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  • Ezekiel 47:1-48:35 | And You Shall Know That I Am YHWH

    The book of Ezekiel concludes with the river flowing from the Most Holy Place and the idealized divisions of the land. Its name would be YHWH is There. YHWH is with His people, then to now. The Israel of God knows He is YHWH.

    And You Shall Know That I Am YHWH | Episode 44 | Ezekiel 47:1-48:35

    22 min
  • Ezekiel 36:16-38 | And You Shall Know That I Am YHWH

    Israel had profaned YHWH's name by their unfaithfulness. YHWH would yet cleanse them and restore them to Himself.

    And You Shall Know That I Am YHWH | Episode 38 | Ezekiel 36:16-38

    Moreover the word of YHWH came unto me, saying, "Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they defiled it by their way and by their doings: their way before me was as the uncleanness of a woman in her impurity. Wherefore I poured out my wrath upon them for the blood which they had poured out upon the land, and because they had defiled it with their idols; and I scattered them among the nations, and they were dispersed through the countries: according to their way and according to their doings I judged them. And when they came unto the nations, whither they went, they profaned my holy name; in that men said of them, 'These are the people of YHWH, and are gone forth out of his land.' But I had regard for my holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations, whither they went."

    Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord YHWH: "I do not this for your sake, O house of Israel, but for my holy name, which ye have profaned among the nations, whither ye went. And I will sanctify my great name, which hath been profaned among the nations, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the nations shall know that I am YHWH," saith the Lord YHWH, "when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes. For I will take you from among the nations, and gather you out of all the countries, and will bring you into your own land. And I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you; and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep mine ordinances, and do them. And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God. And I will save you from all your uncleannesses: and I will call for the grain, and will multiply it, and lay no famine upon you. And I will multiply the fruit of the tree, and the increase of the field, that ye may receive no more the reproach of famine among the nations. Then shall ye remember your evil ways, and your doings that were not good; and ye shall loathe yourselves in your own sight for your iniquities and for your abominations. Nor for your sake do I this," saith the Lord YHWH, "be it known unto you: be ashamed and confounded for your ways, O house of Israel."

    Thus saith the Lord YHWH: "In the day that I cleanse you from all your iniquities, I will cause the cities to be inhabited, and the waste places shall be builded. And the land that was desolate shall be tilled, whereas it was a desolation in the sight of all that passed by. And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are fortified and inhabited. Then the nations that are left round about you shall know that I, YHWH, have builded the ruined places, and planted that which was desolate: I, YHWH, have spoken it, and I will do it."

    Thus saith the Lord YHWH: "For this, moreover, will I be inquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them: I will increase them with men like a flock. As the flock for sacrifice, as the flock of Jerusalem in her appointed feasts, so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men; and they shall know that I am YHWH."

    17 min
  • Ezekiel 33:21-33 | And You Shall Know That I Am YHWH

    The news had arrived: Jerusalem was struck. Ezekiel's mouth was opened. A message was necessary for those who remained. Ezekiel would prove popular, but the people would still not listen.

    And You Shall Know That I Am YHWH | Episode 35 | Ezekiel 33:21-33

    And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth month, in the fifth day of the month, that one that had escaped out of Jerusalem came unto me, saying, "The city is smitten."
    Now the hand of YHWH had been upon me in the evening, before he that was escaped came; and he had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more dumb.
    And the word of YHWH came unto me, saying, "Son of man, they that inhabit those waste places in the land of Israel speak, saying, 'Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we are many; the land is given us for inheritance.'"
    Wherefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord YHWH: "Ye eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes unto your idols, and shed blood: and shall ye possess the land? Ye stand upon your sword, ye work abomination, and ye defile every one his neighbor's wife: and shall ye possess the land?"
    Thus shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the Lord YHWH: "As I live, surely they that are in the waste places shall fall by the sword; and him that is in the open field will I give to the beasts to be devoured; and they that are in the strongholds and in the caves shall die of the pestilence. And I will make the land a desolation and an astonishment; and the pride of her power shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, so that none shall pass through. Then shall they know that I am YHWH, when I have made the land a desolation and an astonishment, because of all their abominations which they have committed."
    "And as for thee, son of man, the children of thy people talk of thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, 'Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that cometh forth from YHWH.' And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but do them not; for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goeth after their gain. And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument; for they hear thy words, but they do them not. And when this cometh to pass, (behold, it cometh,) then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them.
    19 min

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