But do not touch anyone who has the mark

Ezekiel 9:1-11

Then the Lord called to the man clothed in linen who had the writing kit at his side and said to him, “Go throughout the city of Jerusalem and put a mark on the foreheads of those who grieve and lament over all the detestable things that are done in it.”

As I listened, he said to the others, “Follow him through the city and kill, without showing pity or compassion. Slaughter the old men, the young men and women, the mothers and children, but do not touch anyone who has the mark. Begin at my sanctuary.” So they began with the old men who were in front of the temple.

He answered me, “The sin of the people of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great; the land is full of bloodshed and the city is full of injustice. They say, ‘The Lord has forsaken the land; the Lord does not see.’ So I will not look on them with pity or spare them, but I will bring down on their own heads what they have done.”

Why?
During the wrath of the Lord, God still has mercy on those who grieve and lament over all the detestable things. God remember them and keep their life.

Jerusalem was full of bloodshed and the city was full of injustice so the Lord has forsaken the land.

The Lord is full of justice and mercy to his people, so be aware we are people of the Lord.

How?

Doing the right things in the eyes of the Lord.