It took about 15 minutes to read this passage. The last verse of chapter 18 sums up God’s message to all people since Adam and Eve were cast out of the garden; “I take no pleasure in the death of anyone who dies.” God grants us the freedom to choose as we will. But he repeatedly points to the prosperity and hope that offers all men and calls us to follow him. His joy is when we choose life. He is elated when a person freely loves God for who he is; unconditional. Yet his patience is not endless, and he sets a time for each person to die. Some people choose to sin further by taking the life of another before the time God set. In the end both may be lost. God is not pleased with anyone’s death. Which is why He sent Jesus, to claim victory over death.
Stuart
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