Our reading today begins with a wisdom Psalm. The wisdom being shared is about not seeing with earthly eyes (see Matt 6:19-24). The Psalmist calls for […]

Our reading today with God repeating to Ezekiel that He has appointed him as watchman for the nation (see 3:16-27). We see again that each person […]

Our reading today continues the pronouncement of judgment against the nations with a prophecy against Egypt. God pronounces judgment against Pharaoh. He begins by declaring that […]

Our reading today begins with prophecies against the nations. As we have seen, the judgment against Judah is the same as the judgment against the nations, […]

Our reading today begins with an indictment against Judah. God tells Ezekiel that all of Judah’s “abominations” need to be declared (22:2). God centers these on […]

Our reading today begins with another parable. The lioness and crouching lion imagery is again pulled from Jacob’s blessing of Judah (19:2 – see Gen 49:9). […]

Our reading today begins with a parable. Chapter 15 compares Judah to a vine. A vine is good for nothing but burning in a fire. So […]

Our reading today begins with yet another act prophecy. God tells Ezekiel that Judah is a rebellious house (12:2), an echo of what YHWH said when […]

Chapter 8 begins with another vision. Ezekiel sees the appearance of a man (the Hebrew says “the appearance of fire”) (8:2). The fire, brightness, and gleaming […]

Our reading today begins with God calling Ezekiel to perform an act prophecy. He is to build a diorama of the coming siege of Jerusalem (4:1-2). […]

Today we begin the book of Ezekiel. Ezekiel was a prophet of Judah, and also a priest (1:3). He was taken into captivity by Babylon prior […]

Our reading today begins with the book of the prophet Obadiah. We saw how God pronounced judgment on Edom along with Judah in the book of […]