Ezekiel Chapters 18-19 (Bible Study)

Ezekiel 18-19: Individual Judgment and God’s Lament over Israel.
Ezekiel chapters 18 and 19 emphasize individual responsibility in God's judgment, rejecting the proverb that children suffer for their fathers' sins. God judges each person based on their own actions in this life, not eternal life. A just person who follows God's statutes will live, while a wicked person will die for their own sins. Chapter 19 contains God's lament over the princes of Israel and the land of Judah, symbolized as a lion and a fruitful vine that was destroyed due to their sins and exile. The text highlights God's concern for individuals and the consequences of sin in this life.