Category: Teaching

Morning Light – Ezekiel 29 Today: [Ezekiel 29] The Fate of Egypt and the Spirit of Leviathan. In Ezekiel 30 the prophet speaks against Egypt as a type of the world system. Her king is described as the crocodile, or Leviathan – swimming in the waters of lost humanity. Leviathan is king of all the […]

Morning Light – Ezekiel 28 Today: [Ezekiel 28] Who Was Perfect in the Garden of God? Ez. 28 is a classic chapter, paired with Isa. 14 to suggest as theologians maintain what the origin of Satan is. There is however a question to be considered because v. 15 of our chapter declares that this person […]

Morning Light – Ezekiel 27 Today: [Ezekiel 27] Dealing with Partial Fulfillment of a Word from God. In Ezekiel 27 we see the prophet continuing to address the coming destruction of the city of Tyre. The word that is given was fulfilled in part against this city almost immediately. It was actually almost 300 years […]

Morning Light – Ezekiel 26 Today: [Ezekiel 26] Do You Rejoice at the Failure of Others? In Ezekiel 26 the prophet speaks against the city of Tyre, nearby to Jerusalem when they are glad to see Jerusalem fall. Because they were so selfish and hard hearted the prophet declares they will be completely decimated, which […]

Morning Light – Ezekiel 25 Today: [Ezekiel 25] Are You an Ammonite? In this chapter, Ezekiel prophesies against the Ammonites, Moabites, Edom and the Philistines. We have to remember that for us, this is more than biblical history. Each one of these nations represents an attitude, a posture or an inner stronghold that can influence […]

Morning Light – Ezekiel 24 Today: [Ezekiel 24] Shouldn’t We Just Dispense with the Prophetic Altogether? In Ez. 24 we find the prophet (unwisely by modern standards) setting dates for events to come. Furthermore, the things that he sees, the people find to be very disconcerting. Ezekiel obeys God, and in obeying troubles the entire […]

Morning Light – Ezekiel 23 Today: [Ezekiel 23] Jerusalem and Samaria – Sisters in Harlotry. In this chapter Ezekiel receives the word of the Lord that equates the holy city with the polluted, sinful and now destroyed city of Samaria in the north, because the people of God have sinned after the example of the […]

Morning Light – Ezekiel 22 Today: [Ezekiel 22] Jerusalem Becomes a Cauldron of Judgment. In ch. 22 of Ezekiel the prophet declares that the siege of the Chaldeans will be as a cauldron of motel metal to the people within the walls of Jerusalem. The people are to be as dross that will be exposed […]

Morning Light – Ezekiel 21 Today: [Ezekiel 21] God Works His Will Among the Nations. In ch. 21 of Ezekiel we see two prophetic words describing the sword of the Lord coming forth to establish His will in the earth. It may seem that godlessness prevails around us at times but ultimately God will have […]

Morning Light – Ezekiel 20 Today: [Ezekiel 20] Are You Capable of Repentance? In Ezekiel 20 a group of elders come to inquire of Ezekiel. The prophet knows that the leaders before him are convinced that they have done nothing to warrant the rigors of captivity that they have been suffering. They feel they have […]