Monthly Archives: July 2017

Ezekiel’s Call to Be a Prophet 1 He said to me, “Son of man,stand up on your feet and I will speak to you.” 2 As he spoke, the Spirit came into me and raised me to my feet, and I heard him speaking to me. 3 He said: “Son of man, I am sending […]

1 And he said to me, “Son of man, eat what is before you, eat this scroll; then go and speak to the people of Israel.” 2 So I opened my mouth, and he gave me the scroll to eat. 3 Then he said to me, “Son of man, eat this scroll I am giving […]

Siege of Jerusalem Symbolized 1 “Now, son of man, take a block of clay, put it in front of you and draw the city of Jerusalem on it. 2 Then lay siege to it: Erect siege works against it, build a ramp up to it, set up camps against it and put battering rams around […]

God’s Razor of Judgment 1 “Now, son of man, take a sharp sword and use it as a barber’s razor to shave your head and your beard. Then take a set of scales and divide up the hair. 2 When the days of your siege come to an end, burn a third of the hair […]

Doom for the Mountains of Israel 1 The word of theLordcame to me: 2 “Son of man, set your face against the mountains of Israel; prophesy against them 3 and say: ‘You mountains of Israel, hear the word of the SovereignLord. This is what the SovereignLordsays to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and […]

The End Has Come 1 The word of theLordcame to me: 2 “Son of man, this is what the SovereignLordsays to the land of Israel: “ ‘The end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land! 3 The end is now upon you, and I will unleash my anger against you. I will […]

Idolatry in the Temple 1 In the sixth year, in the sixth month on the fifth day, while I was sitting in my house and the elders of Judah were sitting before me, the hand of the SovereignLordcame on me there. 2 I looked, and I saw a figure like that of a man.From what […]

Judgment on the Idolaters 1 Then I heard him call out in a loud voice, “Bring near those who are appointed to execute judgment on the city, each with a weapon in his hand.” 2 And I saw six men coming from the direction of the upper gate, which faces north, each with a deadly […]

God’s Glory Departs From the Temple 1 I looked, and I saw the likeness of a throne of lapis lazuli above the vault that was over the heads of the cherubim. 2 TheLordsaid to the man clothed in linen, “Go in among the wheels beneath the cherubim. Fill your hands with burning coals from among […]

God’s Sure Judgment on Jerusalem 1 Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the gate of the house of theLordthat faces east. There at the entrance of the gate were twenty-five men, and I saw among them Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, leaders of the people. 2 TheLordsaid […]