Welcome to another theatrical presentation from Ezekiel. I mean that in a good sense of the word, as his words give us a dramatic picture of God’s judgment and punishment on Israel for their spiritual adulterous ways and idolatry. God told Ezekiel Babylon would lay siege to Jerusalem that day,…
Two weeks ago, we read about the older of two adulterous sisters, Samaria, in chapter 23. Newer readers can find previous reading comments on the blog, https://www.tracieheskett.com/blog/. In the next part of this chapter, Ezekiel wrote about the younger sister, Jerusalem. A reader observed much repetition in Ezekiel’s message. Why?…
Picking up where we left off in Ezekiel, we learned back in November that God continued to pursue Israel, even in the midst of judging them for their detestable pagan practices. God offered new birth through covenant relationship with them. In the next part of this chapter, Ezekiel painted quite…
In this chapter, Ezekiel emphasized his theme, ”then they will know that I am the Lord.” We read the phrase twice in four verses last week, and it occurs twice in the next four verses. Questions arise before we read additional detail. *Why is it so important to God that…
In these passages from Ezekiel’s message to Israel, God pursues His people in judgment. God’s fire refines, purifies, and judges. But we know from His relationship with Ezekiel that God also considers His people’s righteousness and their hearts. “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: This is Jerusalem, which I…