Ezekiel 18:7

And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment; HATH RESTORED TO THE DEBTOR HIS PLEDGE - that which the poor debtor absolutely needed, as his raiment, which the creditor was bound to restore before sunset (), and his millstone, which was needed for preparing his food (; ). HATH GIVEN HIS BREAD TO THE HUNGRY, AND HATH COVERED THE NAKED - (; Matthew 25:35). After duties of justice come those of...

1-20 The soul that sinneth it shall die. As to eternity, every man was, is, and will be dealt with, as his conduct shows him to have been under the old covenant of works, or the new covenant of grace. Whatever outward sufferings come upon men through the sins of others, they deserve for their own sins all they suffer; and the Lord overrules every event for the eternal good of believers. All souls are in the hand of the great Creator: he will deal with them in justice or mercy; nor will any perish for the sins of another, who is not in some sense worthy of death for his own. We all have sinned, and our souls must be lost, if God deal with us according to his holy law; but we are invited to come to Christ. If a man who had shown his faith by his works, had a wicked son, whose character and conduct were the reverse of his parent's, could it be expected he should escape the Divine vengeance...

Verse Ezekiel 7:5. _HATH NOT OPPRESSED ANY_] Has not used his power or influence to oppress, pain, or injure another. 6. _HATH RESTORED TO THE DEBTOR HIS PLEDGE_] Has carefully surrendered the pawn or pledge when its owner came to _redeem_ it. As the _pledge_ is generally of _more worth_ than that for which it is pledged, an unprincipled man will make some pretence to keep it; which is highly abominable in the sight of God. 7. _HATH SPOILED NONE BY VIOLENCE_] Either by robbery or personal insult. For a man may be spoiled both ways. 8. _HATH GIVEN HIS BREAD TO THE HUNGRY_] Has been kind-hearted and charitable; especially to them that are in the deepest want. 9. _HATH COVERED THE NAKED WITH A GARMENT_] Has divided both his _bread_ and his _clothing_ wit

EXPOSITION EZEKIEL 18:1, EZEKIEL 18:2 WHAT MEAN YE, THAT YE USE THIS PROVERB, etc.? Another and entirely different section opens, and we see at once from what it started. Ezekiel had heard from the lips of his countrymen, and had seen its working in their hearts, the proverb with which they blunted their sense of personal responsibility. They had to bear the punishment of sins which they had not committed. The sins of the fathers were visited, as in Exodus 20:5; Exodus 34:7;...

AND HATH NOT OPPRESSED ANY,.... By fraud or force, particularly the poor, to the great grief and hurt of them: [BUT] HATH RESTORED TO THE DEBTOR HIS PLEDGE; which was pawned; not embezzling it, or keeping it beyond the time fixed by the law of God, Deuteronomy 24:12; HATH SPOILED NONE BY VIOLENCE; has not committed theft and robbery, or done injury to any man's person and property: HATH GIVEN HIS BREAD TO THE HUNGRY; which was his own; what he had laboured for, and come by honestly, and so had a right to dispose of; and being merciful, as well as just, eats not his morsel alone, but distributes it to the poor and hungry, Isaiah 58:7; AND HATH COVERED THE NAKED WITH A GARMENT; as Job did, as well as the former,

Ezekiel 18:1. In Ezekiel 18:1, we find the false accusation against God and the divine answer, and this is followed in Ezekiel 18:5 by the conditions of life, “The soul that sinneth, it shall die” (Ezekiel 18:4). But the conditions to have life and to be just cannot be fulfilled by sinful man; nor is In these verses “eternal life” in view; these are not conditions to secure “eternal life,” but to escape physical death in the announced judgment. The conditions which bring death are given in Ezekiel 18:10. The son does not die for his father's sins, as th

HATH NOT OPPRESSED, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 22:21.Leviticus 25:14.Deuteronomy 23:10; Deuteronomy 23:10). App-92. HATH RESTORED, he. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 22:26; Deuteronomy 24:6; Deuteronomy 24:10; Deuteronomy 24:12;...

Developement of the principle in three instances, chosen so as to exhibit it in its most paradoxical form 5 9. The man that is righteous shall live. First, his righteousness is defined generally as doing judgment or right and justice, Ezekiel 18:5. Then it is analysed into: (1) religious duties, Ezekiel 18:6; (2) duties relating to marriage and the relations of men and women, Ezekiel 18:6; (3) duties to one's neighbour, Ezekiel 18:7; and (4) finally all these duties are brought under the conception of obedience to the commands of God, Ezekiel 18:9....

CHAPTER NINE DOCTRINES AND DIRGES 18:1-19:14 In Chapter s 18 and 19 Ezekiel brings to a close the long section of his book which began in chapter 12. The prophet's purpose in these eight Chapter s has been to reinforce the announcement of Jerusalem's judgment by refuting the erroneous bases of the exile's confidence which led them to believe that Jerusalem could never be destroyed. In these Chapter s Ezekiel deals with seven false attitudes which are in some cases explicitly stated and in other cases implied in the text. The chart below will serve as a review of the argumentation found in Chapter s 12-19. REVIEW OF CHAPTER S 12-19 Popular Rationalization Prophetic Response Prophecies of doom have failed to materialize God loves us too much to destroy us (Ezekiel 12:22) Judgments against Judah belong to some distant future age No cause for

GOD'S EQUITY VINDICATED The popular view of Israel's calamities, as expressed in a current proverb, was that they were the punishment of the sins of former generations. Though there was a measure of truth in this, the proverb was used in a false and mischievous sense. It led the present generation to ignore their own sin, to doubt the justice of God's providence, to despair of escape from the working of a blind fate. Ezekiel, consequently, emphasised in the strongest way the truths of individual responsibility, and of God's impartiality in dealing with every man according to his own character (Ezekiel 18:1). If a man is righteous he shall live (Ezekiel 18:5). If a righteous man has a wicked son, the son will not be saved by his father's righteousness, but will die ...