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that the house of Israel may go no more astray from me, neither defile themselves any more with all their transgressions; but that they may be my people, and I may be their God, says the Lord Yahweh.
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God's Discipline is Restorative
Commentators unanimously explain that the severe judgments described by Ezekiel are not just for punishment. Their ultimate purpose is redemptive: to stop Israel from straying, cleanse them from their sin, and restore their unique covenant relationship with God. As one scholar puts it, God's goal is the "re-establishment of righteousness."
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
“God,” it has been said, “punishes sins by means of sins,” but the end is the re-establishment of righteousness.
19th Century
Anglican
May go no more astray. — This reveals the purpose of all the previous severity of judgment: that Israel may be brought to true rep…
16th Century
Protestant
Here God shows that there was no other remedy if He would recall to safety those who had almost perished. At the same time, He teaches that it is u…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
That the house of Israel may go no more astray from me Or from his worship, as the Targum; from the law of God, and …
No outward form or reformation can be acceptable to God, so long as any idol possesses the heart; yet how many prefer their own devices and their o…
