Ezekiel 23:45

Ezekiel 23:45 says, And the righteous men, they shall judge them after the manner of adulteresses, and after the manner of women that shed blood; because they are adulteresses, and blood is in their hands.  God said that the righteous men would judge the people of Judah because they had committed spiritual adultery against God and had been spiritually unclean in their lives.  As followers of Christ, we are not called on the be the judge of people, but we are called on to be a judge of their actions as they relate to God's word.  If they are doing things that make them spiritually unclean, we are to point this out to them, but it is God Who will ultimately judge each individual, and it is only our responsibility to share the gospel with them.  Even if they are a Christian and are guilty of sinning once more, we are to point this out to them under the leadership of the Holy Spirit and out of an attitude of love.

Verse forty-six adds, For thus saith the Lord God; I will bring up a company upon them, and will give them to be removed and spoiled.  God said that He was going to bring an army against the people of Judah so that they could be removed from Jerusalem and become as the spoils of war to the nation that defeated them.  I would say that God removed His protection from Judah and His holy city, Jerusalem, because of their sins and therefore they were to be defeated.  I don’t believe that God causes all the bad things in life that may happen to us, but if we are not following Him by faith, He may allow them to happen.  

Verse forty-seven continues, And the company shall stone them with stones, and dispatch them with their swords; they shall slay their sons and their daughters, and burn up their houses with fire.  God said that complete destruction was coming to the people of Jerusalem.  They were to be stoned, and their sons and daughters would be killed by the sword.  Their houses would also be destroyed.  This was all going to happen because of their refusal to obey God, and if we refuse to obey God, first by accepting His only begotten Son Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord and then by failing to always be obedient to His commandments, then one day we will face His judgment.  If we haven't accepted His gift of salvation, then we will be sent away to everlasting punishment, and if we have, then those works that we did that weren’t in accordance with God’s word will be burned up.  

Verse forty-eight states, Thus will I cause lewdness to cease out of the land, that all women may be taught not to do after your lewdness.  God said that He was going to do this so that all the lewdness would cease in the land.  God was not going to allow those who would not live by their covenant relationship with Him but began to worship false gods instead to continue to live in His holy land.  When they were doing this, they were bringing dishonor to God, and since they wouldn’t confess their sins and become obedient to Him once more, He was going to allow them to be removed from the land.   If we profess to be followers of Christ while following the ways of the world, we will bring dishonor to God, and He will one day remove all who do so from His holy land.  

Verse forty-nine adds, And they shall recompense your lewdness upon you, and ye shall bear the sins of your idols: and ye shall know that I am the Lord God.  God said that they were going to receive the just reward for their idolatry, which was to be taken away captive. He then said that when they were destroyed or taken away captive that they would know that He was God.  Of course, it would be too late to save them from being defeated.  One day, all those who put their faith in idols will be sent away to everlasting punishment and they will know that there is but one God, but it will be too late to save them from their everlasting punishment.