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CHAP. XVIII.
1 God reprooueth the vniust parable of sowre grapes. 5 He sheweth how he dealeth with a iust father: 10 with a wicked sonne of a iust father: 14 with a iust sonne of a wicked father: 19 with a wicked man repenting: 24 with a iust man reuolting. 25 Hee defendeth his iustice, 31 and exhorteth to repentance.
1 And the word of þe Lord came vnto me againe, saying;
2 What meane ye that yee vse this prouerbe concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers haue eaten sowre grapes, and the childrens teeth are set on edge?2
3 As I liue, saith the Lord God, yee shall not haue occasion any more to vse this prouerbe in Israel.
5 ¶ But if a man be iust, and do that which is lawfull and right:5
6 And hath not eaten vpon the mountaines, neither hath lift vp his eyes to the idoles of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbours wife, neither hath come neere to a menstruous woman,6
7 And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtourhis pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath giuen his bread to the hungrie, and hath couered the naked with a garment,7
8 He that hath not giuen foorth vpon vsurie, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawen his hand from iniquitie, hath executed true iudgement betweene man and man,8
10 ¶ If hee beget a sonne that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that doth the like to any one of these things,10
13 Hath giuen foorth vpon vsurie, and hath taken encrease: shall he then liue? hee shall not liue: hee hath done all these abominations, hee shall surely die, his blood shalbe vpon him.13
16 Neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, but hath giuen his bread to the hungry, and hath couered the naked with a garment,16
19 ¶ Yet say yee, Why? doeth not the sonne beare the iniquitie of the father? when the sonne hath done that which is lawfull and right, and hath kept all my Statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely liue.19
23 Haue I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die, saith the Lord God ? And not that he should returne from his wayes, and liue?23
25 ¶ Yet yee say; The way of the Lord is not equall. Heare now, O house of Israel; Is not my way equall? are not your wayes vnequall?25
30 Therefore I will iudge you, O house of Israel, euery one according to his wayes, saith the Lord God; repent, and turne your selues from all your transgressions: so iniquitie shall not be your ruine.30
31 ¶ Cast away from you all your transgressions, wherby yee haue transgressed, and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will yee die, O house of Israel?31
32 For I haue no pleasure in þe death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God: wherefore turne your selues, & liue ye.32
View Wesley's Notes for Ezekiel Chapter 18
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.
18:4 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.
18:6 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. 20. & 28. #Hos 4:13|.
18:8 Increase - Illegal interest. Iniquity - Injustice of every kind.
18:9 Shall live - Shall be delivered from famine, pestilence, and sword, and shall see good days.
18:13 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.
18:17 Hath taken off - Withdrawn his hand from hurting or wronging the poor, tho' he had power to do it securely.
18:20 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, we should see father and son, though perhaps one of them might not do the evil, both guilty, and neither punished for the sin farther than if it was his own: nor do the scriptures, #Exod 20:5 Deut 28:18|, doom persons to punishment for sins from which they are wholly free; but if children shall follow their fathers in sin, then if they die for those sins, 'tis because these are their own, not as they are their fathers. The righteousness - It shall be well with the righteous, for he shall eat the fruit of his doing, he shall be rewarded as a righteous one. The wickedness - The reward of wickedness. The son shall not die, not die eternally, for the iniquity of the father, if he do not tread in the steps of it: nor the father for the iniquity of the son, if he do all he can to prevent it.
18:22 Not mentioned - Not to him.
18:25 The way - His whole management of affairs. Not equal - Not right, or consistent with his own declaration, and law.
18:28 He shall surely live - That is, he shall be restored to the favour of God, which is the life of the soul.
18:31 Make you a new heart - Suffer me to do it in you.
18:32 I have no pleasure - Sinners displease God when they undo themselves; they please him when they return.
Ezekiel Chapter 18 Sidenote References (from Original 1611 KJV Bible):
2 Iee.31 29.
5 Heb. iudgment and iustice.
6 Leuit.18.20. , Leuit.18.19. and 20.18.
7 Exod.22. 21. leuit.19. 15. and 25. 14. , Deut.24. 12. exod. 22.20. , Deu.15.7. isai.58.7. mat 25.35
8 Exod. 22. 25. leui.25. 36,37. deu. 23. 19. psal. 15.5.
10 Or, breaker vp of an house. , Or, that doeth to his brother, besides any of these.
13 Heb. bloods
16 Heb. hath not pledged the pledge or taken to pledge.
19 Deut.24.16. 2.kings 14.6. 2.chron.25.4. iere.31.29.
23 Chap. 33. 11.
25 Chap. 33. 20.
30 Matth. 3.2. , Or, others.
31 Ier.32. 39 chap. 11. 19. and 36.26.
32 Chap.33.11. 2.pet.3.9. , Or, others.
* Courtesy of Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Pennsylvania
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