Category: Ezekiel

1 And you, take up a lamentation for the princes of Israel, 2 And say: What was your mother? A lioness! She lay down among lions; she reared her cubs among young lions. 3 And she brought up one of her cubs; he became a young lion, and he learned to catch prey; he devoured…

Ezekiel 18:4 is about individual responsibility before God, emphasizing that each person is accountable for their own actions and will be judged accordingly. 4 Behold, all souls are mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is mine: the soul who sins shall die. Setting the Scene for Ezekiel…

Ezekiel 23:19-20 is about the spiritual unfaithfulness of Israel, likened to the promiscuity of two sisters Oholah and Oholibah, who engaged in idolatry and turned away from God’s covenant. 19 Yet she increased her whoring, remembering the days of her youth, when she played the whore in the land of Egypt. 20 and lusted after…

Ezekiel 18:23 is about the belief that God does not take pleasure in the death of the wicked, but desires for them to turn away from their ways and live. 23 Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked, declares the Lord God, and not rather that he should turn from his way…

Ezekiel 33:6 is about the responsibility of a watchman to warn people of impending danger and the consequences of neglecting to do so. 6 But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet, so that the people are not warned, and the sword comes and takes any one of them,…

Ezekiel 1:1-28 is about the prophet Ezekiel’s vision of the divine presence of God, symbolized by a complex and awe-inspiring chariot throne, conveying the message of God’s sovereignty, transcendence, and imminent judgement upon Israel. 1 In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the…

Ezekiel 7:7 is about the impending judgment and destruction that will be brought upon the people of Israel as a consequence of their sinful ways and disregard for God’s commandments. 7 Your doom has come to you, O inhabitant of the land. The time has come; the day is near, a day of tumult, and…

Ezekiel 3:1-3 is about how God’s word must be internalized and deeply understood before it can be effectively shared with others. 1 And he said to me, “Son of man, eat whatever you find here. Eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.” 2 So I opened my mouth, and he gave…

Ezekiel 5:17 is about the consequences of rebellion and disobedience towards God, leading to severe punishment through famine, plague, and violence. 17 Moreover, I will send on you famine and wild beasts, and they will rob you of your children. Pestilence and blood shall pass through you, and I will bring the sword upon you.…

Ezekiel 25:16 is about God’s judgment upon the Philistines for their acts of vengeance and hostility, highlighting the consequences of seeking revenge and the importance of mercy and forgiveness. 16 therefore thus says the Lord God, Behold, I will stretch out my hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites and destroy…