There is water in Ezekiel 47:1 “coming out from under the threshold of the temple eastward” and it brings life wherever it flows. There is an abundance of fish and trees “its fruit will be as food, and its leaf…
Tag: Ezekiel
Teach My People the Difference
There is a special role for priests in the plan of God. The priest ministers to the Lord, but also sets an example for the people. It is by this living example that in Ezekiel 44:23 “they will teach my…
This is the Place of My Throne
Ezekiel is having a vision of the temple, not Solomon’s temple as they had known it, but a much larger temple. And it begins with a messenger measuring the temple and guiding Ezekiel as he goes. But now, he sees…
This is the Most Holy Place
The Lord begins to tell the house of Israel what he wants for their future. They are twenty five years into captivity and Ezekiel has a vision of a temple, much larger, much more magnificent than anything they had seen.…
I Will Make Myself Known
The Lord has a plan. It is a plan for good for those that love righteousness. It is a plan for destruction for those that intend evil. Israel has fallen, the people in Ezekiel 37:11 “are saying … our hope…
I Will Consecrate My Great Name
The house of Israel had been removed from the land and dispersed to the nations because in Ezekiel 36:17 “they were dwelling on their soil, and they defiled it with their way and with their deeds”. But they didn’t get…
I Will Be For Them as God
The Lord has spoken against Tyre a city of merchandise, yet it says here in Ezekiel 28:14 “You were an anointed guardian cherub” and in Ezekiel 28:15 “until wickedness was found in you” so the king of Tyre also represents…
You Shall No Longer Exist
We sometimes think that the nations and cities and economies of the world will always be as they are, but Ezekiel presents a very different picture. The Lord will bring righteousness and justice and all will be judged according to…
Turn Back Why Should You Die
Judgement is coming in Ezekiel 32:23 to “those who spread terror in the land of the living”. And in Ezekiel 32:22 “all of them killed” and in Ezekiel 32:25 “all of them uncircumcised”. These great warriors fought with everything in…
Kings Will Shudder Over You in Horror
The Lord sets himself against Pharaoh, against Egypt, but not for the reasons we might think. In Ezekiel 29:6-7 “because of their being a staff of reed for the house of Israel 7 When they took hold of you with…
You Must Not Deceive Yourselves
Zedekiah was made king by Nebuchadnezzar and for three years served him, but then rebelled. The Chaldeans encamped around Jerusalem and there seemed no way out. Zedekiah sought help from Egypt and as Pharaohs army approached, the Chaldeans left. But…
According to Your Ways and Your Deeds
The Lord is dealing with the house of Israel and has released a decree in Jeremiah 21:7 “I will give Zedekiah, the king of Judah … into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar”. He describes their coming encounter, a siege that takes…
Things Are No Longer the Same
For many years, life in Jerusalem has been in the hands of the king. And at his side, the prophets inquiring of the Lord. And the Priests in their ministry and teaching of the people. But now the Lord says…
I Will Show Myself Holy Among You
The Israelites have the name of the Lord and claim the Lord as their protector. And, in Ezekiel 20:1 “the elders of Israel came to consult Yahweh”. But they have a form of seeking the Lord, they have a form…
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