Tag: righteousness
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Iniquity Stain
Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. Ezekiel 28:15 Today’s scripture of focus shows once again that the only thing that can keep us from God and our perfection is sin. Here the king of Tyrus was described as being beautiful, full of…
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Prophecy Against Tyre
Son of man, because Tyrus hath said against Jerusalem, Aha, she is broken that was the gates of the people: she is turned unto me: I shall be replenished, now she is laid waste. Ezekiel 26:2 Yesterday, we started on the topic of some kingdoms that were being punished because they were trying to kick…
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Ezekiel a Sign
Thus Ezekiel is unto you a sign: according to all he hath done shall ye do: and when this cometh, ye shall know that I am the Lord God. Ezekiel 24:24 Being a sign in this sort of manner is scary. As a prophet, Ezekiel was told he would lose his wife but must not…
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Choosing Him Over Idols
And they shall recompense your lewdness upon you, and ye shall bear the sins of your idols; and ye shall know that I am the Lord God. Ezekiel 23:49 Indeed, here goes the judgement of two sisters, Aholah and Aholibah. Remember that Ezekiel demonstrates his messages through imageries. The picture painted here was that of…
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Overturn, Overturn
I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will it him.Ezekiel 21:27 God’s judgement sometimes seems harsh. When He does what He needed to do, we might want to think it is extreme. When He had to overturn to keep the right…
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Elders and Parables
Then said I, Ah Lord God! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?Ezekiel 20:49 Ezekiel for once protested. When he received multiple messages for the elders of Israel about the series of accusation God gave concerning them and their stubbornness as a people, Ezekiel had to say that he was being looked at…
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The Power of Generational Choices
The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.Ezekiel 18:20 The most scary part of Ezekiel 18 to…
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Beauty of the Lord
And thy renown went forth among the heathen for thy beauty: for it was perfect through my comeliness, which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord God.Ezekiel 16:14 You know, this verse stood out for me today in the midst of 60+ verses of this chapter. You know why? it is clear that any…
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Heart Idols
Therefore speak to them, and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: Everyone of the house of Israel who sets up his idols in his heart, and puts before him what causes him to stumble into iniquity, and then comes to the prophet, I the Lord will answer him who comes, according to the…
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Listening to Him
And the prince who is among them shall bear his belongings on his shoulder at twilight and go out. They shall dig through the wall to carry them out through it. He shall cover his face, so that he cannot see the ground with his eyes.Ezekiel 12:12 This is a shameful departure of the Jerusalem…
