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NOVEMBER 18 – TODAY’S READING FROM THE ONE YEAR BIBLE- EZEKIEL 37:1-38:23; JAMES 1:19- 2:17; PSALMS 117:1-2; PROVERBS 28:1
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- EZEKIEL 37:1-38:23 There are two parts to Ezekiel Chapter 37. The first part (Ezekiel 37:1-14) speaks of what God is going to do in the future to restore Israel spiritually and physically. He was to prophesy to dry dead bones...
NOVEMBER 17- TODAY’S READING FROM THE ONE YEAR BIBLE- EZEKIEL 35:1-36:38; JAMES 1:1-18; PSALMS 116:1-19; PROVERBS 27:23-27
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- - EZEKIEL 35:1-36:38. Ezekiel 35 contains another prophesy against Edom (Mount Seir). (The first was found in Ezekiel 25:12-14). The mountain of Seir in Ezekiel 35:2 is contrasted with the mountains of Judah in Ezekiel 36:1-15....
NOVEMBER 16- TODAY’S READING FROM THE ONE YEAR BIBLE- Ezekiel 33:1-34:31 Hebrews 13:1-25; Psalm 115:1-18; Proverbs 27:21-22
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- Ezekiel 33:1-34:31 We come today to a new section in the Book of Ezekiel. The prophet was commissioned with a vision of the glory of God in Chapters 1 to 3. He delivers messages of judgment against Judah in Chapters 4 to 24. In...
NOVEMBER 15- TODAY’S READING FROM THE ONE YEAR BIBLE- EZEKIEL 31:1-32:32; HEBREWS 12:14-29; PSALMS 113:1-114:8; PROVERBS 27:18-20
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT - EZEKIEL 31:1-32:32 Chapter 31 begins with the fifth oracle concerning Egypt. It was given approximately 2 months before the destruction of Jerusalem. The Egyptian powers that Israel called to save them would topple like a...
NOVEMBER 14- TODAY’S READING FROM THE ONE YEAR BIBLE- EZEKIEL 29:1-30:26; HEBREWS 11:32-12:13; PSALMS 112:1-10; PROVERBS 27:17
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- EZEKIEL 29:1-30:26 In the next three chapters of Ezekiel (Chapters 29-32) there are seven prophecies dealing with the judgment upon Egypt. It is estimated that the first prophecy was given in 587 B.C. You will remember that...
NOVEMBER 12- TODAY’S READING FROM THE ONE YEAR BIBLE- Ezekiel 24:1-26:21; Hebrews 11:1-16; Psalm 110:1-7; Proverbs 27:14
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- Ezekiel 24:1-26:21. September 11, 2001 has been marked as the day the United States suffered horrific terrorist attacks at the hands of Al Qaeda. December 7, 1941 is remembered as ‘a day that will live in infamy’ due to the...
NOVEMBER 10- TODAY’S READING FROM THE ONE YEAR BIBLE- EZEKIEL 21:1-22:31; HEBREWS 10:1-17; PSALM 108:1-13; PROVERBS 27:12
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- EZEKIEL 21:1-22:31. This prophetic message, “The Song of the Sword”, begins with a prelude in the previous chapter. Ezekiel 20:45-46 45 And the word of the LORD came to me: 46 “Son of man, set your face toward the southland;...
NOVEMBER 9- TODAY’S READING FROM THE ONE YEAR BIBLE- EZEKIEL 20:1-49; HEBREWS 9:11-28; PSALMS 107:1-43; PROVERBS 27:11
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- EZEKIEL 20:1-49 On August 14, 591 BC some of the elders in exile came to Ezekiel’s house to inquire of the Lord. They were claiming that they wanted insight as how they should behave in the future. In effect they were asking,...
NOVEMBER 8 – TODAY’S READING FROM THE ONE YEAR BIBLE- EZEKIEL 18:1-19:14; HEBREWS 9:1-10; PSALMS 106:32-48; PROVERBS 27:10
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- EZEKIEL 18:1-19:14 Ezekiel must correct the false outlook that caused many of his day to make excuses for their sin. As we read in a previous chapter, to say “Like mother, like daughter’, is not always a compliment (Ezekiel...
NOVEMBER 7- TODAY’S READING FROM THE ONE YEAR BIBLE- Ezekiel 16:42-17:24; Hebrews 8:1-13; Psalm 106:13-31; Proverbs 27:7-9
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- - Ezekiel 16:42-17:24 Ezekiel is following the Lord’s command to “confront Jerusalem with her detestable practices” (Ezekiel 16:2). This time he is told to speak a parable. As far as we know, no dramatic action, or scenery was...