Ezekiel 18:15 Explained in Context

Read It With

• Ezekiel 18:14–18

Read Ezekiel 18:15 with 18:14–18. By itself, “That hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the…” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, date, exilic horizon, visionary movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: A later son observes his father's wrongdoing and refuses it, practicing justice instead; the father's oppression remains his own responsibility.

Why It Needs Context

Ezekiel 18:14–18 gives Ezekiel 18:15 its literary owner and outcome. The prophetic word through Ezekiel states or reports “That hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the…” at Ezekiel 18:15 as a specific part of “A Son Who Sees and Rejects His Father's Violence Lives.” Application waits until that movement is understood.