What other scriptures warn against the behaviors described in Ezekiel 33:26? Setting the Scene: Ezekiel 33:26’s Threefold Warning “You rely on your sword, you commit detestable acts, and each of you defiles his neighbor’s wife. Should you then possess the land?” Behaviors Under God’s Spotlight • Trusting in violence instead of the Lord • Practicing “detestable acts” (broad moral and spiritual corruption) • Committing adultery with a neighbor’s wife Scriptures Warning Against Trusting in Violence • Psalm 44:6-7 – “I do not trust in my bow, and my sword does not bring me victory. But You give us victory over our enemies.” • Isaiah 31:1 – “Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help… but do not look to the Holy One of Israel or seek the LORD.” • Zechariah 4:6 – “Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts.” • Hosea 1:7 – “I will save them… not by bow or sword or war…” • Matthew 26:52 – “Put your sword back in its place… for all who draw the sword will die by the sword.” Scriptures Warning Against Detestable Acts • Deuteronomy 18:12 – “Everyone who does these things is detestable to the LORD.” • Proverbs 6:16-19 – “There are six things the LORD hates… hands that shed innocent blood… a heart that devises wicked schemes…” • Isaiah 1:16-17 – “Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil; learn to do right.” • Jeremiah 7:9-10 – “Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury… and then come and stand before Me in this house…?” • Galatians 5:19-21 – “The works of the flesh are obvious… those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.” • Revelation 21:8 – “The cowardly, the faithless… and all liars—their place will be in the lake that burns with fire.” Scriptures Warning Against Adultery • Exodus 20:14 – “You shall not commit adultery.” • Leviticus 18:20 – “You must not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife.” • Leviticus 20:10 – “If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife… both must surely be put to death.” • Proverbs 6:32-33 – “He who commits adultery lacks judgment… and his disgrace will never be wiped away.” • Matthew 5:27-28 – “Anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” • 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 – “Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers… will inherit the kingdom of God.” • Hebrews 13:4 – “Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.” Living It Out Today The same three areas Ezekiel exposed remain spiritual danger zones. Scripture consistently calls us to: • Depend on God’s power rather than human force. • Reject every practice He labels “detestable,” keeping our hearts and actions pure. • Honor marriage and flee all sexual immorality. Walking in obedience brings the blessing and security Israel forfeited; ignoring these warnings invites the very judgment Ezekiel foretold. |
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