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Ezekiel 28, Lament for the King of Tyre
Like Isaiah 14, much debate has been made over whether the person being addressed here is Satan, or not. It is the exalted language of verses 11-19 that has given rise to the idea that Yahweh has stopped
Continue reading...Ezekiel 27, Lament for Tyre
“The Ship of State is an ancient and oft-cited metaphor, famously expounded by Plato in the Republic (Book 6, 488a–489d), which likens the governance of a city-state to the command of a vessel”
Continue reading...Ezekiel 26, Fall of Tyre
What would happen if Canada attacked and defeated New York City? I’m not thinking here of the geo-political ramifications, but more what affect it would have on our psyches. Would any of us be happy?
Continue reading...Ezekiel 25, Judgment on Ammon, Moab, Edom and Philistia
The first 24 chapters of Ezekiel have dealt with Yahweh’s judgment against Israel, climaxing with the actual siege against Jerusalem by Babylon under Nebuchadnezzar. Now Ezekiel’s prophecies
Continue reading...Ezekiel 24:15-27, Ezekiel’s Mourning
I don’t remember what year it was or where it was (I think it was at the Navigators’ Glen Eyrie), but I was attending one of Larry Crabbes Institutes of Biblical Counseling. Each morning he
Continue reading...Ezekiel 24:1-14, The Siege Begins
I grilled out the other day for the first time. Sometimes after cooking on the grill there will be small remnants of the meat you cooked still on the grate. You heat up the grill to very hot to burn that
Continue reading...Ezekiel 23, Two Prostitute Sisters
Is Ezekiel just obsessed with sexuality? Well, it would not be Ezekiel, but Yahweh, who is obsessed, if it is obsession indeed. Rather, it is the painfulness of watching Israel make terrible and disgusting
Continue reading...Ezekiel 22, Sins of Jerusalem
We may think of Ezekiel as hard-nosed and angry, but in fact he is suffering with these pronouncements of judgment. This is why Yahweh asks him, “Son of man, will you judge Jerusalem?” This
Continue reading...Ezekiel 20:45-21:32, Four Visions of Judgment
It’s getting tiresome, isn’t it? Judgment, judgment, judgment. And the exiles of Israel are getting tired of it. They are complaining about Ezekiel. Maybe you are, too. 20:45 The word of Yahweh
Continue reading...Ezekiel 20:1-44, Israel’s History of Idolatry
Thomas Kidd, writing for John Piper’s Desiring God, says, In the wake of the 2016 election, evangelicalism went from being America’s most controversial religious movement to its most reviled one.
Continue reading...Ezekiel 19, Lament For Israel’s Princes
On November 22, 1963, a lament was taken up for the slain president of the United States, John F. Kennedy. Walter Cronkite, the news voice of the nation, reported the assassination on TV, and despite his
Continue reading...Ezekiel 18, Only the Sinner Dies
On the face of it, the idea that the sin of my father makes me guilty also, is totally unfair. But what if I could leverage that to avoid admitting my own sin? “I’m only in this position because
Continue reading...Ezekiel 17, Two Eagles and a Vine
An allegory is a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one. Pilgrim’s Progress is a pretty famous lengthy allegory. The allegory
Continue reading...Ezekiel 16, Spiritual Adultery
TV MA The following is intended for mature audiences only 1 The word of Yahweh came to me: 2 “Son of man, confront Jerusalem with her detestable practices 3 and say, ‘This is what the Sovereign Yahweh
Continue reading...Ezekiel 15, Good Only for Burning
If you explore vine wood online your first hits are going to be about Harry Potter, and particularly, Hermione’s vine wood wand. Vine is supposed to have special qualities. Of course, in the real
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