Reading Time: 4 minutes
Ezekiel continued to prepare the exiles in Babylon for the new days ahead. Now it was time to paint a brighter picture for their future beyond Babylon.
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September 11 | Application (‘Amazing Grace or a Blazing Pace?’)
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Corrie ten Boom said, “If the devil can’t make you sin, he’ll make you busy.” A lot of Christ followers are stressed out. We’ve exchanged amazing grace for a blazing pace.
September 11 | Discovery
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How do memories from your past help you to live more faithfully today?
September 4 | The Watchman
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Ezekiel’s ministry of judgment on fallen Israel (chapters 1–24) and judgment on Ammon, Tyre, and Egypt (chapters 25–32) has turned to a ministry of being a watchman to the people of Israel (chapter 33) and specifically to the leaders of Israel (chapter 34).
September 4 | Application (‘Sound the Trumpet’)
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For generations of military members, bugles or trumpets literally served as a wake-up call when the rousing notes of “Reveille” stirred soldiers from slumber. This kind of trumpet call illustrates what the Lord had in mind when he told the prophet Ezekiel to be a watchman for the people of Israel.
September 4 | Discovery
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How can you be a spiritual “watchman” for others? For whom will you “sound the trumpet” to warn them about impending spiritual danger?
August 28 | God’s Glory Departs
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God will not stay where he is not wanted. However, he does not take lightly being pushed away. If repeatedly pushed away, he will punish those who resist him. That is the essence of Ezekiel’s vision at this point.
August 28 | Application (‘Where Did the Glory Go?’)
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Architectural marvels constructed to glorify God have become museums and visitor attractions, not centers of worship and community service. Where has the glory gone?
August 28 | Discovery
Reading Time: 2 minutes
Thinking about what we have studied over the past three weeks in Ezekiel, what is the reason for God’s glory departing?