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Ezekiel 18 — Sermon Preparation
God declares that each person bears moral responsibility for their own choices, and whoever repents of wickedness will live. Below is a research summary for Ezekiel 18, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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Ezekiel 18 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| חָיָה | châyâh | H2421 | 15 | live, revive |
| מוּת | mûwth | H4191 | 13 | die, kill |
| שׁוּב | shûwb | H7725 | 13 | turn, return |
| צְדָקָה | tsᵉdâqâh | H6666 | 9 | rightness, rectitude |
| תָּכַן | tâkan | H8505 | 6 | balance, measure |
| דֶּרֶךְ | derek | H1870 | 8 | road, trodden |
| מִשְׁפָּט | mishpâṭ | H4941 | 7 | verdict, sentence |
How preachers through history handled this text
20 public-domain excerpts on Ezekiel 18, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The manner in which this subject is treated illustrates our remarks on the non-application of the Jewish law to Christian duties. Calvin is evidently at a loss how to distinguish between lawful and unlawful interest. He does not clearly say that one law was applicable to the Jew and another to us. Usury may be sinful, but not because it was forbidden to Israel of old. The comment on this verse is not based upon principles in accordance with the New Covenant. It may fairly be stated that this eighteenth chapter is not law to us; …”
— Calvin, Commentary on Ezekiel - Volume 2, on Ezekiel 18:8–19 (Public Domain)
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