The End of Mercy

The End of Mercy

Psalm 111:9 “He has sent redemption to His people; … Holy and awesome is His name.” Observation: Three times in Ezekiel 20 the rage of the Lord overflowed as He recounted the good He had done for the people of Israel and the depth of their sin in rejecting Him. Three...
A Picture of Forgiveness

A Picture of Forgiveness

Ezekiel 16:62–63 “ ‘Thus I will establish My covenant with you, and you shall know that I am the Lord, so that you may remember and be ashamed and never open your mouth anymore because of your humiliation, when I have forgiven you all that you have done,’ the Lord God...
The Backpack

The Backpack

Ezekiel 12:3–6 “Prepare for yourself baggage for exile and go into exile by day in their sight; … Perhaps they will understand though they are a rebellious house. Bring your baggage out by day in their sight, as baggage for exile. Then you will go out at evening in...
Winnowing

Winnowing

Ezekiel 11:8 “‘You have feared a sword; so I will bring a sword upon you,’ the Lord God declares.” Observation: Ezekiel was speaking the judgments of God upon rebellious Jerusalem. In a vision, God had taken Ezekiel into the temple to see for himself the abominable...
Splendid Isolation

Splendid Isolation

Ezekiel 3:22–23 “The hand of the Lord was on me there, and He said to me, ‘Get up, go out to the plain and there I will speak to you.’ So I got up and went out to the plain; and behold, the glory of the Lord was standing there, … and I fell on my face.” Observation:...