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09/08/2026

Day 251
Ezekiel 37-39

And so I will show my greatness and my holiness, and I will make myself known in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD. Ezekiel 38:23 NIV

Chapter 37 contains Ezekiel’s most well-known vision, the valley of the dry bones. This vision would have been disturbing to anyone, but to an Israelite priest it was a disgrace and desecration. An unburied co**se denied a proper burial and left for wild animals to scavenge represented a dreadful demise. Dry bones have long since been dead and have no substance of life left. When God asked Ezekiel if these bones can live, the prophet wisely responded by saying, “Sovereign LORD, you alone know”. Ezekiel had no hope in this valley of dry bones, but he did have hope in God.

God tells Ezekiel to prophesy to these dead, dry bones. God promised to fill these dry bones with breath. Notice the reviving stages: stirring of the bones, assembly of the bones, muscle and flesh on the bones, skin covering the bones, finally the breath of God restoring life to a valley full of dry, dead, decomposed, discombobulated bones. God says that these bones are Israel.

The next instruction was to take two sticks representing the divided kingdom of Israel and Judah and join them together. God’s message was clear: the whole house of Israel would be gathered, unified, and restored.

In chapters 38 and 39 Ezekiel prophesied against Gog and Magog. These names are mentioned in Revelation 19 and 20, leading many to believe these prophecies are yet to be fulfilled. What is abundantly clear is God’s victory. God’s goal has never changed. God testifies to the whole world of His character and power. We can make that happen today in our own lives. We can display the character and power of God to the world.

09/07/2026

Day 250
Ezekiel 34-36

“You are my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, and I am your God,” declares the Sovereign LORD. Ezekiel 34:31 (NIV)

In Ezekiel 34 God speaks against the leaders of Israel. The term “shepherds” applies to both political leaders and spiritual leaders. Israel begged God to be ruled by a king like the other nations. The northern tribe of Israel had only wicked kings and most of the kings of Judah did what was evil in the sight of the LORD. True shepherds care for the flock. These civic and spiritual shepherds only knew self-interest, not self-sacrifice. These unfaithful leaders had exploited the people. They had fleeced the flock but had not fed them.

God declares that He is against these shepherds and that He Himself will shepherd His sheep. He will feed the flock. He will seek them out. He will rescue and gather them. He will bind up the broken and strengthen the sick. To those “scattered sheep” in Babylonian exile, this message must have brought great hope. Yahweh had not forgotten or forsaken them., The Good Shepherd would care for His sheep.

The focus is always upon the Good Shepherd who leads us in paths of righteousness for His name’s sake as David stated in Psalm 23. God would use the preservation and restoration of Israel to bring glory to His name. Throughout this book of prophecy, God has repeated the statement “Then they will know that I am the LORD their God”. God declares that they are His sheep and He is their shepherd. God wants Israel to know it. God wants the world to know it. God’s goal is for everyone to know He is the one, true God. One day every knee will bow, and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father (Philippians 2:10-11).

09/06/2026

Sunday, September 6, 2026

09/06/2026

Day 249
Ezekiel 31-33

I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!” Ezekiel 31:18b (NLT)

This prophecy against Egypt comes about one month before the final fall of Jerusalem. Ezekiel helps Judah to see that they are not the only nation that stands under divine judgment. No king and no nation can escape the judgment of God, not even mighty Egypt.

The warning to Egypt focuses on Assyria, who was the dominant world leader before Babylon. Assyria is described as a mighty cedar. God is speaking about Assyria to Egypt, in order that Egypt might see themselves in the illustration. Assyria was once a symbol of imperial greatness. But this great cedar had been cut down and cut into pieces. Egypt boasted of its greatness, although Egypt was never as great as Assyria. If Babylon could conquer Assyria, Babylon could also conquer Egypt.

In describing Assyria as a mighty cedar, God makes it very clear that Assyria’s strength and beauty and reach are the work of His Sovereign hand. “I made it beautiful”, Yahweh declares. No nation is of its own making. None rises to prominence on its own. The proud and arrogant “cedar tree” of Assyria will be cut down as God judges and humbles them.

The example of Assyria was meant to teach the other nations the foolishness of exalting themselves against God. The ultimate objective of this judgment was to deter other nations from following in the same disastrous course. Yet Pharoah and Egypt would follow and fall to the same fate. It does not matter how powerful, how rich, how long-lasting a kingdom might be. If it sets itself against the Almighty God, it will be brought down. No king or kingdom is invincible. Yahweh is the Lord of history and humanity. As read repeatedly in the book of Ezekiel: “I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!”

09/05/2026

Join us Sunday for "The Dance" as we continue our teaching series "The Trinity".
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09/05/2026

Day 248
Ezekiel 28-30

This is what the Sovereign LORD says: “I am against you, Sidon, and among you I will display my glory. You will know that I am the LORD, when I inflict punishment on you and within you am proved to be holy.” Ezekiel 28:22 (NIV)

God continues to speak to Ezekiel concerning Judah’s enemies. Their main sin was pride. The leaders glorified themselves to such a great position as to consider themselves as gods. But the true God proclaimed the truth. “You are only a man and not a god” (Ezekiel 28:2, NLT). The judgment that would come upon Tyre would humble the proud prince and expose his humanity. History holds a long list of conquered rulers who claimed to be gods. God always opposes the proud and the proud are brought down.

Ezekiel also prophesied against the pride of Egypt. The analogy is given of hunting a crocodile and pulling it from the Nile River to slaughter it. The crocodile god, Sebek, was considered Egypt’s protector and Egyptian prayers encouraged the Pharaoh to be a crocodile to his enemies, guarding his territory and attacking anyone who dared to enter it. Egypt took great pride in the Nile River. Without the Nile, Egypt is simply a desert. But that prideful “crocodile” would be caught and thrown out into the desert to be consumed by wild beasts. \

To all nations who set themselves up against God, the message is clear: God is sovereign, and all will know that He is the LORD. To the prideful, God would reveal Himself through judgments. Everyone could clearly see that Yahweh was the only true God. As we read through these judgments, we must ask ourselves which side are we on? Those who set themselves up against God experienced defeat. After their judgment and defeat, they knew that He was the LORD. We can choose to follow the one true God and submit to His authority, experiencing the peace of God and peace with God.

09/04/2026

Day 247
Ezekiel 25-27

“Then you shall know that I am the LORD.” Ezekiel 25:5 (NKJV)

This begins a new section which focuses on the judgment of nations surrounding Judah. God had not forgotten and would not overlook the sins of the surrounding nations. If God judged His own people for their sins, He would judge the rest as well. While much of Old Testament prophecy is focused upon God’s covenant people, other nations are not exempt from His judgment. God is sovereign over the entire world. The surrounding nations viewed Yahweh as the God of Israel and Judah. Gods were seen as nationalistic or geographical. The god of the mountains was not the god of the sea. The god of the Moabites was not the god of the Ammonites. The surrounding nations did not comprehend that the LORD was Lord over them as well. God judges the sin of His people, but He also judges those who sin against His people. Even through His judgment, His greater purpose is that “they would know that I am LORD”. Those who refuse to find God in the light of His revelation will know Him in the judgment.

Chapter 25 addresses those nations who were opposed to Jerusalem and Judah while chapter 26 includes those who took advantage of Jerusalem and Judah. God judged all the nations according to their treatment of His chosen people as promised in the Abrahamic covenant. The Ammonites, Moabites, Edomites, and Philistines sought to overthrow Jerusalem and Judah. Tyre sought to undermine Jerusalem and Judah. God considered all of them as enemies and clearly stated, “I am against you.”

09/03/2026

Day 246
Ezekiel 23-24

I the LORD have spoken. The time has come for me to act. I will not hold back; I will not have pity, nor will I relent. You will be judged according to your conduct and your actions, declares the Sovereign LORD. Ezekiel 24:14 (NIV)

Ezekiel 23 tells the story of two symbolic sisters who represent the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. Judah followed in the sinful steps of Israel. God repeatedly uses the idea of harlotry to represent their idolatry. They rejected their covenant with God and embraced the false gods of their enemies. Throughout the Bible we see that the source of sinful pleasure often becomes the source of punishment. Just like Israel and Judah, if we love the things of this world, they will rise up against us and carry us into captivity. Jesus prayed to the Father that we would be “in this world but not of this world”.

Part of God’s discipline was distance. God allowed them to chase after their sinful desires, but He would not pursue them for He knew they would not repent. They had forgotten God and wanted Him to disappear. Abandoning and ignoring God was a great sin, worthy of such judgment. The even greater purpose than punishment was to reveal God in both His holy judgment and His gracious restoration. Those familiar words, “then you shall know that I am the Lord God” conclude chapter 23.

Chapter 24 begins with the recording of the day of prophecy. God left no doubt that what He had said would happen was now taking place. The calamity promised to Jerusalem and Judah was unfolding. At Mount Sinai, God had made a covenant with Israel. He promised to bless their obedience and curse their disobedience. It was their own wicked ways that would judge them. Yet restoration and hope are coming. Once their false hope has been removed, they can know the one, true hope!

09/02/2026

Day 245
Ezekiel 21-22

“I looked for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found no one” (Ezekiel 22:30, NIV).

No other chapter in the Bible speaks more about the sword of the Lord than Ezekiel 21. God tells Ezekiel to tell the people, “I am against you” (21:3). Judgment was certain and it broke the hearts of the prophets to think of such devastation coming upon the land. Ezekiel 21:27 says “A ruin! A ruin! I will make it a ruin!” Nebuchadnezzar attacked Jerusalem three times with the third attack bringing complete destruction and conquest. The remainder of the verse is a Messianic prophecy, one of the greatest in the Old Testament, “The crown will not be restored until he to whom it rightfully belongs shall come; to him I will give it.” After the Babylonian exile, there were no more kings of David’s lineage.

In chapter 22 God rebukes the people of the city and the princes who used their power in violent, self-serving ways instead of honoring God and serving His people. Their sins were against the people and God Himself. At the heart of all the wickedness of the leaders and the followers was the main cause: they had forgotten God. When God is forgotten, the path to sin is opened wide.

God looked for one who would stand in the gap between a holy God and His sinful people. This man would fight for and rescue God’s people. God hoped for one who would lead the people to righteousness, but none was found on earth. Fortunately, God did find a Man to stand in the gap, not on earth but in heaven. This is a powerful description of Jesus Christ and His work for His people. Jesus Christ is the ultimate wall-builder and the Man in the gap.

09/01/2026

Day 244
Ezekiel 18-20

Then you will know that I am the LORD, when I bring you into the land of Israel, the land I had sworn with uplifted hand to give to your ancestors. Ezekiel 20:42, NIV

Chapter 18 begins with God speaking against a common proverb that said, “The parents eat sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge”. Their complaint was their generation was being punished for the sins of the previous generation. The saying was popular but untrue. It was their own sin that condemned them. The door of repentance and restoration is open to every single person.

Chapter 19 is a collection of two laments over the condition of Israel. Ezekiel is expressing God’s sorrow over the failure of Judah’s leaders. The lion of Judah was a powerful, nationalistic symbol. These lion cubs refer to King Jehoahaz, taken prisoner to Egypt, and King Jehoiachin, taken prisoner to Babylon. The next lament involves the fruitful vine, another powerful representation of Israel. Once a strong vine during the time of David and Solomon, she is now broken and withered, uprooted to Babylon. Had Israel obeyed the Lord, it would have remained a mighty lion and a fruitful vine that brought glory to God.

Chapter 20 recalls Israel’s sins but also recounts God’s continued promises of restoration and mercy. God had a covenantal relationship with His people to bless all the earth. God extended His grace and mercy solely based on His name’s sake. Throughout their history, the people had rebelled against God and failed to follow His decrees. Even though Israel had forsaken Him, God had not forsaken them. God’s restoration would be a powerful revelation of Himself, both to Israel and the entire world.

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