Theme: God judges us not based on what we were but what we are. If a sinner turns away from his sin to the Lord, he is accounted as righteous. This is the point of Ezekiel 18. The Gospel makes a similar point, if the rebel turns to obedience, he is accounted as righteous.

COMMENTARY

Lesson 1: Exodus 17:1-7 (C)
The Israelites complain loudly to Moses that they had no water. They question whether the Lord was really with them. In desperation, Moses cries out to the Lord, fearing that they might stone him. God commands Moses to strike a rock on Mount Horeb and he would cause water to gush forth. The place is called Massah and Meribah (possibly two different springs at the same site), meaning "Test" and "Quarrel" respectively.

Lesson 1: Ezekiel 18:25-28 (RC); Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32 (E, L) …