Ezekiel 15:1 And the word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any wood, the vine branch that is among the trees of the forest? 3 Is wood taken from it to make anything? Do people take a peg from it to hang any vessel on it? 4 Behold, it is given to … More Mightily mistaken?
Ezekiel 11:16-20 Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: Though I removed them far off among the nations, and though I scattered them among the countries, yet I have been a sanctuary to them for a while in the countries where they have gone.’ 17 Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: I will gather you from the peoples … More A Gleam of Hope
Ezekiel is a book of the Bible filled with strange things, hard to understand things. It is tempting to skip over some of these passages. I’ve done that. But in doing so, we miss some wonderful things. When you read through Ezekiel 4-8 today, notice how many times God tells Ezekiel about things that will … More Then they shall KNOW that I am the Lord
I am struck with the similarity between the passage we read from Ezekiel today (Chapter 2) and this passage in John. Here in John, Jesus is speaking with some folks who were trying to kill him. He asks, “Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear my … More Can’t bear to hear…
How many missions agencies will give the following advice to new missionaries? You are going to a very hard place. This people group is rebellious and difficult. In fact, they have been double-crossing God all along. They are stubborn and offensively bold and shameless in their sin. But you are being sent to speak God’s … More Advice to missionaries
In the summer of 2007, I had an accident which required surgery to reattach the hamstring tendons. Following surgery, I was confined in a brace, limited to lying flat on my back orleft side. One mysterious message came in a card: “Then lie on your left side, and place the punishment of the house of Israel … More Weird and wonderful visions of the majesty and mystery of God in Ezekiel
C.H.Spurgeon, in a sermon on Ezekiel 1:15-19, “God’s Providence”: When the prophet had seen the “living creatures,” which I take it were angels, he opened his eyes again, and he saw a wonderful illustration of the divine Providence, and this exhibition was in the figure of a wheel. You must know that this is not … More Providence is like a wheel.
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