Ezekiel 18:1

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Key Reflection

In Ezekiel 18:1, the prophet challenges a common belief that an individual's fate is predetermined by their ancestors' actions. He argues that each person is judged based on their own deeds, not those of their forebears, emphasizing personal responsibility and the possibility of change through righteous living.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

The last verse ofEzekiel 17:0gives occasion for a declaration of the principle upon which God’s providential dispensations proceed, namely, that every individual shall be equitably dealt with - a principle that precludes the children from either presuming on the father’s merits or despairing on account of the father’s guilt. This chapter is an enlargement ofJeremiah 31:29, and sets forth fully the doctrine of individual responsibility.

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