Ezekiel
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Series on Ezekiel Title: The Sword of the Lord Introduction Oracles or prophecies may be organized around a particular theme rather than given chronologically. There are judgments pronounced here against Israel and Ammon. it is God’s sword no matter who wields it. But although the judgments on foreign nations are found in chapters 25-32, there
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Series on Ezekiel Title: Unlearned Lesson? Introduction In this first part of the prophecy the Lord has been justifying his judgments on Israel and reminding them of their sins. In this section He requires them to consider their perpetual failure to respond adequately to His love. A review of their history demonstrates that they have
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Series on Ezekiel Title: The King Is Dead, Long Live the King Introduction We are told explicitly in verse 14 that this chapter is a lament and is to be used as a lament. We might call it a funeral dirge. In Israel it was called a qinah and this is a specific form of
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Series on Ezekiel Title: Freedom and Judgment Introduction This chapter brings us face to face with the mystery of man’s responsibility and God’s sovereignty. There are some things we should not try to figure out. They are beyond our finite minds. For 37 chapters in your Old Testament Job, his friends and advisers try vainly
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Series on Ezekiel Title: Knowing God Intimately Introduction Here we have the first three of a number of allegories which are true stories disguised by imaginative representations. “Pilgrim’s Progress,” by John Bunyan is an example of an allegory where the story of the Christian life is hidden in a tale in which the characters have
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Series on Ezekiel Title: The Character of False Prophecy Introduction Man is incurably religious, and if he does not know the true God, he is susceptible to all the delusions of false prophets. As Paul says at Mars Hill in Athens, where there were many altars, including one to the “unknown” God, Acts 17: 22,
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Series on Ezekiel Title: Judgment and God’s Covenant Introduction Here in Ezekiel we see the story repeated over and over. Israel sinned and God punished them severely, almost to destruction. As we know from the rest of Scripture history it wasn’t over. But, in Ezekiel’s day they refused to believe that they deserved this. They
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Series on Ezekiel Title: Trivial or Detestable? Introduction By the river Chebar Ezekiel delivers God’s message to the captives who have been carried from their own country. This time he focuses their attention on what will occur back home, and it is not pretty. In bringing the message Ezekiel has from the beginning justified the
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Series on Ezekiel Title: Strange Truth about God in Judgment Introduction We have seen Ezekiel’s vision of God, heard his commission to serve, and watched him portray the fact that God’s judgment is just. Now, we are confronted with some unusual aspects of that judgment that give us a window on the character of God.
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Series on Ezekiel Title: Crime and Punishment Introduction In chapters 1-3 of Ezekiel the prophet has experienced a vision of God that displays both his righteous judgment and his redeeming love. In other words, God has not abandoned them, but they have experienced his holy judgment. Then Ezekiel is commissioned to preach a message to
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Series on Ezekiel Title: Send Me? How? Introduction As in the case of Isaiah in chapter 6 of his prophecy, Ezekiel’s vision of God is immediately followed by the call of the prophet. In Isaiah’s case he was preaching to a people who were going to be judged, while Ezekiel was preaching to people who
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Series on Ezekiel Title: Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory of the Coming of the Lord Introduction Daniel was carried to Babylon in the first wave of deportation of Judah and became a captive. Ezekiel was part of the second larger wave of captives. Although they were contemporaries, Ezekiel’s group was settled in Carcemish along
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OUTLINE OF EZEKIEL I. THE FALL OF JERUSALEM 1-24 A. FOCUS ON GOD 1:1-28B. FIVE COMMISSIONS 2:1-3:27C. FOUR DRAMAS OF PUNISHMENT 4:1-5:17D. FUTURE JUDGMENT 6:1-7:27E. FOUL WORSHIP 8:1-11:25F. FALLEN CITY 12:1-28G. FALSE PROPHETS 13:1-14:23H. FIGURES OF FAILURE 15:1-17:24I. FREE CHOICE 18:1-32J. FUNERAL DIRGE 19:1-14K. FATHER’S BEQUEST 20:1-21:7L. FATEFUL LIGHTENING OF HIS TERRIBLE SWIFT SWORD 21:8-32M.
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