God continues on with His judgment against Israel’s neighbors. When He is done, He tells Ezekiel that there will be “No more briars” to bother Israel when they are restored. I’m curious as to why God doesn’t give a reason for Sidon’s fall. What did she do to Israel? Is it because, like Sodom and […]
Tyre was ready to plunder Judah after her fall. “Let’s replenish our storehouses!” So, God tells Ezekiel of Tyre’s fall for her attitude. An image popped into my mind as I thought about Tyre’s response to Israel’s distress. I’m reminded of videos of rioters. When the riots are at their highest point of madness, people […]
Ezekiel prophecies against five foes of Israel. Ammon, Moab, Seir, Edom and Philistia all disparage Israel when she is being disciplined. I’m running into timeline issues now with Ezekiel’s prophecies. There are very few prophecies that he is given between the time his wife taken from him and the fall of Jerusalem. We enter a […]
The final siege begins against Jerusalem. God has been telling the people, through Ezekiel and MANY other prophets that this day was coming. When I started thinking about this event, I was reminded of good verses bad parenting. A child with no concept of a boundary is lost. A child who is warned of consequences […]
God names Samaria and Jerusalem, Oholah and Oholibah. He describes them as two faithless women. Prostitutes. I have a hard time with the imagery of today’s passage. God had a problem with the real thing. Israel and Judah went after every corrupt idol their neighbors had to offer. King Manasseh even had an alter he […]