Some thoughts on Scripture

Ezekiael 7:19--"They will throw their silver into the streets, And their gold will be like refuse; Their silver and their gold will not be able to deliver them In the day of the wrath of the L ORD; They will not satisfy their souls, Nor fill theri stomachs, Because it became their stumbling block of... Sign in to see full entry.

Ezekiel 6:13--"Then you shall know that I am the L ORD, when their slain are among their idols all around their altars, on every high hill, on all the mountaintops, under every green tree, and under every thick oak, wherever they offered sweet incense to all their idols." This verse paints a graphic... Sign in to see full entry.

Ezekiel 5:5--"Thus says the Lord G OD: 'This is Jerusalem: I have set her in the mist of the nations and the countries all around her.' " We are familiar with the concept of Israel and the Jews being the 'chosen people.' An early phase of God's plan His redemption of humankind was to choose a... Sign in to see full entry.

Ezekiel 4:9-10--"Also take for yourself wheat, barley, beans, lentils, millet, and spelt; put them into one vessel, and make bread of them for yourself. During the number of days that you line on your side, three hundred and ninety days, you shall eat it. And your food which you eat shall be by... Sign in to see full entry.

Ezekiel 18-19--"When I say to the wicked, 'You shall surely die,' and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life, that same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at your hand. Yet, if you warn the wicked, and he does not... Sign in to see full entry.

Ezekiel 2:8--"But you, son of man, hear what I say to you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and eat what I give you." What God wants first from Ezekiel is that his heart will be open to Him. In other words, He wants Ezekiel's undivided attention while He reveals His... Sign in to see full entry.

Ezekiel 1:10, 16-18--"As for the likeness of their faces, each had the face of a man; each of the four had the face of a lion on the right side, each of the four had the face of an ox on the left side, and each of the four had the face of an eagle.... The appearance of the wheels and their working... Sign in to see full entry.

Lamentations 5:15--"The joy of our heart has ceased; Our dance has turned into mourning." In other places in scripture, particularly in Psalms, the joy of the heart comes following a period or mourning and sorrow. In Psalm 30:5, weeping is described as persisting until the morning, when joy finally... Sign in to see full entry.

Lamentations 4:13--"Because of the sins of her prophets And the iniquities of her priests, Who shed in her midst The blood of the just." It states in other places in scripture that teachers have a greater accountability. I see prophets and priests in much the same mode. If their teachings or conduct... Sign in to see full entry.

Lamentations 3:22-23--"Through the L ORD 's mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. " In one's walk with the Lord, the way is not always merry and jolly. We go through hardships. The darkness of the world and the devil... Sign in to see full entry.