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Category Archives: judgment
all dross
Ezekiel 22 The LORD looked for some shining example of moral purity and obedience to the covenant. He found no silver – it was all dross. They were all murderers, idolaters, inconsiderate, defiled, lewd and greedy. Therefore, the LORD will … Continue reading
marked off in the map
Ezekiel 21 One of the prophecies here depicts Nebuchadnezzar using several means of divination to decide where to attack next. He decides to follow the sign, and attack Jerusalem. In doing so, he is following a path marked off in … Continue reading
big three
Ezekiel 14-15 In both of these chapters the LORD responds to those of his people who think they are something. He is warning them that even the big three (Noah, Daniel & Job) would not cause God to change his … Continue reading
mark us
Ezekiel 9 The LORD sends seven angels into the temple. Six are to commence the slaughtering of idolaters. One is to mark the foreheads of those who will be spared. Just as in the Passover, the mark preserves those who … Continue reading
treasures to trash
Ezekiel 7 Ezekiel condemns the people for taking pride in things, and says that when the wrath of God hits them, those things will be revealed to be worthless to save them. Those not immediately killed by the sword will … Continue reading
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hills scattered with bodies
Ezekiel 6 The pagan high places that sported altars to foreign gods were supposed to be good luck, bring fertile fields and flocks. The LORD promised to defile them with the dead bodies of the apostate. Those who survived the … Continue reading
our eyes failed
Lamentations 4 Jeremiah recounts the sorrow and pain of watching the holy city besieged and destroyed. He and others watched until they could see no longer. Help did not come. The leaders were ashamed to be seen, the mothers boiled … Continue reading
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wailing wall
Lamentations 2 A broken wall stands as a lone symbol of the great city laid to waste by a violent enemy – because of the LORD’s judgment. The people gather at that wall and pour out their hearts to the … Continue reading
from princess to widow
Lamentations 1 Jeremiah expresses the grief felt by the city of Jerusalem as it has fallen from its prominence and joy as a princess to experience judgment, death and sorrow, like a widow. He knows that God has been just … Continue reading
to rise no more
Jeremiah 51 Jeremiah sent these words to Babylon to be proclaimed there. He wanted to set the record straight among all those who had claimed that he had taken the side of Babylon. It took courage to do so, because … Continue reading
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