As silver is melted in a furnace, so you shall be melted in the midst of it, and you shall know that I am the LORD; I have poured out my wrath upon you.” —Ezekiel 22:22 ESV As we read Ezekiel 22-23 today, here are some helpful comments on Ezekiel 22:17-22 by Alan Carr, … More God’s Refining Furnace
Ezekiel 20 is rather unique….this telling of Israel’s history is very different. I challenge you to read this chapter with a highlighter or pen. See how many times you notice: I am the Lord your God BUT they… BUT I acted FOR THE SAKE OF MY NAME BUT they….. BUT I withheld my hand and acted … More His Name, His Fame and His Glory
Exodus 34:6 The Lord passed before him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children’s … More Contradiction in the Bible? Exodus vs Ezekiel?
“For thus says the Lord God: I will deal with you as you have done, you who have despised the oath in breaking the covenant, yet I will remember my covenant with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish for you an everlasting covenant. Then you will remember your ways and be … More Spurgeon on pardon and praise
And the word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any wood, the vine branch that is among the trees of the forest? Is wood taken from it to make anything? Do people take a peg from it to hang any vessel on it? Behold, it is … More A Humbling Parable
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.’ Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: I will gather you from the … More Heart Transplant Needed
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 Knowing God through the difficult passages
Think about how would you react if you applied to be a missionary and the missions agency told you: You are going to a very tough, 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. … More Called to speak truth to rebels
And the name of the city from that time on shall be, “The Lord Is There.” Ezekiel 48:35 C. H. Spurgeon, in a sermon preached in 1891:”Jehovah-Shammah: A Glorious Name for the New Year” You remember how, in after ages, when Solomon was crowned and his reign of peace had been inaugurated, he built for God a … More Spurgeon: “The Lord Is There.”
Then he led me to the gate, the gate facing east. And behold, the glory of the God of Israel was coming from the east. And the sound of his coming was like the sound of many waters, and the earth shone with his glory. And the vision I saw was just like the vision … More The glory of the LORD entered the temple by the gate facing east
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