Monthly Archives: September 2022

hats off

20220930 hats off Ezekiel 21:24-27 (JDV) Ezekiel 21:24 “Therefore, this is what the Lord Yahveh says: Because you have drawn attention to your guilt, exposing your rebellions, so that your failures are revealed in all your actions – since you … Continue reading

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like false divination

20220929 like false divination Ezekiel 21:18-23 (JDV) Ezekiel 21:18 The word of Yahveh happened to me:Ezekiel 21:19 “Now you, son of Adam, mark out two roads that the sword of Babylon’s king can take. Both of them should originate from … Continue reading

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flash and slash

20220928 flash and slash Ezekiel 21:14-17 (JDV) Ezekiel 21:14 “So you, son of Adam, prophesy and clap your hands together: Let the sword slap two times, even three. It is a sword for massacre, a sword for great massacre – … Continue reading

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sharpened and polished

20220927 sharpened and polished Ezekiel 21:1-13 (JDV) Ezekiel 21:1 The word of Yahveh happened to me again. This is what it said:Ezekiel 21:2 “Son of Adam, face Jerusalem and preach against the devoted places. Prophesy against the land of Israel,Ezekiel … Continue reading

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made-up stories

20220926 made-up stories Ezekiel 20:45-49 (JDV) Ezekiel 20:45 The word of Yahveh happened to me:Ezekiel 20:46 “Son of Adam, face the south and preach against it. Prophesy against the forest land in the Negev,Ezekiel 20:47 and say to the forest … Continue reading

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self-perspective, God-awareness

20220925 self-perspective, God-awareness Ezekiel 20:39-44 (JDV) Ezekiel 20:39 ” ‘As for you, house of Israel, this is what the Lord Yahveh says: Go and serve your idols, each of you. But afterward, you will surely listen to me, and you … Continue reading

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new wilderness

20220924 new wilderness Ezekiel 20:33-38 (JDV) Ezekiel 20:33 As I live – the declaration of the Lord Yahveh – I will reign over you with a strong hand, an arm stretched out, and wrath poured out.Ezekiel 20:34 I will bring … Continue reading

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zero toleration of toleration

20220923 zero toleration of toleration Ezekiel 20:30-32 (JDV) Ezekiel 20:30 “Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘This is what the Lord Yahveh says: Are you defiling yourselves the way your fathers did, and prostituting yourselves with their repulsive things?Ezekiel … Continue reading

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this high place

20220922 this high place Ezekiel 20:27-29 (JDV) Ezekiel 20:27 “Therefore, son of Adam, speak to the house of Israel, and tell them, ‘This is what the Lord Yahveh says: In this way also your fathers blasphemed me by committing treachery … Continue reading

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inappropriate prescriptions

20220921 inappropriate prescriptions Ezekiel 20:21b-26 (JDV) So I considered pouring out my wrath on them and exhausting my anger against them in the open country.Ezekiel 20:22 But I withheld my hand and acted for the sake of my name so … Continue reading

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