Category: Read Through The Bible

[:en]Judgment was coming to the mountains and hills, ravines and valleys, where people were with their idols.  People will fall but He will spare some who can escape the sword but they will be scattered among the lands and nations.  During their captivity, they will remember Him and repent of their sins.[:]

[:en]The sign of shaving his head and face was a real sacrifice for a Jew.  The hair represented the people in Jerusalem which would face 3 destinies:  death by plague or perish by famine, face by the sword and scattered among the nations (v. 12)  God inflicted punishment on them because of their detestable idol… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Ezekiel 5[:]

[:en]Action sermons of Ezekiel: Demonstrating the siege of Jerusalem (vs. 1-3) Bearing the sin of Israel (v. 4) Showing how many years both Israel and Judah had sinned (vs. 5) Rationing of his food and water (vs. 9-13) [:]

[:en]Ezekiel saw a scroll stretched out to him with the written words of lament, mourning and woes.  He was told to eat the scroll and when he ate it, it tasted as sweet as honey in his mouth. (vs. 1-3)  God told him to say His word to the people despite of their hardened hearts… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Ezekiel 3[:]

[:en]God called Ezekiel with this commission: “Do not be afraid of them or their words.  Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns are all around you and you live among scorpions.  Do not be afraid of what they say or terrified by them, though they are a rebellious house.  You must speak my words… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Ezekiel 2[:]

[:en]Ezekiel was taken to Babylon in 597 B.C. with the second deportation and five years later, he received his call to ministering (592BC).  He was a priest who was called to be a prophet and he preached action sermons that emphasized the glory of God and the honor of God’s name. God gave vision to… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Ezekiel 1[:]