I enjoyed watching snow fall as I wrote this, a nice change of pace from cold rain. The weather portrayed a visual picture of God’s message to Ezekiel. Rain, then snow, then gray damp again. In the second half of chapter 18 (next week), we’ll read God’s description of a…
We don’t really have snow–yet. And I could count on less than ten fingers the number of sunrises I’ve seen this year (although there have been a few). Photos like this remind us God is faithful through it all. Ezekiel’s writing invites us to read slowly, study, pause, savor, and…
Last week Ezekiel described God’s warnings to Israel for punishment of their sin. We left off with Ezekiel “acting out” God’s intended siege against Jerusalem. “Eat the food as you would a loaf of barley bread; bake it in the sight of the people, using human excrement for fuel. The…