Individual Accountability
Ezekiel 18
“The word of the Lord came to me: ‘What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel:’ ‘The parents eat sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge’? ‘As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, you will no longer quote this proverb in Israel. For everyone belongs to me, the parent as well as the child—both alike belong to me. The one who sins is the one who will die’” (Ezekiel 18:1-4).
Judah had been found guilty of committing despicable sins against the Most High. The Lord had repeatedly warned that judgment was coming to their shores through His servants, the prophets. Yet, they plugged their ears and rejected what they knew to be true by discounting it as the mere ramblings of crazy men. Therefore, the Lord would deal with them according to what their behavior demanded. He had another message to give to Ezekiel about Judah’s national judgment based on individual sins.
Some people in Judah thought it was unfair to judge them for the sins of their ancestors. They had a famous proverb that stated as much. However, the Lord was basing His judgment on their current state.
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