Connect Ezekiel 9:10 with other scriptures on God's judgment and mercy. Setting the Scene in Ezekiel Ezekiel witnesses six armed angels and a seventh who carries an inkwell. The seventh marks every person “who sighs and groans over all the abominations” in Jerusalem (Ezekiel 9:4). Once the sealing is finished, judgment falls without pity. Verse 10 is the Lord’s own declaration: “But as for Me, My eye will not spare, nor will I have pity; I will bring their deeds down upon their own heads.” The Unchanging Principle of Divine Justice • Deuteronomy 32:41–42 — The Lord “will render vengeance on My adversaries.” • Psalm 94:1–3 — He is “the God of vengeance” who “repays.” • Galatians 6:7 — “God is not mocked. For whatever a man sows, he will reap.” • Romans 2:5–6 — He “will repay each one according to his deeds.” • Revelation 20:12 — The dead are “judged according to their deeds” from the books. Mercy Quietly Running in the Background Even as Ezekiel hears the sentence of verse 10, mercy is already operating: • Ezekiel 9:4 — The righteous are sealed for preservation. • Ezekiel 18:23 — God takes “no pleasure in the death of the wicked.” • Lamentations 3:22–23 — “Because of the LORD’s loving devotion we are not consumed.” • Isaiah 55:7 — The wicked who repent find that He “will abundantly pardon.” • Micah 7:18–19 — He “delights in loving devotion” and casts sins into the sea. Judgment and Mercy Side-by-Side in Other Scenes • Exodus 34:6–7 — God is “abounding in loving devotion” yet “by no means leave the guilty unpunished.” • Jonah 3:4, 10 — Nineveh faces destruction but receives mercy when it repents. • Psalm 103:8–12 — Compassion and forgiveness temper His discipline “as far as the east is from the west.” • James 2:13 — “Mercy triumphs over judgment,” not by canceling justice, but by fulfilling its demands through grace. Where the Two Streams Meet • Romans 3:25–26 — At the cross God proves Himself “just and the justifier.” • 2 Corinthians 5:21 — Christ “became sin for us” so we might “become the righteousness of God.” • 1 Peter 2:24 — Judgment fell on Jesus; mercy flows to all who trust Him. Living in the Light of Ezekiel 9:10 • God’s justice means every deed matters; nothing escapes His notice. • His mercy offers refuge: repentance and faith bring sealing, not wrath. • The twin truths motivate holy living (Hebrews 12:28) and urgent gospel witness (Jude 22–23). |
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