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EZEKIEL CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

In Ezekiel Chapter 18, the Lord refutes a false proverb used by the children of Israel, highlighting His impartial justice and addressing the concept of generational sin. This passage emphasizes personal responsibility for one's actions and the consequences of sin.

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EZEKIEL CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

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  1. EZEKIEL CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

  2. OUTLINE EZEKIEL CHAPTER EIGHTEEN JEWS COMPLAINT TO THE LORD V. 1-4 THE LORD’S IMPARTIAL JUSTICE V. 5-9 THE WICKED SON V. 10-13 THE JUST SON V. 14-20 REPENTANCE AND MERCY V. 21-24 DIVINE PROVIDENCE V. 25-29 EVERYONE EXHORTED TO REPENT V. 30-32

  3. READ: EZEKIEL 18:1-4 A FALSE PROVERB REFUTED 1 The word of the LORD came to me again, saying, 2 "What do you mean when you use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying: 'The fathers have eaten sour grapes, And the children's teeth are set on edge'? 3 "As I live," says the Lord GOD, "you shall no longer use this proverb in Israel. 4 "Behold, all souls are Mine; The soul of the father As well as the soul of the son is Mine; The soul who sins shall die.

  4. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 18:1-4 A FALSE PROVERB REFUTED 1 The word of the LORD came to me again, saying, 2 "What do you mean when you use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying: 'The fathers have eaten sour grapes, And the children's teeth are set on edge'? 3 "As I live," says the Lord GOD, "you shall no longer use this proverb in Israel. 4 "Behold, all souls are Mine; The soul of the father As well as the soul of the son is Mine; The soul who sins shall die. WHY IS THIS A FALSE PROVERB? WHAT DID THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL SAY? HOW DID THE LORD RESPOND?

  5. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 18:2 A FALSE PROVERB REFUTED 2 "What do you mean when you use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying: 'The fathers have eaten sour grapes, And the children's teeth are set on edge'? WHY IS THIS A FALSE PROVERB? WHAT DID THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL SAY? WHAT DID ADAM SAY? READ: GENESIS 3:12 12 Then the man said, "The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate." NKJV WHAT DO THE WICKED SAY? READ: JOB 21:19 19 They say, 'God lays up one's iniquity for his children'; Let Him recompense him, that he may know it.

  6. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 18:2 2 "What do you mean when you use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying: 'The fathers have eaten sour grapes, And the children's teeth are set on edge'? WHY IS THIS A FALSE PROVERB? WHAT DID THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL SAY? READ: LAMENTATIONS 5:7 7 Our fathers sinned and are no more, But we bear their iniquities. NKJV HOW DID THE LORD RESPOND? READ: JEREMIAH 31:29-30 29 In those days they shall say no more: 'The fathers have eaten sour grapes, And the children's teeth are set on edge.' 30 But every one shall die for his own iniquity; every man who eats the sour grapes, his teeth shall be set on edge. NKJV

  7. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 18:3-4 A FALSE PROVERB REFUTED 3 "As I live," says the Lord GOD, "you shall no longer use this proverb in Israel. 4 "Behold, all souls are Mine; The soul of the father As well as the soul of the son is Mine; The soul who sins shall die. HOW DID THE LORD RESPOND? WHAT DID ABRAHAM SAY TO THE LORD? READ: GENESIS 18:25 25 Far be it from You to do such a thing as this, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be as the wicked; far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?" NKJV

  8. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 18:3-4 A FALSE PROVERB REFUTED 3 "As I live," says the Lord GOD, "you shall no longer use this proverb in Israel. 4 "Behold, all souls are Mine; The soul of the father As well as the soul of the son is Mine; The soul who sins shall die. HOW DID THE LORD RESPOND? WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO MOSES? WHY? READ: EXODUS 17:14-15 14 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Write this for a memorial in the book and recount it in the hearing of Joshua, that I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven." NKJV

  9. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 18:3-4 3 "As I live," says the Lord GOD, "you shall no longer use this proverb in Israel. 4 "Behold, all souls are Mine; The soul of the father As well as the soul of the son is Mine; The soul who sins shall die. HOW DID THE LORD RESPOND? WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO ISRAEL? READ: EXODUS 20:4-6 4 "You shall not make for yourself a carved image —any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; 5 you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, 6 but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments. NKJV

  10. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 18:3-4 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO ISRAEL? READ: DEUTERONOMY 24:16 16 "Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor shall children be put to death for their fathers; a person shall be put to death for his own sin. NKJV WHAT DID AMAZIAH DO? READ: 2 KINGS 14:5-6 5 Now it happened, as soon as the kingdom was established in his hand, that he executed his servants who had murdered his father the king. 6 But the children of the murderers he did not execute, according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, in which the LORD commanded, saying, "Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor shall children be put to death for their fathers; but a person shall be put to death for his own sin." NKJV

  11. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 18:3-4 3 "As I live," says the Lord GOD, "you shall no longer use this proverb in Israel. 4 "Behold, all souls are Mine; The soul of the father As well as the soul of the son is Mine; The soul who sins shall die. HOW DID THE LORD RESPOND? WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO JUDAH? READ: 2 KINGS 23:26 26 Nevertheless the LORD did not turn from the fierceness of His great wrath, with which His anger was aroused against Judah, because of all the provocations with which Manasseh had provoked Him. NKJV READ: JEREMIAH 15:4 4 I will hand them over to trouble, to all kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah, king of Judah, for what he did in Jerusalem. NKJV

  12. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 18:3-4 3 "As I live," says the Lord GOD, "you shall no longer use this proverb in Israel. 4 "Behold, all souls are Mine; The soul of the father As well as the soul of the son is Mine; The soul who sins shall die. HOW DID THE LORD RESPOND? WHAT DID JEREMIAH SAY CONCERNING THE LORD? READ: JEREMIAH 32:18-19 19 You show loving-kindness to thousands, and repay the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them — the Great, the Mighty God, whose name is the LORD of hosts. 19 You are great in counsel and mighty in work, for your eyes are open to all the ways of the sons of men, to give everyone according to his ways and according to the fruit of his doings. NKJV

  13. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 18:3-4 WHAT DID JESUS SAY TO THE PHARISEES? READ: MATTHEW 23:32-36 32 Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers' guilt. 33 Serpents, brood of vipers! How can you escape the condemnation of hell? 34 Therefore, indeed, I send you prophets, wise men, and scribes: some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city, 35 that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. 36 Assuredly, I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation. NKJV

  14. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 18:3-4 WHAT DID PAUL SAY TO THE CHURCH AT ROME? READ: ROMANS 5:14 14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who had not sinned according to the likeness of the transgression of Adam, who is a type of Him who was to come. NKJV READ: ROMANS 6:23 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. NKJV

  15. READ: EZEKIEL 18:5-7 5 But if a man is just And does what is lawful and right; 6 If he has not eaten on the mountains, Nor lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, Nor defiled his neighbor's wife, Nor approached a woman during her impurity; 7 If he has not oppressed anyone, But has restored to the debtor his pledge; Has robbed no one by violence, But has given his bread to the hungry And covered the naked with clothing;

  16. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 18:5-7 5 But if a man is just And does what is lawful and right; 6 If he has not eaten on the mountains, Nor lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, Nor defiled his neighbor's wife, Nor approached a woman during her impurity; 7 If he has not oppressed anyone, But has restored to the debtor his pledge; Has robbed no one by violence, But has given his bread to the hungry And covered the naked with clothing; 5 "Suppose there is a righteous man who does what is just and right. NIV HOW IS THIS MAN JUDGED TO BE RIGHTEOUS?

  17. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 18:5 5 But if a man is just And does what is lawful and right; NKJV 5 "Suppose there is a righteous man who does what is just and right. NIV HOW IS THIS MAN JUDGED TO BE RIGHTEOUS? BY KEEPING THE TEN COMMANDMENTS? (EXODUS 20:1-17 DEUTERONOMY 5:7-21)

  18. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 18:6 6 If he has not eaten on the mountains, Nor lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, Nor defiled his neighbor's wife, Nor approached a woman during her impurity; HOW IS THIS MAN JUDGED TO BE RIGHTEOUS? WHAT DID THE UNGODLY DO? READ: EXODUS 32:6 6 Then they rose early on the next day, offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play. NKJV READ: HOSEA 4:13 13 They offer sacrifices on the mountaintops, And burn incense on the hills, Under oaks, poplars, and terebinths, Because their shade is good. Therefore your daughters commit harlotry, And your brides commit adultery. NKJV

  19. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 18:6 6 If he has not eaten on the mountains, Nor lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, HOW IS THIS MAN JUDGED TO BE RIGHTEOUS? WHAT DID THE UNGODLY DO? READ: JUDGES 9:27 27 So they went out into the fields, and gathered grapes from their vineyards and trod them, and made merry. And they went into the house of their god, and ate and drank, and cursed Abimelech. NKJV WHAT DID PAUL SAY? READ: 1 CORINTHIANS 10:7 7 And do not become idolaters as were some of them. As it is written, "The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play." NKJV

  20. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 18:6 Nor defiled his neighbor's wife, Nor approached a woman during her impurity; HOW IS THIS MAN JUDGED TO BE RIGHTEOUS? WHAT DID THE LORD COMMAND ISRAEL? READ: EXODUS 20:14 14 "You shall not commit adultery. NKJV WHAT WAS THE PENALTY FOR ADULTERY? READ: DEUTERONOMY 22:22 22 "If a man is found lying with a woman married to a husband, then both of them shall die — the man that lay with the woman, and the woman; so you shall put away the evil from Israel. NKJV

  21. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 18:6 Nor defiled his neighbor's wife, Nor approached a woman during her impurity; HOW IS THIS MAN JUDGED TO BE RIGHTEOUS? WHAT WAS THE PENALTY FOR ADULTERY? READ: LEVITICUS 18:20 20 Moreover you shall not lie carnally with your neighbor's wife, to defile yourself with her. NKJV READ: LEVITICUS 20:10 10 'The man who commits adultery with another man's wife, he who commits adultery with his neighbor's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress, shall surely be put to death. NKJV

  22. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 18:6 Nor defiled his neighbor's wife, Nor approached a woman during her impurity; HOW IS THIS MAN JUDGED TO BE RIGHTEOUS? WHAT DID PAUL WRITE TO THE CHURCH AT CORINTH? READ: 1 CORINTHIANS 6:18 18 Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. NKJV

  23. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 18:7 7 If he has not oppressed anyone, But has restored to the debtor his pledge; Has robbed no one by violence, But has given his bread to the hungry And covered the naked with clothing; HOW IS THIS MAN JUDGED TO BE RIGHTEOUS? READ: PSALMS 15:1-5 READ: PSALMS 24:3-5

  24. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 18:7 HOW IS THIS MAN JUDGED TO BE RIGHTEOUS? WHAT DID THE PSALMIST SAY? READ: PSALMS 15:1-5 1 LORD, who may abide in Your tabernacle? Who may dwell in Your holy hill? 2 He who walks uprightly, And works righteousness, And speaks the truth in his heart; 3 He who does not backbite with his tongue, Nor does evil to his neighbor, Nor does he take up a reproach against his friend; 4 In whose eyes a vile person is despised, But he honors those who fear the LORD; He who swears to his own hurt and does not change; 5 He who does not put out his money at usury, Nor does he take a bribe against the innocent. NKJV

  25. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 18:7 HOW IS THIS MAN JUDGED TO BE RIGHTEOUS? WHAT DID THE PSALMIST SAY? READ: PSALMS 24:3-5 3 Who may ascend into the hill of the LORD? Orwho may stand in His holy place? 4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, Nor sworn deceitfully. 5 He shall receive blessing from the LORD, And righteousness from the God of his salvation. NKJV READ: PSALMS 1:5-6 5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. 6 For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the ungodly shall perish. NKJV

  26. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 18:7 7 If he has not oppressed anyone, But has restored to the debtor his pledge; Has robbed no one by violence, But has given his bread to the hungry And covered the naked with clothing; HOW IS THIS MAN JUDGED TO BE RIGHTEOUS? WHAT DID THE LORD COMMAND ISRAEL? READ: EXODUS 22:7 7 "If a man delivers to his neighbor money or articles to keep, and it is stolen out of the man's house, if the thief is found, he shall pay double. NKJV READ: EXODUS 22:21 21 "You shall neither mistreat a stranger nor oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. NKJV

  27. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 18:7 7 If he has not oppressed anyone, But has restored to the debtor his pledge; Has robbed no one by violence, But has given his bread to the hungry And covered the naked with clothing; HOW IS THIS MAN JUDGED TO BE RIGHTEOUS? WHAT DID THE LORD COMMAND ISRAEL? READ: EXODUS 22:25-27 25 "If you lend money to any of My people who are poor among you, you shall not be like a moneylender to him; you shall not charge him interest. 26 If you ever take your neighbor's garment as a pledge, you shall return it to him before the sun goes down. 27 For that is his only covering, it is his garment for his skin. What will he sleep in? And it will be that when he cries to Me, I will hear, for I am gracious. NKJV

  28. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 18:7 HOW IS THIS MAN JUDGED TO BE RIGHTEOUS? WHAT DID THE LORD COMMAND ISRAEL? READ: DEUTERONOMY 15:11 11 For the poor will never cease from the land; therefore I command you, saying, 'You shall open your hand wide to your brother, to your poor and your needy, in your land.' NKJV READ: MALACHI 3:5 5 And I will come near you for judgment; I will be a swift witness Against sorcerers, Against adulterers, Against perjurers, Against those who exploit wage earners and widows and orphans, And against those who turn away an alien — Because they do not fear Me,“ Says the LORD of hosts. NKJV

  29. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 18:7 HOW IS THIS MAN JUDGED TO BE RIGHTEOUS? WHAT DID ISAIAH SAY? READ: ISAIAH 33:14-16 14 The sinners in Zion are afraid; Fearfulness has seized the hypocrites: "Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? Who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?" 15 He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly, He who despises the gain of oppressions, Who gestures with his hands, refusing bribes, Who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed, And shuts his eyes from seeing evil: 16 He will dwell on high; His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks; Bread will be given him, His water will be sure. NKJV

  30. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 18:7 7 If he has not oppressed anyone, But has restored to the debtor his pledge; Has robbed no one by violence, But has given his bread to the hungry And covered the naked with clothing; HOW IS THIS MAN JUDGED TO BE RIGHTEOUS? WHAT DID JESUS SAY? READ: MATTHEW 25:36 36 I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.' READ: LUKE 3:11 11 He answered and said to them, "He who has two tunics, let him give to him who has none; and he who has food, let him do likewise." NKJV

  31. READ: EZEKIEL 18:8-9 8 If he has not exacted usury Nor taken any increase, But has withdrawn his hand from iniquity And executed true judgment between man and man; 9 If he has walked in My statutes And kept My judgments faithfully — He is just; He shall surely live!“ Says the Lord GOD.

  32. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 18:8-9 8 If he has not exacted usury Nor taken any increase, But has withdrawn his hand from iniquity And executed true judgment between man and man; 9 If he has walked in My statutes And kept My judgments faithfully — He is just; He shall surely live!“ Says the Lord GOD. HOW IS THIS MAN JUDGED TO BE RIGHTEOUS? HOW IS THIS MAN JUSTIFIED? WHAT WILL THE LORD DO FOR THIS MAN?

  33. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 18:8 8 If he has not exacted usury Nor taken any increase, HOW IS THIS MAN JUDGED TO BE RIGHTEOUS? WHAT DID THE LORD COMMAND ISRAEL? READ: DEUTERONOMY 23:19-20 19 "You shall not charge interest to your brother — interest on money or food or anything that is lent out at interest. 20 To a foreigner you may charge interest, but to your brother you shall not charge interest, that the LORD your God may bless you in all to which you set your hand in the land which you are entering to possess. NKJV

  34. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 18:8 8 If he has not exacted usury Nor taken any increase, HOW IS THIS MAN JUDGED TO BE RIGHTEOUS? WHAT DID THE LORD COMMAND ISRAEL? READ: LEVITICUS 25:35-38 35 'If one of your brethren becomes poor, and falls into poverty among you, then you shall help him, like a stranger or a sojourner, that he may live with you. 36 Take no usury or interest from him; but fear your God, that your brother may live with you. 37 You shall not lend him your money for usury, nor lend him your food at a profit. 38 I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God. NKJV

  35. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 18:8 8 If he has not exacted usury Nor taken any increase, HOW IS THIS MAN JUDGED TO BE RIGHTEOUS? WHAT DID NEHEMIAH SAY TO THE RULERS & NOBLES? WHY? READ: NEHEMIAH 5:7-8 7 After serious thought, I rebuked the nobles and rulers, and said to them, "Each of you is exacting usury from his brother." So I called a great assembly against them. 8 And I said to them, "According to our ability we have redeemed our Jewish brethren who were sold to the nations. Now indeed, will you even sell your brethren? Or should they be sold to us?“ NKJV

  36. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 18:8 But has withdrawn his hand from iniquity And executed true judgment between man and man; HOW IS THIS MAN JUDGED TO BE RIGHTEOUS? WHAT DID THE LORD SAY? READ: JEREMIAH 22:3 3 Thus says the LORD: "Execute judgment and righteousness, and deliver the plundered out of the hand of the oppressor. Do no wrong and do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, or the widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place. NKJV READ: ZECHARIAH 8:16-17 16 These are the things you shall do: Speak each man the truth to his neighbor; Give judgment in your gates for truth, justice, and peace; 17 Let none of you think evil in your heart against your neighbor; And do not love a false oath. For all these are things that I hate,‘ Says the LORD." NKJV

  37. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 18:9 9 If he has walked in My statutes And kept My judgments faithfully — He is just; He shall surely live!“ Says the Lord GOD. HOW IS THIS MAN JUSTIFIED? WHAT DID THE LORD COMMAND ISRAEL? READ: LEVITICUS 18:5 5 You shall therefore keep My statutes and My judgments, which if a man does, he shall live by them: I am the LORD. NKJV READ: LEVITICUS 19:37 37 'Therefore you shall observe all My statutes and all My judgments, and perform them: I am the LORD.'"

  38. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 18:9 9 If he has walked in My statutes And kept My judgments faithfully — He is just; He shall surely live!“ Says the Lord GOD. HOW IS THIS MAN JUSTIFIED? WHAT DID SOLOMON SAY? WHY? READ: PROVERBS 3:1-2 1 My son, do not forget my law, But let your heart keep my commands; 2 For length of days and long life And peace they will add to you. NKJV

  39. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 18:9 9 If he has walked in My statutes And kept My judgments faithfully — He is just; He shall surely live!“ Says the Lord GOD. HOW IS THIS MAN JUSTIFIED? WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO ISRAEL & JUDAH? WHY? READ: EZEKIEL 11:12 12 And you shall know that I am the LORD; for you have not walked in My statutes nor executed My judgments, but have done according to the customs of the Gentiles which are all around you."'" NKJV

  40. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 18:9 9 If he has walked in My statutes And kept My judgments faithfully — He is just; He shall surely live!“ Says the Lord GOD. HOW IS THIS MAN JUSTIFIED? WHAT DID THE LORD SAY? WHY? READ: HABAKKUK 2:4 4 "Behold the proud, His soul is not upright in him; But the just shall live by his faith. NKJV READ: AMOS 5:4 4 For thus says the LORD to the house of Israel: "Seek Me and live; NKJV

  41. WHY THIS MAN JUSTIFIED? BECAUSE HE: Ezek 18:6 [Hath not eaten upon the mountains] Ezek 18:6 [Hath not lifted up his eyes to the idols] Ezek 18:6 [Hath not defiled his neighbor's wife] Ezek 18:6 [Hath not been with a menstruous woman] Ezek 18:7 [Hath not oppressed any] Ezek 18:7 [Hath restored to the debtor his pledge] Ezek 18:7 [Hath spoiled none by violence] Ezek 18:7 [Hath given his bread to the hungry] Ezek 18:7 [Hath covered the naked with a garment] Ezek 18:8 [Hath not given forth upon usury] Ezek 18:8 [Hath not taken any increase] Ezek 18:8 [Hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity] Ezek 18:8 [Hath executed true judgment] Ezek 18:9 [Hath walked in My statutes] Ezek 18:9 [And hath kept My judgments, to deal truly] Ezek 18:9 Therefore: He is just; He shall surely live.

  42. READ: EZEKIEL 18:10-13 10 "If he begets a son who is a robber Or a shedder of blood, Who does any of these things 11 And does none of those duties, But has eaten on the mountains Or defiled his neighbor's wife; 12 If he has oppressed the poor and needy, Robbed by violence, Not restored the pledge, Lifted his eyes to the idols, Or committed abomination; 13 If he has exacted usury Or taken increase — Shall he then live? He shall not live! If he has done any of these abominations, He shall surely die; His blood shall be upon him.

  43. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 18:10-13 10 "If he begets a son who is a robber Or a shedder of blood, Who does any of these things 11 And does none of those duties, But has eaten on the mountains Or defiled his neighbor's wife; 12 If he has oppressed the poor and needy, Robbed by violence, Not restored the pledge, Lifted his eyes to the idols, Or committed abomination; 13 If he has exacted usury Or taken increase — Shall he then live? He shall not live! If he has done any of these abominations, He shall surely die; His blood shall be upon him. WHAT ABOUT HIS SON? WHAT IS HIS SON GUILTY OF? WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO HIS SON? WHY?

  44. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 18:10-11 10 "If he begets a son who is a robber Or a shedder of blood, Who does any of these things 11 And does none of those duties, But has eaten on the mountains Or defiled his neighbor's wife; WHAT IS SAID ABOUT HIS SON? WHAT IS HIS SON GUILTY OF? He is a robber He is a shedder of blood He has eaten on the mountains He has defiled his neighbor's wife

  45. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 18:12-13 12 If he has oppressed the poor and needy, Robbed by violence, Not restored the pledge, Lifted his eyes to the idols, Or committed abomination; 13 If he has exacted usury Or taken increase — Shall he then live? He shall not live! If he has done any of these abominations, He shall surely die; His blood shall be upon him. WHAT IS HIS SON GUILTY OF? He has oppressed the poor and needy He has robbed by violence He has not restored the pledge He has lifted his eyes to the idols He has committed abomination He has exacted usury & He has taken increase

  46. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 18:12-13 13 If he has exacted usury Or taken increase — Shall he then live? He shall not live! If he has done any of these abominations, He shall surely die; His blood shall be upon him. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO HIS SON? He shall not live! He shall surely die. His blood shall be upon him. WHY? He has oppressed the poor and needy THE LORD COMMANDED ISRAEL: READ: EXODUS 22:22 22 You shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child.

  47. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 18:12-13 WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO HIS SON? He shall not live! He shall surely die. His blood shall be upon him. WHY? He has not restored the pledge THE LORD COMMANDED ISRAEL: READ: EXODUS 22:26-27 26 If you ever take your neighbor's garment as a pledge, you shall return it to him before the sun goes down. For that is his only covering, it is his garment for his skin. What will he sleep in? And it will be that when he cries to Me, I will hear, for I am gracious. NKJV

  48. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 18:12-13 WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO HIS SON? He shall not live! He shall surely die. His blood shall be upon him. WHY? He has exacted usury & He has taken increase THE LORD COMMANDED ISRAEL: READ: EXODUS 22:25 25 "If you lend money to any of My people who are poor among you, you shall not be like a moneylender to him; you shall not charge him interest. NKJV

  49. READ: EZEKIEL 18:14-16 14 "If, however, he begets a son Who sees all the sins which his father has done, And considers but does not do likewise; 15 Who has not eaten on the mountains, Nor lifted his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, Nor defiled his neighbor's wife;

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