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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
Continue reading...Ezekiel 14:12-23, Not Enough Righteous People
Strawberries are wonderful, unless you let them sit too long. They start getting moldy and mushy. It seems as if when one gets moldy it starts to spread to others, infecting all of them. At this point
Continue reading...Ezekiel 14:1-11, Idols on Their Hearts
We aren’t much for amulets, protective charms, or even prophets in our current culture. That’s only for superstitious people. We find protection in other “gods,” like guns, alarm
Continue reading...Ezekiel 13, False Prophets and Prophetesses
“Ignorance of the law is no excuse.” Wikipedia says, “The rationale of the doctrine is that if ignorance were an excuse, a person charged with criminal offenses, or a subject of a civil
Continue reading...Ezekiel 12, Rationalizing
It seems odd that Ezekiel is prophesying to the Israelites in exile in Babylon about the judgment coming on Jerusalem. They’ve already experienced the judgment promised in the covenant ratification
Continue reading...Ezekiel 11, The Pot and the Meat
Moses prophesied in Deuteronomy 30, before Israel even took the land of Canaan, that Israel would so violate the covenant with Yahweh in the future that He would cast her out of the land. But Moses also
Continue reading...Ezekiel 10, The Glory of Yahweh Departs
In Ezekiel’s vision of his transportation to Jerusalem to see the idolatry and injustice of that city, Yahweh reports that His people already believe He has abandoned them. But He hadn’t…yet.
Continue reading...Ezekiel 9, Defile and Fill
The slasher/horror movie genre works by having lurking malicious killers suddenly springing into action with terrifying weapons that usually slice. Ezekiel’s vision of being transported to Jerusalem
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