What does "I will not look on you with pity" reveal about divine judgment? Context of the Warning • The wording appears repeatedly in Ezekiel (e.g., 5:11; 7:4; 7:9; 8:18). • Judah had filled the land with idolatry, violence, and injustice despite centuries of prophetic calls to repent. • The Babylonian siege was about to fall; the era of patience was over. What the Phrase Literally Says “I will not look on you with pity” (cf. Ezekiel 7:4: “I will show you no pity; I will not spare you”). • “Look on … with pity” conveys a compassionate pause, a staying of the hand. • God announces the deliberate removal of that pause. Five Truths About Divine Judgment Revealed 1. Certainty – Judgment is not theoretical. God declares, then carries out (Numbers 23:19). 2. Impartiality – No favoritism even toward His covenant people when they persist in sin (Romans 2:11). 3. Completeness – “No pity” means judgment will touch every sphere—city, sanctuary, leadership, populace (Ezekiel 9:10). 4. Moral Necessity – Holiness demands a reckoning; mercy offered yet refused must not cancel justice (Isaiah 5:16). 5. Limited Window for Mercy – God’s patience is vast (2 Peter 3:9) but not endless. When grace is spurned, wrath follows (Hebrews 10:26-27). How This Balances with Other Attributes • God is “compassionate and gracious” (Psalm 103:8). • The same mouth that says “no pity” also says, “I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked” (Ezekiel 33:11). • Justice and mercy meet fully at the cross; believers escape wrath because Christ bore it (Romans 5:9). Implications for Believers Today • Take sin seriously; delayed judgment is not canceled judgment (Galatians 6:7). • Live gratefully under the shelter of Christ’s atonement (Romans 8:1). • Proclaim the gospel while the door of mercy remains open (2 Corinthians 5:20). |
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