Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 18:28
Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.
Gods promise is to pardon, spare, and preserve the penitent, such therefore shall not die.
Considereth: see Eze 18:14.
Turneth; converteth: see Eze 18:21.
He shall surely live, he shall not die: secure, self-justifying sinners misapprehend the justice of God, as we have heard, and repenting sinners are apt to mistrust the mercy of God, and therefore it is doubly assured in this promise.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
28. considereththe first stepto repentance; for the ungodly do not consider either God orthemselves (Deu 32:29; Psa 119:59;Psa 119:60; Luk 15:17;Luk 15:18).
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Because he considereth,…. Being come to himself, and in his right mind, he considers the evil of his ways; what they lead to; what they deserve at the hand of God; and what he may expect, should he continue in them; see Eze 18:14;
and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed; not only repents of them, but reforms from them; and that not from one, or a few of them, but from them “all”; which shows the truth, reality, and sincerity of his repentance; there being a change of mind, a change of actions and conversation follows:
he shall surely live, he shall not die; [See comments on Eze 18:21]. Jerom interprets the just man turning from his righteousness, of the Jews leaving the author of righteousness, denying the son of God, and smiting the heir; and the wicked man turning from his wickedness, of the Gentiles, and of their conversion of faith.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Eze 18:28 Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.
Ver. 29. Because he considereth. ] Consideration necessarily precedeth conversion. Psa 119:59 Lam 3:40 Jer 8:6 The prodigal came to himself first, and then went home to his father. See on Eze 18:14 .
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
he considereth: Eze 18:14, Eze 12:3, Deu 32:29, Psa 119:1, Psa 119:6, Psa 119:59, Jer 31:18-20, Luk 15:17, Luk 15:18
turneth: Eze 18:21, Eze 18:31, Eze 33:12, 1Sa 7:3, 1Sa 7:4, Col 3:5-9, Tit 2:14, Jam 2:10-12
Reciprocal: Deu 8:5 – consider Deu 30:1 – thou shalt call 1Ki 8:47 – Yet if they Job 36:9 – their Psa 50:22 – consider Psa 59:5 – be not Pro 4:26 – Ponder Pro 21:29 – he directeth Isa 46:8 – bring Jer 8:6 – saying Jer 36:3 – hear Lam 3:40 – search Eze 18:13 – shall he Eze 18:17 – he shall surely Eze 33:15 – he shall Eze 33:19 – General Jon 3:8 – let Hag 1:5 – thus Mat 21:29 – he repented Luk 3:13 – Exact Luk 6:41 – but 2Co 13:5 – Examine Heb 3:1 – consider
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Eze 18:28. Repentance is not something a man does unthinkingly or on the spur of the moment, but it is because he considereih. It is true that repentance must start in the mind (2Co 7:9-10), but if it is sincere it will manifest itself by a life of reformation and turning from the ways of unrighteousness.