Devotions from Ezekiel

Passage Read: Lamentations 5 - Ezekiel 3 Meditation Verse: Ezekiel 3:7 Jesus says something similar to His disciples: Those people who are willing to listen to Jesus, to God, will listen to those who are sent by Him, who teach His Word. If they are…

Passage Read: Ezekiel 4-7 Meditation Verses: 7:2-4 Judgment begins with the people of God. How can He righteously judge the nations for their abominations if He let's His own people get away with worse things (5:6)? He will judge the nations that have plundered His…

Passage Read: Ezekiel 8-11 Meditation Verses: 11:17-21 The exiles are considered by those still in Jerusalem to be those rejected by God, but God has instead removed them from the land in order to protect them from the disaster He has planned against those who…

Passage Read: Ezekiel 12-15 Meditation Verses: 14:3-8 God sees the heart. He knows who seeks Him in truth and who seeks Him as just another possibility. In Israel, they had idols carved on the walls of the temple or standing around the temple or on…

Passage Read: Ezekiel 16-19 Meditation Verses: 18:19-22 Why would anyone be upset that the son does not bear the consequences of the father's sin? Why would Israel say that the Lord is unjust because he doesn't bring punishment on the son, who did no evil,…

Passage Read: Ezekiel 20-23 Meditation Verses: 20:33-38 God is so frustrated by His people. They continually go astray. They continually turn away from Him and embrace idols and go their own wicked way. They have profaned Him and His house again and again. They never…

Passage Read: Ezekiel 24-27 Meditation Verse: 24:14 Israel is beloved by the Lord. Jerusalem is His chosen dwelling place. Yet they have defiled themselves; they have cast off restraint and tossed aside the Law of the Lord. They do as they please. They do as…

Passage Read: Ezekiel 28-31 Meditation Verses: 29:6-7 The Lord promises destruction on Egypt because they were an unreliable help to Israel. Most of the nations around Israel have derided them and mocked them and rejoiced over Israel's misery, so the Lord has promised to destroy…

Passage Read: Ezekiel 32-35 Meditation Verses: 34:2-6 The shepherds of Israel didn't care for the Lord's flock, they didn't care for the welfare of the people, but only their own welfare. They abused the sheep and used the sheep, but couldn't be bothered to care…

Passage Read: Ezekiel 36-39 Meditation Verses: 36:33-36 These prophecies of Israel being restored to their land have been partially fulfilled: They have been restored to their land and it is miraculous. But they have not had wickedness removed far from them. They have been blessed…

Passage Read: Ezekiel 40-43 Meditation Verses: 43:6-11 A voice comes from the temple with a man standing beside Ezekiel, saying that this is His dwelling place forever among the Israelites. The Israelites are to remove the dead bodies of their kings from near Him when…

Passage Read: Ezekiel 44-47 Meditation Verses: 44:23-24 So the priests will teach the people to obey the Law of Moses in all is points, including the laws of cleanness and uncleanness. Whenever there is a dispute, they will judge the people according to all God's…