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- #244 Ezekiel 21-23
Day 244 of the podcast, reading Ezekiel 21-23 NET, read along at:
https://netbible.org/bible/Ezekiel+21-23/This is day 244 of our journey.Today's reading begins with a vivid picture of the coming conquest of Israel and Judah. The sword of judgement is being sharpened and polished for war. It does not respect the scepter. All people will be cut off and consumed. Ezekiel continues by expounding the sins of Jerusalem, the city is full of people who engage in evil practices. They engage in adulterous relationships, murder, and practice extortion and robbery. They will be thrown into the fire of God's fury to repay them for the wrong they have done. We end today's reading with another vivid picture. Samaria and Jerusalem are two sisters, they have both engaged in prostitution. They have sought the handsome young men of Assyria, Babylon, and Egypt. They have engaged in vile acts and have defiled themselves with the enemies of God. Now, those same young men will come and ravage their cities and their people.Join me in Ezekiel 21-23 and mourn the helpless state of Israel.Key verses:Ezekiel 21:25“‘As for you, profane and wicked prince of Israel, whose day has come, the time of final punishment,Ezekiel 22:31So I have poured my anger on them, and destroyed them with the fire of my fury. I hereby repay them for what they have done, declares the Sovereign Lord.”Ezekiel 23:2-3“Son of man, there were two women who were daughters of the same mother. They engaged in prostitution in Egypt; in their youth they engaged in prostitution.All Scriptures are from the NET.21 min - #243 Ezekiel 18-20
Day 243 of the podcast, reading Ezekiel 18-20 NET, read along at:
https://netbible.org/bible/Ezekiel+18-20/This is day 243 of our journey.In Ezekiel 18, God makes it clear that he punishes those that deserve it and that each person is punished for his own sins (not for the sins of his father or of his children). But, if a person repents and turns from his sin, he will no longer be punished, his sins will be forgiven and forgotten! Ezekiel 19 is a lament for the princes of Israel. They were once strong, but they have been torn down and destroyed. Ezekiel 20 relates the long history of Israel rebelling against the commands of the Lord. In all these things, God worked for the sake of his own reputation. At times, this meant withholding judgement against Israel to serve a greater purpose (even though they deserved punishment for their sins). At other times, it meant punishing his people for walking away from him. No matter the circumstance, God is working for the sake of his own name and glory!Join me in Ezekiel 18-20 and live for the glory of the True God!Key verses:Ezekiel 18:4Indeed! All lives are mine – the life of the father as well as the life of the son is mine. The one who sins will die.Ezekiel 19:1“And you, sing a lament for the princes of Israel,Ezekiel 20:14I acted for the sake of my reputation, so that I would not be profaned before the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.All Scriptures are from the NET.19 min - #242 Ezekiel 15-17
Day 242 of the podcast, reading Ezekiel 15-17 NET, read along at:
https://netbible.org/bible/Ezekiel+15-17/This is day 242 of our journey.Ezekiel speaks in these chapters using more object lessons. First, he compares Israel to a vine whose only value is to be burnt up as fuel. Then, he speaks of Israel as an adulterous bride. She was naked and alone as a child, but God took her in, bathed her, clothed her in fine clothes, adorned her with jewelry, and married her. Yet she used her beauty to serve herself up as a prostitute and did not remain faithful to him. Her punishment will come! Finally, he speaks of the king of Judah; he was graciously allowed to retain his local rule under the authority of the king of Babylon, but he rebeled and turned to Egypt for help, thus, Babylon will return and take him into captivity, he will die in exile.Join me in Ezekiel 15-17 and grasp the severity of ignoring the word of the Lord.Key verses:Ezekiel 15:8I will make the land desolate because they have acted unfaithfully, declares the Sovereign Lord.”Ezekiel 16:38I will punish you as an adulteress and murderer deserves. I will avenge your bloody deeds with furious rage.Ezekiel 17:18He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Take note – he gave his promise and did all these things – he will not escape!All Scriptures are from the NET.18 min - #241 Ezekiel 11-14
Day 241 of the podcast, reading Ezekiel 11-14 NET, read along at:
https://netbible.org/bible/Ezekiel+11-14/This is day 241 of our journey.Ezekiel is again caught up in a vision of the rapidly approaching exile and speaks words of warning to the people of Jerusalem. Then, he gives another object lesson to show them exactly what will happen to them in the future. Ezekiel speaks specifically against the false prophets and against those who blatantly set up false idols while still coming to seek the Lord's favor. Both will be punished severely and will be removed from their homes. But, in the end of Ezekiel's prophecy, there is a glimmer of hope. God will protect a remnant and will give that remnant a new heart and a new spirit to seek him.Join me in Ezekiel 11-14 and be true to the Word of God.Key verses:Ezekiel 11:19I will give them one heart and I will put a new spirit within them; I will remove the hearts of stone from their bodies and I will give them tender hearts,Ezekiel 12:11Say, ‘I am an object lesson for you. Just as I have done, it will be done to them; they will go into exile and captivity.’Ezekiel 13:3This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit but have seen nothing!Ezekiel 14:23They will console you when you see their behavior and their deeds, because you will know that it was not without reason that I have done everything which I have done in it, declares the Sovereign Lord.”All Scriptures are from the NET.20 min - #240 Ezekiel 6-10
Day 240 of the podcast, reading Ezekiel 6-10 NET, read along at:
https://netbible.org/bible/Ezekiel+6-10/This is day 240 of our journey.
Ezekiel continues to see visions of the devastation coming from the Lord. The end is coming. God shows Ezekiel the abominable things being done in secret, the people claim that they have been abandoned by God and that the Lord doesn't see them (or their deeds). Despite their disbelief, God IS always present and had, in fact, seen their wickedness. As a result, he will remove his presence from the temple and abandon them to destruction.
Join me in Ezekiel 6-10 and remain faithful to the Lord!
Key verses:
Ezekiel 6:14
I will stretch out my hand against them and make the land a desolate waste from the wilderness to Riblah, in all the places where they live. Then they will know that I am the Lord.Ezekiel 7:6
An end comes – the end comes! It has awakened against you! Look, it is coming!Ezekiel 8:18
Therefore I will act with fury! My eye will not pity them nor will I spare them. When they have shouted in my ears, I will not listen to them.”Ezekiel 9:9
He said to me, “The sin of the house of Israel and Judah is extremely great; the land is full of murder, and the city is full of corruption, for they say, ‘The Lord has abandoned the land, and the Lord does not see!’Ezekiel 10:18
Then the glory of the Lord moved away from the threshold of the temple and stopped above the cherubim.All Scriptures are from the NET.
19 min - #239 Ezekiel 1-5
Day 239 of the podcast, reading Ezekiel 1-5 NET, read along at:
https://netbible.org/bible/Ezekiel+1-5/This is day 239 of our journey.
Today we are introduced to the prophet Ezekiel. Chapter 1 tells of the commissioning vision that Ezekiel received, displaying the glory of God. Chapters 2 & 3 call him specifically to give God's message to the exiles of Israel and Judah. Despite their suffering and the things that they have seen and experienced, the exiles are obstinate and will not listen to God's word. Ezekiel's life will not be easy. Chapter 4 gives the first of Ezekiel's object lessons for the people. Ezekiel is to spend 430 days laying in the dirt staring at a brick while cooking his food over burning cow manure. This is an image of the punishment Israel will receive for the failure to follow the commands of the Lord. Chapter 5 reiterates God's coming judgement on his people.
Join me in Ezekiel 1-5 for Ezekiel's commissioning vision.
Key verses:
Ezekiel 1:28
like the appearance of a rainbow in the clouds after the rain. This was the appearance of the surrounding brilliant light; it looked like the glory of the Lord. When I saw it, I threw myself face down, and I heard a voice speaking.Ezekiel 2:4
The people to whom I am sending you are obstinate and hard-hearted, and you must say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says.’Ezekiel 3:18
When I say to the wicked, “You will certainly die,” and you do not warn him – you do not speak out to warn the wicked to turn from his wicked lifestyle so that he may live – that wicked person will die for his iniquity, but I will hold you accountable for his death.Ezekiel 4:13
And the Lord said, “This is how the people of Israel will eat their unclean food among the nations where I will banish them.”Ezekiel 5:14
“I will make you desolate and an object of scorn among the nations around you, in the sight of everyone who passes by.All Scriptures are from the NET.
Check out these links for more thoughts on the topic:
https://thebibleproject.com/explore/ezekiel/
20 min - #238 Lamentations 3-5
Day 238 of the podcast, reading Lamentations 3-5 NET, read along at:
https://netbible.org/bible/Lamentations+3-5/This is day 238 of our journey.
We continue today with 3 more poems of lament. Lamentations 3 is longer than the other chapters, with 3 verses for each letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It also contains the only hopeful statement in the book: "The Lord’s loyal kindness never ceases; his compassions never end. They are fresh every morning; your faithfulness is abundant!" Lamentations 5 breaks the acrostic theme as if the author can't contain his turbulent emotions enough to think through the proper lines. The last two verses of the book are a cry for deliverance, and a cry of despair: "renew our life as in days before, unless you have utterly rejected us and are angry with us beyond measure."
Join me in Lamentations 3-5 and take courage in the faithfulness of the Lord!
Key verses:
Lamentations 3:24
“My portion is the Lord,” I have said to myself, so I will put my hope in him.Lamentations 4:11
כ (Kaf)The Lord fully vented his wrath; he poured out his fierce anger. He started a fire in Zion; it consumed her foundations.Lamentations 5:19
But you, O Lord, reign forever; your throne endures from generation to generation.All Scriptures are from the NET.
14 min - #237 Lamentations 1-2
Day 237 of the podcast, reading Lamentations 1-2 NET, read along at:
https://netbible.org/bible/Lamentations+1-2/This is day 237 of our journey.
The book of Lamentations was written by someone that survived the seige of Jerusalem. It is a collection of five poems lamenting the destruction of Jerusalem. These laments recognize the justification of the judgement received but, at the same time, continue to pray for God to recognize their distress and comfort them. Each of the first four chapters are acrostic poems. Today, we see Jerusalem lamenting as a mother who has lost her children. She grieves with no one to comfort her.
Join me in Lamentations 1-2 express your grief and despair to the compassionate Lord!
Key verses:
Lamentations 1:1
א (Alef ) Alas! The city once full of people now sits all alone! The prominent lady among the nations has become a widow! The princess who once ruled the provinces has become a forced laborer!Lamentations 2:17
ע (Ayin) The Lord has done what he planned; he has fulfilled his promise that he threatened long ago: He has overthrown you without mercy and has enabled the enemy to gloat over you; he has exalted your adversaries’ power.All Scriptures are from the NET.
Check out these links for more thoughts on the topic:
https://thebibleproject.com/explore/lamentations/
13 min - #236 Jeremiah 51-52
Day 236 of the podcast, reading Jeremiah 51-52 NET, read along at:
https://netbible.org/bible/Jeremiah+51-52/This is day 236 of our journey.
Today, we read Jeremiah's final prophecy. Babylon will eventually be destroyed and all the peoples that are in exile there will return to their homelands. God will not put up with their wickedness any longer. Jeremiah ends with an account of Jerusalem's downfall. King Zedekiah rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar, so Nebuchadnezzar destroyed the city and carried off every valuable thing and every person other than a few poor. God's wrath is finally fully poured out on the sins of his people.
Join me in Jeremiah 51-52 for the final chapters of Jeremiah.
Key verses:
Jeremiah 51:10
The exiles from Judah will say, ‘The Lord has brought about a great deliverance for us! Come on, let’s go and proclaim in Zion what the Lord our God has done!’Jeremiah 52:3
What follows is a record of what happened to Jerusalem and Judah because of the Lord’s anger when he drove them out of his sight. Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.All Scriptures are from the NET.
21 min - #235 Jeremiah 49-50
Day 235 of the podcast, reading Jeremiah 49-50 NET, read along at:
https://netbible.org/bible/Jeremiah+49-50/This is day 235 of our journey.
Today, Jeremiah continues to prophesy against the surrounding nations. Babylon will continue to destroy and subjugate the nations. None will be able to stand against her. These nations had looked on the destruction of Israel with joy, but the same thing will come to them, making room for Israel's eventual return. Then, Jeremiah's prophecy turns against Babylon. Babylon's power will be overcome, they will rule for just a little while, then God will bring judgement on them as well. Their land will be devastated and destroyed. God's people will be granted the right to return to their land where they will again seek the Lord.
Join me in Jeremiah 49-50 for the judgement on Babylon.
Key verses:
Jeremiah 49:4
Why do you brag about your great power? Your power is ebbing away, you rebellious people of Ammon, who trust in your riches and say, ‘Who would dare to attack us?’Jeremiah 50:46
The people of the earth will quake when they hear Babylon has been captured. Her cries of anguish will be heard by the other nations.”All Scriptures are from the NET.
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About Devoted to Scripture
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This will be a daily posting of my trip through the Bible. I will be reading the NET aloud. Each day I will introduce the passage with a brief commentary. But mostly I will simply be reading the Word of God for you.
I'd love to hear how God is using this podcast to help you or answer any questions you may have. You can contact me on twitter: @nemoyatpeace or email me at [email protected].