Man. Okay, I know exile is pretty extreme. Siege and the horrible things that are done within the walls of a starving and frightened city are extreme. Judah faced pretty harsh judgment for their idolatry and profanity. But the personal nature of this judgment on the Levites is special. They are to tend the temple, … Continue reading Ezekiel 40-44
Category: Through the Bible
A ‘through the Bible in a year’ plan done in two: read one day, reflect the next.
Ezekiel 37-39
Prophecy is difficult. There's a passage here that sounds fairly Messianic. David will rule over them once more. Christ is of the line of David, and Christ will come to redeem them. But then you stop and think about it and you realize the people didn't exactly accept Christ all that whole heartedly, and they … Continue reading Ezekiel 37-39
Ezekiel 34-36
So, being familiar with Psalm 23, David, and the metaphor of Christ as shepherd, it's fairly easy to read this prophecy as a metaphor, as about more than just the shepherds. So when it get down to the more explicit statements, it's not much of twist or reveal. I wonder, though, whether the people that … Continue reading Ezekiel 34-36
Ezekiel 31-33
I love human pride. Not really, but there's something poetic about it. "Abraham was only one man, yet he got possession of the lad; but we are many; the land is surely given us to possess.' Therefore say to them, Thus says the Lord God: You eat flesh with the blood and lift up your … Continue reading Ezekiel 31-33
Ezekiel 28-30
I've been doing this for almost a year now. I've been adding tags to each post. I wish I had been adding thematic titles to the Bible study posts as well. Mostly because once again I have nothing specific to say about this section, and I'm a bit curious how many times this has occurred … Continue reading Ezekiel 28-30
Ezekiel 25-27
And now God gets into the judgments against the surrounding nations. He promised they would be judged as well. Now those judgments are being pronounced. I find it interesting that one of the big reasons for judgment is rejoicing in Judah's fall. These were enemies. Historical, constant enemies. But they're being punished, harshly, for celebrating … Continue reading Ezekiel 25-27
Ezekiel 22-24
I've always been taught 22:30, "And I sought for a man among them who should build up the wall and stand in the breach before me for the land, that I should not destroy it, but I found none," meant that there wasn't a single righteous person left in Judah. Except, reading it this time, … Continue reading Ezekiel 22-24
Ezekiel 19-21
The elders went to Ezekiel to inquire of God. I haven't looked it up, but I feel like "and they went to prophet to inquire" is something that is said when the bad things start happening, and the Faithlife Study Bible agrees that God "allowed them to inquire of him primarily to give them a … Continue reading Ezekiel 19-21
Ezekiel 13-15
God is a very jealous god. He really does not tolerate idolatry. All of this destruction and suffering is the result of the people violating their covenant and worshipping other gods. But there are few things that will escalate God's jealousy to full wrath. He will not tolerate the corruption of justice, which the people … Continue reading Ezekiel 13-15
Ezekiel 9-12
All right. I don't really have anything passage significant today. So I'm going to take this opportunity to remind whoever happens to be reading that it is perfectly all right to be down right confused by a passage of Scripture. It is good idea to look for help from pastors, friends, books, podcasts, blogs, what … Continue reading Ezekiel 9-12
Pieces of the Mosaic 