Eze 45:9-12 | KingComments | STEP | It is characteristic of the realm of peace that there will be acted in absolute righteousness in a mind that is in stark contrast to the mind of the princes in Ezekiel’s day. The people have been taken into exile, but the mind of the princes has not changed. They still act violently and destructively. We also see this mind in the time of the Lord Jesus ( ; cf. ; ). Ezekiel, in the light of what he has seen of the future so far, calls upon the princes of his day and those yet to come to cease their violence and to practice justice and righteousness. In this the LORD finds joy, for this is how He Himself acts and this is how Abraham, King David and King Solomon acted in the past (cf. ; ; ; ). Let them think of how it has been in the past and how it will be in the future and let them change their mind and actions. They should already be acting righteously now. The same applies to us ( ). The purity of their actions is reflected in the use of pure measures and weights ( ). This is what the LORD has always insisted on. The people in their desire for more, throughout their history, have always had a lax attitude toward this ( ; ; ; ; ; ). Everything must be stable in value. Fair, fixed measures must be used. Likewise, we must be fair in our consideration of things and not disadvantage one and favor another based on our antipathy or sympathy.

‏ Ezekiel 45:9-12

Righteous Weights and Measures

It is characteristic of the realm of peace that there will be acted in absolute righteousness in a mind that is in stark contrast to the mind of the princes in Ezekiel’s day. The people have been taken into exile, but the mind of the princes has not changed. They still act violently and destructively. We also see this mind in the time of the Lord Jesus (Eze 45:9; cf. Num 7:2 ; Num 7:84; Eze 21:12 ; Eze 22:6).

Ezekiel, in the light of what he has seen of the future so far, calls upon the princes of his day and those yet to come to cease their violence and to practice justice and righteousness. In this the LORD finds joy, for this is how He Himself acts and this is how Abraham, King David and King Solomon acted in the past (cf. Gen 18:19; 2Sam 8:15; 1Kgs 10:9; Jer 9:24 ; Jer 22:3 ; Jer 23:5 ; Jer 33:15). Let them think of how it has been in the past and how it will be in the future and let them change their mind and actions. They should already be acting righteously now. The same applies to us (Rom 14:17-18).

The purity of their actions is reflected in the use of pure measures and weights (Eze 45:10-12). This is what the LORD has always insisted on. The people in their desire for more, throughout their history, have always had a lax attitude toward this (Lev 19:35-36; Deu 25:13-16; Pro 11:1 ; Pro 16:11 ; Pro 20:10 ; 23; Hos 12:8; Amos 8:5; Mic 6:10-11). Everything must be stable in value. Fair, fixed measures must be used. Likewise, we must be fair in our consideration of things and not disadvantage one and favor another based on our antipathy or sympathy.