » Those that are not idolaters
Iniquity » Those that abstain from iniquity
Justice » Who is just
Oppression » Those that have not oppressed others
Profit » Those that profit from violence
The judgment of babylon » Those that execute true judgment
Usury » Those that do not lay usury upon others

Ezekiel 18:6 (show verse)

that he does not eat upon the mountains, neither lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither defile his neighbour's wife, neither come near to the menstruous woman,

Charity » Those that are charitable
Children » Not punished for parents' sake
Execution » Who should not be executed according to the law
Idolatry » Annual feasts
Idolatry » Those that are not idolaters
Iniquity » Those that abstain from iniquity
Justice » Who is just
Menstruation » Law relating to
Oppression » Those that have not oppressed others
Profit » Those that profit from violence
The judgment of babylon » Those that execute true judgment
Usury » Those that do not lay usury upon others

Ezekiel 18:7 (show verse)

neither oppress any, but restores to the debtor his pledge, does not commit robbery, gives his bread to the hungry, and covers the naked with a garment,

Ezekiel 18:8 (show verse)

neither lends at interest, neither takes any increase, withdraws his hand from iniquity, executes true judgment between man and man,

Business life » Debts » Usury, forbidden
Charity » Those that are charitable
Children » Not punished for parents' sake
Credit system » Debts » Usury, forbidden
Execution » Who should not be executed according to the law
Idolatry » Those that are not idolaters
Iniquity » Those that abstain from iniquity
Interest » loaning » Money
Justice » Saints should » Always do
Justice » Who is just
Oppression » Those that have not oppressed others
Profit » Those that profit from violence
The judgment of babylon » Those that execute true judgment
Usury » Forbidden
Usury » Those that do not lay usury upon others
Usury » Just men innocent of the vice of requiring
Usury or interest » True and faithful israelites never took, from their brethren

Ezekiel 18:9 (show verse)

walks in my statutes, and keeps my rights, to do according to the truth: he is just; he shall surely live, said the Lord GOD.

Charity » Those that are charitable
Children » Not punished for parents' sake
Execution » Who should not be executed according to the law
Idolatry » Those that are not idolaters
Iniquity » Those that abstain from iniquity
Interest » loaning » Money
Justice » Saints should » Always do
Justice » Who is just
Oppression » Those that have not oppressed others
Profit » Those that profit from violence
The judgment of babylon » Those that execute true judgment
Usury » Those that do not lay usury upon others
Usury or interest » True and faithful israelites never took, from their brethren

Ezekiel 18:10 (show verse)

If he begets a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that does the like of any one of these things,

Children » Not punished for parents' sake
Execution » Who should not be executed according to the law
Profit » Those that profit from violence
Robbery » Punished with death

Ezekiel 18:11 (show verse)

and that does not do any of those duties, but, on the other hand, he does eat upon the mountains, or defiles his neighbour's wife,

Children » Not punished for parents' sake
Execution » Who should not be executed according to the law
Idolatry » Annual feasts
Profit » Those that profit from violence

Ezekiel 18:12 (show verse)

oppresses the poor and needy, commits robbery, does not restore the pledge, or lifts up his eyes to the idols, or makes an abomination,

Children » Not punished for parents' sake
Execution » Who should not be executed according to the law
Idolatry » Annual feasts
The poor » The wicked » Oppress
Profit » Those that profit from violence

Ezekiel 18:13 (show verse)

gives forth upon usury and takes increase, shall he then live? He shall not live; he has done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him.

Blood » Illustrative » (on one's own head,) of guilt
Blood » Figurative » Of guilt
Children » Not punished for parents' sake
Execution » Who should not be executed according to the law
Interest » loaning » Money
The poor » Punishment for » Spoiling
Profit » Those that profit from violence
Punishment of the The Wicked » On account of their » Iniquity
Robbery » Punished with death
Usury » Forbidden

Ezekiel 18:14 (show verse)

But if he begets a son that sees all his father's sins which he has done and seeing them, does not do according to them,

Children » Not punished for parents' sake
death » Who shall not die
Execution » Who should not be executed according to the law

Ezekiel 18:15 (show verse)

that he does not eat upon the mountains, neither lifts up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, nor defiles his neighbour's wife,

Children » Not punished for parents' sake
death » Who shall not die
Execution » Who should not be executed according to the law
Idolatry » Annual feasts

Ezekiel 18:16 (show verse)

neither oppresses any, nor withholds the pledge, neither commits robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry, and covers the naked with a garment,

Children » Not punished for parents' sake
death » Who shall not die
Execution » Who should not be executed according to the law

takes off his hand from oppressing the poor, does not receive usury nor increase, acts according to my rights, and walks in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father; he shall surely live.

Children » Not punished for parents' sake
death » Who shall not die
Execution » Who should not be executed according to the law
Interest » loaning » Money
Usury » Forbidden

Ezekiel 18:18 (show verse)

As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, spoiled his brother by violence, and did that which is not good among his people, behold, even he shall die for his iniquity.

Children » Not punished for parents' sake
Execution » Who should not be executed according to the law

Ezekiel 18:19 (show verse)

Yet if ye say, Why does not the son bear the iniquity of the father? Because the son has lived according to judgment and righteousness and has kept all my statutes and has done them, he shall surely live.

Children » Not punished for parents' sake
Execution » Who should not be executed according to the law

Ezekiel 18:20 (show verse)

The soul that sins, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son; the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him who is righteous, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him who is wicked.

Children » Not punished for parents' sake
death » Spiritual death » Eternal
Execution » Who should not be executed according to the law
Personal responsibility » Responsibility of stewardship
Punishment of the The Wicked » On account of their » Iniquity
Responsibility » Personal

Ezekiel 18:21 (show verse)

But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he has committed and keep all my statutes and live according to judgment and righteousness, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

Children » Not punished for parents' sake
death » The death of the wicked
Pleasure » What the lord has no pleasure in
Repentance » Life
Turning » Those that turn from wickedness

Ezekiel 18:22 (show verse)

All his rebellions that he has committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him; by his righteousness that he has done he shall live.

Children » Not punished for parents' sake
death » The death of the wicked
Pardon » Expressed by » Not mentioning transgression
Pleasure » What the lord has no pleasure in
Turning » Those that turn from wickedness

Ezekiel 18:23 (show verse)

Do I desire perchance the death of the wicked? said the Lord GOD, Shall he not live if he should leave his ways?

Children » Not punished for parents' sake
Conversion » Of sinners, a cause of joy » To God
death » Spiritual » Of the wicked
death » The death of the wicked
Death of the The Wicked » God has no pleasure in
Dying » Sought as a relief from trouble death spiritual » Of the wicked
Man » Sought as a relief from trouble death spiritual » Of the wicked
Pleasure » What the lord has no pleasure in
Turning » Those that turn from wickedness
The wicked » Death of

Ezekiel 18:24 (show verse)

But if the righteous should leave his righteousness and commit iniquity, and do according to all the abominations that the wicked man does, shall he live? All his righteousness that he has done shall not be mentioned; by his rebellion in which he has trespassed and by his sin which he has committed, because of them he shall die.

Children » Not punished for parents' sake
Turning » Those that turn from righteousness

Ezekiel 18:25 (show verse)

And if ye say, The way of the Lord is not straight. Hear now, O house of Israel: Is my way not straight? Are not your ways crooked?

Apparent injustice » Sometimes attributed to God
Children » Not punished for parents' sake
Condescension of God » Expostulates with backsliding israel
Injustice » Sometimes attributed to God
God, Justice of » Exhibited in » All his ways
Man » The ways of man
Partiality » Sometimes attributed to God
Turning » Those that turn from righteousness
Ways » The ways of man

Ezekiel 18:26 (show verse)

When a righteous man leaves his righteousness, and commits iniquity, he shall die in it; for his iniquity that he has done he shall die.

Children » Not punished for parents' sake
Condescension of God » Expostulates with backsliding israel
Man » The ways of man
Turning » Those that turn from righteousness
Ways » The ways of man

Ezekiel 18:27 (show verse)

Again, when the wicked man leaves his wickedness that he has committed and lives according to judgment and righteousness, he shall cause his soul to live.

Children » Not punished for parents' sake
Condescension of God » Expostulates with backsliding israel
Conversion » Promises connected with
Man » The ways of man
Repentance » The reward for repenting
Ways » The ways of man

Ezekiel 18:28 (show verse)

Because he saw and left all his rebellions that he has committed, he shall surely live; he shall not die.

Children » Not punished for parents' sake
Condescension of God » Expostulates with backsliding israel
Man » The ways of man
Repentance » The reward for repenting
Ways » The ways of man

Ezekiel 18:29 (show verse)

If even now the house of Israel should say, The way of the Lord is not straight. O house of Israel, are not my ways straight? Certainly your ways are not straight.

Children » Not punished for parents' sake
Condescension of God » Expostulates with backsliding israel
God, Justice of » Exhibited in » All his ways
Man » The ways of man
Repentance » Repenting
Repentance » The reward for repenting
Turning » What to turn from
Ways » The ways of man

Ezekiel 18:30 (show verse)

Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, each one according to his ways, said the Lord GOD. Repent and turn yourselves from all your iniquities, so iniquity shall not be your ruin.

Children » Not punished for parents' sake
Condescension of God » Expostulates with backsliding israel
Man » The ways of man
Repentance » Repenting
Repentance » Exhortations to
Repentance » The reward for repenting
Repentance » Commanded to all by God
Responsibility » Personal
Turning » What to turn from
Ways » The ways of man

Ezekiel 18:31 (show verse)

Cast away from you all your iniquities by which ye have rebelled, and make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

Condescension of God » Expostulates with backsliding israel
God's Call » The comes of God's word » Divine pleadings
Heart » Renewed
Newness » Renewing yourself
Repentance » Repenting
Repentance » The reward for repenting
Repentance » Commanded to all by God
Transgression » Casting away your transgressions

Ezekiel 18:32 (show verse)

For I do not desire the death of him that dies, said the Lord GOD; therefore turn yourselves, and ye shall live.

Condescension of God » Expostulates with backsliding israel
Death of the The Wicked » God has no pleasure in
Repentance » Repenting
Repentance » The reward for repenting
Repentance » Commanded to all by God