“For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone who dies,” declares the Lord God. “Therefore, repent and live.” Ezekiel 18:32 This is quite a different picture than most have of God today. Some view Him as a cruel Master, that takes delight in judging and condemning the Sinner. Some, as a kind old […]
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“Thus I will establish My covenant with you, and you shall know that I am the Lord,” Ezekiel 16:62 Both Jeremiah and Ezekiel give us much insight into the New Covenant. Here, at the end of Chapter 16, he summarizes the life of sinful and wicked Jerusalem by stating they had broken the covenant, but…,
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“Therefore, I indeed will deal in wrath. My eye will have no pity nor will I spare; and though they cry in My ears with a loud voice, yet I will not listen to them.” Ezekiel 8:18 For the next 4 Chapters, Ezekiel recounts his 2nd vision. Here in Chapter 8 he deals with the
“The slain will fall among you, and you will know that I am the Lord.” Ezekiel 6:7 This Phrase, “you will know that I am the Lord”; God uses it 32 times in Ezekiel! Without any doubt, this Judgement came on them for this purpose. God had chosen them as His People, they rejected Him
“And when I saw it, I fell on my face and heard a voice speaking.” Ezekiel 1:28b Today’s Verse was Ezekiel’s reaction to the Vision he records earlier. If you’re familiar with it, you know it’s unlike anything else in the Bible. But the description is not as important as the reaction. He “falls on
“This I recall to my mind, therefore I have hope. The Lord’s lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, for His compassions never fail.” Lamentations 3:21-22 Sandwiched between 4 very depressing Chapters comes Chapter 3. It is Jeremiah’s Prayer. As Jeremiah pours out his soul in agony and grief, we find this oasis of comfort and peace. He
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Listen to it now! Introduction: If you sang Choruses in Church during the 70s, you’ll probably recognize some of the Titles here. Calvary Chapel sang these during their Informal Services, such as their Saturday Night Concerts and weekly Bible Studies during those early years. They were popularized in a series of Albums called the Praise
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“She who was a princess among the provinces has become a forced laborer!” Lamentations 1:1b As Jeremiah begins Lamentations, he does so with a vivid contrast of a “princess” and a “forced laborer”. If you consider that during Bible times there was no middle class (you were either wealthy or poor) this contrast takes on
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“All mankind is stupid, devoid of knowledge;” Jeremiah 51:17a In Today’s Chapter, God is describing His creating and controlling power over all things, then makes this statement about Mankind. He does this as He sees Man resorting to the creation of Idols and Images, and then trusting in them for help and deliverance; all of
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“They will ask for the way to Zion, turning their faces in its direction; they will come that they may join themselves to the Lord in an everlasting covenant that will not be forgotten.” Jeremiah 50:5 As Jeremiah comes to a close, we have a promise of Israel’s future; their return to their former kingdom.
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