Through reading the story of Israel’s relationship with God, we observe not only His justice and punishment of the wicked, but also about God’s mercy and compassion to always save for Himself a remnant. In this chapter, Ezekiel described a time when God reserved a remnant of righteous people for…
Sorry about the same photo—I need new light photos! Who knew there would be so much “light” in Ezekiel’s message. For anyone who has recently joined in this read-along, notes from previous chapters are available here on this blog. Separately, this week, I studied and wrote brief talks based on…
When we choose to stand with God, He shows us how to draw closer to Him. Sometimes, that requires facing our sins and shortcomings and seeking God. When we see doom and judgment visited on a fallen, broken world, we can focus on God and His Word to better understand…
Through Ezekiel’s message, we learn I AM will never cease to exist. And, He wants to be known by His people. In God’s Word, we see the Lord’s mercy and also justice. At the beginning of chapter 7, Ezekiel refocused his audience’s attention to God’s Words. “The word of the…
Last week we considered what it means to rebel against God and touched on the idea His Word tastes as sweet as honey to us. In Ezekiel’s case, there’s a contradiction. The scroll tasted sweet, but it contained words of woe. “Then I looked, and I saw a hand stretched…