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Monthly Archives: October 2011
I’ll be back soon
For those of you who may be wondering what happened to this daily blog, southern New Hampshire and much of New England was snowed into the stone age for a few days — no electricity or Internet and poor cell … Continue reading
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Pharaoh, are you listenin’? — Ezekiel 29-32
Today’s reading is primarily aimed at Egypt and its pharaoh. Egypt for a very long time had been a top-tier nation — sometimes at the very top of the tier (or pyramid, if you’re into puns). But Egypt’s stature as … Continue reading
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Tagged arrogance, Babylon, conquest, Egypt, Nebuchadnezzar, pride
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No more briers — Ezekiel 25-28
I’m biting off a little more than my usual 3 chapters today, because the context really didn’t end until the end of Ezekiel 28. Even so, the judgments on the nations around Israel continues on through to chapter 32. But … Continue reading
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Spiritual lewdness — Ezekiel 22-24
Today’s reading includes a chapter that is sometimes called the Bible’s pornographic chapter, the parable of Oholah and Oholobah. But the general theme of the section is about Israel’s abominations, Israel’s spiritual lewdness, and consequent wrath of God toward Israel. … Continue reading
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Tagged death, judgment, Oholah, Oholobah, sexual immorality
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Grace and the end of grace — Ezekiel 19-21
OK, you could be wondering about the “end of grace”. How could that be? you might be thinking. I need to be clear, this is not about any sort of new salvation by works theology. It is about the truth that … Continue reading
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God’s unrequited love — Ezekiel 16-18
There are few songs sadder than those of unrequited love. Most all of us have been there — had a crush on someone who either didn’t know that we existed or loved someone else. A couple of times in the … Continue reading
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Tagged baptizing children, harlot, original sin, unfaithful, unrequited love
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Self-inspired prophets — Ezekiel 13-15
As a minister of the Gospel I am often asked rather difficult questions. I don’t say that they are difficult because they depend on a knowledge of the original language or ancient backgrounds or even some complicated theology; no, these … Continue reading
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Tagged corrective, faithfulness, false prophets, punitive, whitewashed
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God’s glory leaves the Temple — Ezekiel 10-12
Is God on your side? We’d all like to think so or hope so. God’s presence is conditional Israel was used to the idea of God being on their side. False prophets in the days Jeremiah’s ministry (contemporary with some … Continue reading
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Tagged conditional nature of God's promises, God's presence, heart, hope, Temple
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Bad times are about to get worse — Ezekiel 7-9
You know, in reading through the prophets you can begin to get weighed down with the negativity, destruction, doom, and condemnation of it all. But don’t. It’s not that God is simply a God of “No”, but Israel had been … Continue reading
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Tagged darkness, grace, money, no quarter, omnipresent, omniscient, patience, secrets
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You’re never too lost for God — Ezekiel 33-35
Well central New England received its first snowfall of the season — with more predicted for the weekend. Some of us are delighted, others of us are groaning at the anticipated work of snow removal; but it’s all a part … Continue reading →