Some thoughts on Scripture

Ezekiel 27:33-34--"When your wares went out by sea, You satisfied many people; You enriched the kings of the earth With your many luxury goods and your merchandise, But you are broken by the seas in the depths of the waters; Your merchandise and the entire company will fall in your midst." Tyre of... Sign in to see full entry.

Ezekiel 26:13-14--" 'I will put an end to the sound of your songs, and the sound of your harps wshall be heard no more. I will make you like the top of a rock, you shallbe a place for spreading nets, and you shall never be reubuilt, for I the L ORD have spoken,' says the Lord G OD. " The judgment... Sign in to see full entry.

Ezekiel 25:3-4a,6-7--"Say to the Ammonites, 'Hear the word of the Lord G OD! Thus says the Lord G OD: "Because you said 'Aha!' against My sanctuary when it was profaned, and against he land of Israel when it was desolate, and against the house of Judah when they went into, indee d, therefore, I will... Sign in to see full entry.

Ezekiel 24:13--"In your filthiness is lewdness, Because I have cleansed you, and you were not cleansed, You will not be cleansed of your filthiness anymore, Till I have caused My fury to rest upon you." Something that is filthy takes a lot more effort to clean. It requires scrubbing, and I am not... Sign in to see full entry.

Ezekiel 23:4--"Their names: Oholah the elder and Oholibah her sister; They were Mine, And they bore sons and daughters, As for their names, Samaria is Oholah, and Jerusalem is Ololibah." This verse establishes the following chapter through metaphor that the sister kingdoms of Samaria--i.e. Israel,... Sign in to see full entry.

Ezekiel 22:30--"So I sought for a man among them who would make a wall, and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one." A problem for Israel, and for humankind as a whole, is that all have sinned. Israel and Judah had hopelessly sinned, and so... Sign in to see full entry.

Ezekiel 21:31-32--"I will pour out My indignation on you; I will blow against you with the fire of My wrath, And deliver you into the hands of brutal men who are skillful to destroy. You shall be fuel for the fire; Your blood shall be in the midst of the land. You shall not be remembered, For I the... Sign in to see full entry.

Ezekiel 20:22--"Nevertheless I withdrew My hand and acted for My name's sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the Gentiles, in whose sight I had brought them out." The Lord's name--that is His honor and reputation--must not be in any way tarnished. For that reason, He did not put up... Sign in to see full entry.

Ezekiel 19:11-12--"She had strong branches for scepters of rulers. She towered in stature above the thick branches, And was seen in her height amid the dense foliage. But she was plucked up in fury, She was cast down to the ground, And the east wind dried her fruit. Her strong branches were broken... Sign in to see full entry.

Ezekiel 18:20--"The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not bear the guild of the father, not the father bear the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself." Those caught and exposed as wicked tend to offer... Sign in to see full entry.