Ezekiel 15 to 18 “Parables Teach Principles” God had Ezekiel tell parables to the exiles, yet just as in Jesus’ time, the truths were hidden to those whose perceptions were dull. Jesus said: they will hear but not perceive the truth. However, when a heart is open, they will glean a truth for life. [Matt […]
Ezekiel 12-14 God had Ezekiel pantomime the end of Jerusalem to the captive elders in Babylon. Instead of watching and learning, the hardhearted exiles asked: “What are you doing?” God chose Ezekiel as an object lesson for them about their king, Jerusalem, and their Temple. The elders didn’t want to hear any of this, so […]
Ezekiel 8 to 11 Have you ever wondered if God sees all that is happening in this world? The prophet Ezekiel was far from Jerusalem but still held “Bible Studies” in his new home along the banks of the Chebar Canal in Babylon. One day he experienced another vivid vision of a glorious figure lifting […]
Ezekiel 4-6 God had used the Babylonians to discipline His errant children because of their sin by taking them to the barren wasteland of Babylon. They longed to return to their homeland and echoed the psalmist when he said: “I am a resident foreigner in this land.” [Ps 119:19] They desperately longed to know what […]
Ezekiel 1-3 Ezekiel was part of the 2nd deportation of Judah to Babylon. He was taken along with 10,000 others and replanted there. He was about 25 yrs old when that took place, and on his birthday, he should have been commissioned to be a priest. But, with no temple, it has not happened. Yet, […]
Lamentations 1 to 5 “There is hope” In Israel, long ago, God raised a prophet to tell God’s saving message, but the people turned away. For over 45 yrs. Jeremiah faithfully reminded the people of their sins and consequences, in sharp contrast to the false prophets who failed to expose their sins.[Lam 2:14] And so, […]
Jeremiah 50-52 And So Jeremiah brings his book to a close…but… While listening to the lecture on Titus, the teacher made this observation: without hope, people are lost. Is that why God gave Jeremiah those words? “It is he who made the earth by his power, who established the world by his wisdom and by […]
Jer 47-49 God gives Jeremiah His words regarding the nations around Judah who worship idols, and the message has bad omens. You will be defeated! God tells Jeremiah this about Moab: “you trust in the things you do and in your riches.” and “Your god Chemosh will go into exile along with his priests and […]
Jer. 43-46 From Genesis to Revelation, we read over and over, in one form or another, that our God can be trusted because, unlike men who change their minds or vacillate, God never does. The clearest example: Num. 23:19 “God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a human being, that he should […]
Jer 40-42 What God said would happen happened. The Babylonians took over Jerusalem and carted off its people. God graciously opens the heart of Nebuchadnezzar and allows the prophet Jeremiah to go free. He is given two choices, go to Babylon and live with Nebuzaradan or return to his people. “He stayed there to live […]
