Ezekiel 26-28 comprise an extended prophetic judgment upon (and lament for) the nation of Tyre. Located on the coast to the north of Israel (generally in the area now occupied by Lebanon), Tyre had become a dominant player in world…
Category: Ezekiel
Tuesdays with Ezekiel (Chapter 25)
Chapter 25 begins a new section in the book of Ezekiel. In chapters 25-32, Ezekiel receives a series of warnings and judgments for surrounding nations. The Lord addresses four nations—Ammon, Moab, Edom and Philistia—in chapter 25. He pronounces judgment on…
Tuesdays with Ezekiel (Chapter 24)
In chapter 24, two deadly, life-altering events are linked: the siege of Jerusalem (1-14) and the death of Ezekiel’s wife (15-27). The first event brings devastation on a macro scale (Israel); the second causes devastation on a micro level (Ezekiel).…
Tuesdays with Ezekiel (Chapter 23)
Chapter 23, like chapter 16, presents a graphic, explicit extended metaphor to uncover the political and spiritual adultery of God’s people. In this chapter, the Lord likens the northern kingdom (Samaria) and the southern kingdom (Jerusalem) to two immoral sisters: …
Tuesdays with Ezekiel (Chapter 22)
In chapter 22, we read three more messages from the Lord given to Ezekiel, each beginning with the phrase “And the word of the Lord came to me” (1, 17, 23). Once again, each message assesses the wicked condition of…
Tuesdays with Ezekiel (Chapter 21)
Chapter 21 is structured around three prophetic words given to Ezekiel by the Lord, each beginning with the phrase, “The word of the Lord came to me” (1, 8, 18). Each of these prophecies is a message of lethal judgment,…
Tuesdays with Ezekiel (Chapter 20)
The message from the Lord recorded in chapter 20 is triggered when “some of the elders of Israel” pay a visit to Ezekiel to “inquire of the Lord” (1). The Lord’s response is not what they expected or, at least,…
Tuesdays with Ezekiel (Chapter 19)
The opening and closing verse of chapter 19 announce that this word from the Lord is a “lamentation” (1, 14). Specifically, the Lord provides his people a lamentation “for the princes [kings] of Israel” (1). The lament divides into two…
Tuesdays with Ezekiel (Chapter 18)
This “word of the Lord” to Ezekiel has the feel of a legal defense and indictment. The Lord addresses a complaint currently circulating among the Jews; they are accusing Him of being unjust and unfair towards the people still in…
Tuesdays with Ezekiel (Chapter 17)
“Son of man, propound a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel.” So begins the vision recorded in chapter 17. As the Son of God would speak in parables during his earthly ministry, so the LORD has…