Title: It Will Be As He Did
Contents
Ezekiel 18:1-18 / It will be according to what he has done.
* The Israelites who were taken captive to Babylon
& The reason they were dragged and suffered like this is because of the sins of their ancestors
& lamented the situation.
- However, today God / blames our ancestors in this way - to those who do not consider their sins.
& He says / that anyone will only die for his sins.
* Through today's text / What kind of God is... What are the lessons he gives me...
& Let's think about a few things.
1. Verse 2
* What does the proverb say, “The father ate sour grapes, and his son’s teeth were set on fire”?
& because of the father's sin - the son pays for that sin... // That's it.
** At the time of Ezekiel / the Israelites who were taken into captivity - or the people living in Jerusalem
& most people - this pain they suffer
& thought it was the price of the sins of their ancestors.
<- Of course, according to the Bible... / If parents do well, their descendants will bless thousands of generations...
& There is a saying that if parents make a mistake, they curse up to three generations.>
* But, what does God want... / Through such suffering and judgment...?
& Realizing their sins - because they really wanted to confess / repent.
- But / they have to look at their sins and faults...
& I'm [blaming my ancestors] for everything /.
& shifting responsibility.
<Apply> Dear friends!
- Before blaming others / and shifting the blame to others... // & you have to look after yourself.
- Even if it's the person's fault - I need / to look back on myself first.
* Or are you blaming others / not?
- Am I/are I shifting my responsibility to someone else?
2. To the people of Israel who are blaming their ancestors / What does God say?
Verse 3-4
- “In the future, these proverbs / will never be mentioned again” / declares.
& this is nonsense.
- and the soul of the father / and the soul of his son - alike belonging to God
& I will treat you fairly - he says.
* Dear friends!
- Our God is a just God.
- God said the father was wrong
& He who disciplines / curses his son - not.
- When the father did well - God is patient with his descendants, and there are some blessings.
& Because of his father - he never made his child wrong - never.
** His father, because he is his child -- he judges / disciplines...
& unlike his father
& If the child is righteous / and wants to live according to the Word... // He was patient and blessed.
* So / “For the sins of my ancestors - I am cursed!”
& What are you making excuses for? - It is blasphemy against God's love and God's fairness.
* These days [Curse flowing through the household!] - People talk about this a lot...
& It is God's punishment, not a curse, given to me because of the sins of our ancestors.
- That's what the devil does. / (It's not God's work)
- "The thief comes only to steal / kill and destroy - I have come that they may have life and have it more abundantly"
* God's will is life / abundance.
- God's will is never a curse.
- That's the dirty devil's work.
** That's why // such filthy deeds of the devil
& in the name of Jesus Christ, who has already been victorious on the cross
& with the power of the Blood - by declaring such a filthy influence to be void -
* God is fair. / God is love.
3. Next / to explain the principle of God's judgment - three examples are given.
1) From verses 5 to 9 / What happens when a righteous person continues to practice righteousness...
2) From verses 10 to 13 / What happens to the evil son of a righteous father...
3) Verses 14~18 / What happens to the righteous son of an evil father...
& speaking.
Let's read only verses 17 and 18.
* What is it after all?
- As you do - it will be.
- if you act righteously - whatever your father... you will live
& if he does evil - even if his father is righteous - he will die for his iniquity.
** As you sow / As you sow... - You will reap.
* As I meditated here, I personally regret it
& Under a Righteous Father - What Happens to a Righteous Son...
& I wish I could have said that - I think so.
- Wouldn't this bring great blessings?!
* Dear friends!
- Today your family is / by a righteous father - by being a righteous son.
& God’s blessings come in double
& May you have such grace - I bless you in the name of the Lord.