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Yahweh said to him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark on the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry over all the abominations that are done in the midst of it.
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A Heart Grieved by Sin
Commentators unanimously agree that the defining characteristic of those saved from judgment was their character, not their status. They were the ones who genuinely "sighed and cried" over the wickedness in their society. This demonstrates that God values a heart that is aligned with His, one that is pained by sin and injustice. As John Calvin notes, this grief should be both an inward sorrow and an outward testimony against evil.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Mercy precedes judgment. So in the case of Sodom (Genesis 19:0), and in the last day (Luke 21:18), (Luke 21:28)…
19th Century
Anglican
Set a mark upon the foreheads. —The word for mark is literally a Tau, the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Th…
16th Century
Protestant
Now the Prophet shows why the angel was added to the Chaldeans, namely, to put a bridle on them, lest they should rage indiscriminately and without…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the Lord said to him This shows that a divine Person is meant by the glory of the God of Israel:
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It is a great comfort to believers that, amidst destroyers and destructions, there is a Mediator, a great High Priest, who has standing in heaven, …
