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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 to me:

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 do you mean by quoting this proverb concerning the land of Israel, "'The fathers eat sour grapes And the children's teeth become numb?'

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 surely as I live, declares the sovereign Lord, you will not quote this proverb in Israel anymore!

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)

Indeed! All lives are mine -- the life of the father as well as the life of the son is mine. The one who sins will 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)

"Suppose a man is righteous. He practices what is just and right,

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)

does not eat pagan sacrifices on the mountains or pray to the idols of the house of Israel, does not defile his neighbor's wife, does not have sexual relations with a woman during her period,

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)

does not oppress anyone, but gives the debtor back whatever was given in pledge, does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and clothes the naked,

Ezekiel 18:8 (show verse)

does not engage in usury or charge interest, but refrains from wrongdoing, promotes true justice between men,

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)

and follows my statutes and observes my regulations by carrying them out. That man is righteous; he will certainly live, declares the sovereign Lord.

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)

"Suppose such a man has a violent son who sheds blood and does any of these things mentioned previously

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)

(though the father did not do any of them). He eats pagan sacrifices on the mountains, defiles his neighbor'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 the needy, commits robbery, does not give back what was given in pledge, prays to idols, performs abominable acts,

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)

engages in usury and charges interest. Will he live? He will not! Because he has done all these abominable deeds he will certainly die. He will bear the responsibility for his own death.

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 suppose he in turn has a son who notices all the sins his father commits, considers them, and does not follow his father's example.

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)

He does not eat pagan sacrifices on the mountains, does not pray to the idols of the house of Israel, does not defile his neighbor'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)

does not oppress anyone or keep what has been given in pledge, does not commit robbery, gives his food to the hungry, and clothes the naked,

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

Ezekiel 18:17 (show verse)

refrains from wrongdoing, does not engage in usury or charge interest, carries out my regulations and follows my statutes. He will not die for his father's iniquity; he will 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 practices extortion, robs his brother, and does what is not good among his people, he will 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 you say, 'Why should the son not suffer for his father's iniquity?' When the son does what is just and right, and observes all my statutes and carries them out, he will surely live.

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

The person who sins is the one who will die. A son will not suffer for his father's iniquity, and a father will not suffer for his son's iniquity; the righteous person will be judged according to his righteousness, and the wicked person according to his wickedness.

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 person turns from all the sin he has committed and observes all my statutes and does what is just and right, he will surely live; he will 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)

None of the sins he has committed will be held against him; because of the righteousness he has done, he will 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 actually delight in the death of the wicked, declares the sovereign Lord? Do I not prefer that he turn from his wicked conduct and live?

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 a righteous man turns away from his righteousness and practices wrongdoing according to all the abominable practices the wicked carry out, will he live? All his righteous acts will not be remembered; because of the unfaithful acts he has done and the sin he has committed, he will die.

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

Ezekiel 18:25 (show verse)

"Yet you say, 'The Lord's conduct is unjust!' Hear, O house of Israel: Is my conduct unjust? Is it not your conduct that is unjust?

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 person turns back from his righteousness and practices wrongdoing, he will die for it; because of the wrongdoing he has done, he will 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)

When a wicked person turns from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he will preserve his life.

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 considered and turned from all the sins he had done, he will surely live; he will 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)

Yet the house of Israel says, 'The Lord's conduct is unjust!' Is my conduct unjust, O house of Israel? Is it not your conduct that is unjust?

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 each person according to his conduct, O house of Israel, declares the sovereign Lord. Repent and turn from all your wickedness; then it will not be an obstacle leading to iniquity.

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)

Throw away all your sins you have committed and fashion yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! Why should you 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 take no delight in the death of anyone, declares the sovereign Lord. Repent and 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