Daniel! Such an amazing book of the Bible! It is impossible to cover all of the amazing prophecies of Daniel in one podcast, but I do my best to summarize and teach the lesson in each chapter that grabbed my heart the most.

Many Bible scholars consider the end of Ezekiel to be one of the most complicated sections of text in the Bible. Therefore, we know we won't exactly understand everything we read and discuss today; but that is okay! We get an amazing foretaste of resurrection and the hope of the River of Life. Best of all is the promise that God will dwell forever with his people.

In the midst of judgment on the nations, Ezekiel brings words of hope and restoration. We are pointed to Jesus, the Good Shepherd, to the Kingdom of God-mustard tree that will never fall, and to the restored Garden of Eden.

In today's chapters we face the reality and severity of God's judgment. There is no way around it. But as we read, let us remember that God himself suffers as his people suffer, and in the end he bears the full weight of our sin upon himself. We also see the beauty here of Jesus being the true vine, and we are his branches. Let us live in him, for apart from him we can do nothing.

Ezekiel's prophecy can be confusing and obscure, but it is also filled with marvelous visions of God that ought to take our breath away.

In today's text we read about God bringing judgment to many nations, and we hold onto his promises of restoration. At the end of Lamentations we see the beautiful promise that God's throne and God's Kingdom will last forever, as all other kingdoms fall.

As we read about the downfall of Jerusalem and God's judgment on the nations, let us remember that God is a long-suffering God who suffers with his people. In the end, God takes our punishment for sin upon himself by sending His Son to save the world.

Jeremiah's ministry is filled with strife and suffering, and yet God gives him, the Israelites, and us a promise of the abundance of true peace.

Jeremiah 13-24

Today we begin Jeremiah!