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Ezekiel

Ezekiel 
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Day 458

"O princes of Israel"

Text: Ezekiel 45:9

THE PRINCES OF ISRAEL

King Saul was the first king of Israel as a united monarchy. King David was anointed as the next ruler of Israel. Sadly, the Kingdom of Israel split and became a Divided Kingdom. Often, the kings of Israel and Judah fought each other. The princes who were supposed to rule the nations oppressed their subjects grievously.

“‘Thus says the Lord God: ‘Enough, O princes of Israel! Remove violence and plundering, execute justice and righteousness, and stop dispossessing My people,’ says the Lord God. ‘You shall have honest scales, an honest ephah, and an honest bath. The ephah and the bath shall be of the same measure, so that the bath contains one-tenth of a homer, and the ephah one-tenth of a homer; their measure shall be according to the homer. The shekel shall be twenty gerahs; twenty shekels, twenty-five shekels, and fifteen shekels shall be your mina.'”
Ezekiel 45:9-12

1. Enough is enough.

a) The princes were warned.

b) They must do the following:

i) Renounce violence.

ii) Reject plundering.

iii) Cease dispossessing the people of God.

c) They must focus on:

i) Executing justice for all.

ii) Practising righteousness.

2. Righteousness in Business.

a) Honest scales.

b) Honest measuring instruments (“Ephah and Baths”).

c) Monetary units

i) They must be totally honest in the use of money.

ii) Dishonesty cannot be condoned!

iii) The exchange rates must be fair and equitable