Read Ezekiel 18.5-9
Ezekiel describes four cases.
The first is a righteous man, whose actions are described in accordance with provisions from the Holiness Code (Lev 17-26): eat upon the mountains, eat meat without disposing of blood properly at the Temple (Lev 17; 19.26); lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, improper worship of God (see Ex 20.4-6; Lev 19.4); defile his neighbor's wife, adultery (Lev 20.10; see also 19.20-22); approach a woman during her menstrual period (Lev 15.19-24); does not oppress anyone, economic oppression is unholy (Lev 19.13); restores to the debtor his pledge and covers the naked with a garment, a person's only cloak could be taken in pledge for a loan, but it had to be returned if the debtor needed it (Ex 22.25-27); does not take advance or accrued interest (Ex 22.25; Lev 25.35-38); executes true justice between contending parties, in a court of law (Lev 19.15-19).
The righteous person will live.
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