Tag Archives: Old Testament

The great ancient city of Tyre was located on an island just offshore of the current city of Tyre, Lebanon.  This global powerhouse was once the center of commerce for Phoenicia, dominating trade on the seaways of the Mediterranean and beyond, perhaps even to England and West Africa.  Centuries before the empires of Greece andContinue reading “A Rock in the Sea – Ezekiel 26”

Through the prophet Ezekiel, the Lord revealed that He was looking for even one person to stand up in righteousness to represent ancient Israel, to lead the people back towards Him and away from a life of faithlessness, injustice, and violence. 30 “I looked for someone who might rebuild the wall of righteousness that guards theContinue reading “Standing in the Gap – Ezekiel 22”

The prophet Ezekiel proclaimed the end of the line of the kings of Judah to his fellow exiles in Babylon.  This was no surprise to his audience, as they knew that any remaining kings and their children were now captive in exile with them in Babylon.  Nebuchadnezzar had ravaged Jerusalem, its walls, and it’s Temple,Continue reading “Messiah The Prince – Ezekiel 21”

When we realize we are having a personal encounter with our Creator – a loving, pure, and holy God – something deep inside of us instantly recognizes our own unworthiness and human limitation.  Like the apostle Peter, at the moment he realized who Jesus really was, we too may say, “Go away from me, Lord,Continue reading “The Forgiveness of Sins – Ezekiel 18”

Almost six hundred years before the coming of Christ, the ancient Kingdom of Judah was nearing its end.  It was about to go on hiatus, until the coming of the Messiah. Most of what was left of Judah’s kings and people were now in exile in Nebuchadnezzar’s Babylon.  The good land they left behind, hereafterContinue reading “A Samaritan Sister – Ezekiel 16”

The land of Israel has historically been blessed with an abundance of grapevines.  As with the olive trees of that land, most people were well acquainted with the grapevine’s basic requirements of planting and tending for good fruit-bearing.  In His word, the Lord frequently refers to the people of Israel as grapevine branches connected toContinue reading “Through the Grapevine – Ezekiel 15”

God is always fair, good, and loving. And because of His goodness, His mercies toward us never fail. 18 And I will be a father to you,And you shall be sons and daughters to Me,”Says the Lord Almighty. 2 Corinthians 6:18 (NASB) Some of us have lived our lives believing that God is unfair and punishing, oftenContinue reading “A Fair Judgment – Ezekiel 14”

There is something eternally special about the Mount of Olives.  It seems to be a sanctified port of entry, and exit, for God’s divine transitions between heaven and earth. Also known as Mount Olivet, it is more like a hill that sits directly east of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, looking upon it in peacefulContinue reading “The Mount of Olives – Ezekiel 11”

Light cannot co-exist with darkness – there must be separation.  But if we find ourselves alone in darkness, God has left the door open, if we wish a reconciliation and a return to His light. Despite many decades of warnings from the Lord’s prophets right up to the time of Ezekiel, the Temple leaders andContinue reading “A Tenderized Heart – Ezekiel 11”

In the prophet Ezekiel’s divine vision that came to him while in exile in Babylon, he was carried back to Jerusalem in the spirit to see the many forms of idol worship being carried out in the Lord’s temple.  The worship of these false gods and idols by those who were supposed to be leadingContinue reading “Freeing Legion – Ezekiel 8”