Ezekiel 14:12-14 The word of the LORD came again to me, saying,… I. GOD RECOGNISES THE EXISTENCE OF GOOD MEN. Many ages had passed away since two of the men mentioned here, Noah and Job, had left the world. Yet they were not forgotten by God. Their histories were fresh to Him. Good men are ever before the mind of God. They are "had in everlasting remembrance." 2. GOD APPRECIATES THE SERVICES OF GOOD MEN. The language implies that Noah, Daniel, and Job could do much for the world. God hath been pleased to endow men with power for great achievements, and when this power is rightly used He grants the smile of His approval. III. GOD LIMITS THE INFLUENCE OF GOOD MEN. These men could do much, had done much; but there was much they could not do. When righteous retribution overtakes us, the services of the best men that ever lived will be of no avail. IV. GOD SECURES THE SALVATION OF GOOD MEN. Their righteousness ensures their salvation. A righteous man — a man right in his relation towards God, standing fully acquitted before his Maker, and right in the principles and purposes of his own soul, is safe everywhere — safe amidst the most terrible judgments of heaven. (D. Thomas, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: The word of the LORD came again to me, saying, |
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