Archive for the ‘devotional’ Category

Ezekiel 25:1: “The word of the LORD came to...

December 20th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Over and over again Ezekiel clearly claimed that the words he spoke came from ...

Ezekiel 24:18: “So I spoke to the people in...

December 19th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Ezekiel had been proclaiming to his fellow captives that Babylon would lay siege and ...

Ezekiel 23:16: “As soon as her eyes saw them,...

December 18th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotional
In this chapter, God compared Israel and Judah to 2 adulterous sisters who went ...

Ezekiel 22:30: “So I sought for a man among...

December 17th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Saints of old have taken this verse to mean that sin creates holes or ...

Ezekiel 21:26–27: “thus says the Lord God:...

December 16th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotional
This statement, "Remove the turban and take off the crown," is no doubt a ...

Ezekiel 20:31 “For when you offer your gifts and...

December 15th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotional
The elders said they wanted to inquire of the Lord, but God said, "I ...

Ezekiel 19:1–2: “Moreover take up a lamentation...

December 14th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotional
God gave Ezekiel 2 parables to deliver to the people concerning the difficulties Israel ...

Ezekiel 18:2–4: “What do you mean when you...

December 13th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotional
This was a proverb, or well-known saying, in Ezekiel's day; much like the quotes ...

Ezekiel 17:23: “On the mountain height of Israel...

December 12th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotional
God spoke another powerful parable to His people, through His prophet Ezekiel, about their ...

Ezekiel 16:5: “No eye pitied you, to do any...

December 11th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotional
This parable found in chapter 16, the longest chapter in the Book of Ezekiel, ...

Ezekiel 15:2: “Son of man, how is the wood...

December 10th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotional
In Isaiah 5, God used the symbol of a vine and a vineyard for ...

Ezekiel 14:3: “Son of man, these men have set...

December 9th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Ezekiel is referred to as "son of man" 93 times in the Book of ...

Ezekiel 13:18: “and say, ‘Thus says the...

December 8th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotional
The women God was rebuking in this passage are women who claimed to be ...

Ezekiel 12:1–2: “Now the word of the LORD came...

December 7th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotional
The statement, “the word of the Lord came to me,” occurs 50 times in ...

Ezekiel 11:19–20: “Then I will give them...

December 6th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotional
God promises to give a whole or undivided heart to believers in this, His ...

Ezekiel 10:18: “Then the glory of the LORD...

December 5th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Ezekiel’s vision, which began in chapter 8, again included God’s throne. The first part ...

Ezekiel 9:8: “So it was, that while they were killing...

December 4th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotional
After God showed Ezekiel the destruction of his nation, Ezekiel asked if God was ...

Ezekiel 8:12: “Then He said to me, ‘Son...

December 3rd, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotional
God showed Ezekiel a vision of what was really going on in the minds ...

Ezekiel 7:19: “They will throw their silver...

December 2nd, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Ezekiel gave God's people a clear warning that their money would become worthless. He ...

Ezekiel 6:9: “Then those of you who escape...

December 1st, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotional
This is one of the most insightful Scriptures into the heart of God in ...

Ezekiel 5:1–2: “And you, son of man, take...

November 30th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotional
In Hebrew society, it was a symbol of disgrace for a man to have ...

Ezekiel 4:3: “Moreover take for yourself an...

November 29th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotional
In the last chapter, God told Ezekiel his tongue would stick to the roof ...

Ezekiel 3:26: “I will make your tongue cling...

November 28th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Here God did something very strange. He called Ezekiel to be a prophet and ...

Ezekiel 2:4–5: “For they are impudent and...

November 27th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Like Jeremiah, God called Ezekiel to be both a priest and a prophet. This ...

Ezekiel 1:2–3: “On the fifth day of the month,...

November 26th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Ezekiel, along with King Jehoiachin, was taken captive to Babylon during the Babylonians 2nd ...

Lamentations 5:4–6: “We pay for the water...

November 25th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Jeremiah tells us that the Babylonian officials charged the Jewish slaves for their own ...

Lamentations 4:2: “The precious sons of Zion,...

November 24th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotional
The Babylonians regarded the Jews, who they had conquered and brought to captivity in ...

Lamentations 3:22–23: “Through the Lord’s...

November 23rd, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Jeremiah had been writing about how difficult and depressing his circumstances were in captivity. ...

Lamentations 2:14: “Your prophets have seen...

November 22nd, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotional
False prophets foretold lies of peace and comfort to the people of Jerusalem. The ...

Lamentations 1:3: “Judah has gone into captivity,...

November 21st, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Lamentations opens after the third and final deportation of Jerusalem's citizens to Babylon. God's ...

Jeremiah 52:31: Now it came to pass in the thirty-seventh...

November 20th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotional
King Jehoiachin was taken captive to Babylon in 597 BC, during Nebuchadnezzar's first wave ...