Ezekiel 18:30-32 Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, said the Lord GOD. Repent… I. A SERIOUS EXHORTATION. 1. The grounds on which it proceeds. Judgment shall be given according to our ways. 2. The exhortation — to repentance. Turn away from what is useless, hurtful, loathsome. There must be no reserve. II. AN EARNEST REMONSTRANCE. "Why will ye die?" 1. Is it because your sins are too great to be pardoned? 2. Is it because God commands you to make new hearts and you cannot do it? 3. No, the reason is, the love of sin. III. AN ENCOURAGING DECLARATION. 1. "So iniquity shall not be your ruin." What a God of mercy is here! 2. "I have no pleasure," etc. Judgment is His "strange act"; He holds off from striking till vengeance can slumber no longer. (John D. Lane, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin. |
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