Category: Teaching

Morning Light – Ezekiel 12 Today: [Ezekiel 12] Ezekiel Rents a U-Haul. In this chapter God commands Ezekiel to perform a series of prophetic acts that are so outlandish they get the attention of people 100’s of miles away in the city of Jerusalem. It is a lesson to us as to what lengths God […]

Morning Light – Ezekiel 11 Today: [Ezekiel 11] Can We Do No Wrong? In chapter 11 of Ezekiel the prophet is commanded to speak against a remnant of people left in Jerusalem after the first captivity. This group who were spared being force marched to the river Chebar in the north had adopted an elitist […]

Morning Light – Ezekiel 10 Today: [Ezekiel 10] Astounded by Glory. In Ezekiel 10 we see a vision of the glory of God, the four living creatures and a peculiar arrangement of things, that when compared with the vision of John in Rev. 4 impart to us an astounding revelation of what the glory is […]

Morning Light – Ezekiel 9 Today: [Ezekiel 9] Beyond the 5-fold Ministry? Today in many church settings, the idea of a 5-fold ministry is embraced theoretically or historically but very little in evidence. Mostly the church recognizes pastors and evangelists, but recoils from the idea of apostles and prophets. As challenging as this might be, […]

Morning Light – Ezekiel 8 Today: [Ezekiel 8] The Other Jesus. In this chapter of Ezekiel, the prophet is shown three visions of hidden idolatry in the temple at Jerusalem. Each of these visions exposes the ancient, the honorable and consecrated people of the city involved in hidden pagan ritual that point to what Paul […]

Morning Light – Ezekiel 7 Today: [Ezekiel 6] Does It Matter What You Believe? John Wayne, Frank Sinatra and many others believed that organized religious was of very little value. Many of our founding fathers believed in a deistic God and attended church very little. The ancient Hebrews held similar beliefs and chose to worship […]

Morning Light – Ezekiel 4 Today: [Ezekiel 4] Would You Eat Food Cooked with Human Dung? In this chapter, Ezekiel is commanded to perform a month’s long prophetic act, including lying on his side for over a year, and eat food prepared on coals of human dung. Prophetic acts are recorded throughout the bible and […]

Morning Light – Ezekiel 3 Today: [Ezekiel 3] God Makes Ezekiel’s Forehead Like Flint. In this chapter Ezekiel eats the scroll given to him by God. He is then sent to a people described as a rebellious house. Ezekiel has much difficulty facing this but is warned that blood is on his hands if he […]

Morning Light – Ezekiel 2 Today: [Ezekiel 2] The Call of Ezekiel. Chapter 2 of Ezekiel describes a conversation with God’s voice out of the vision of the wheel within the wheel. The context of the entire vision of the glory of God by the river Chebar in chapter 1 is to set the backdrop […]

Morning Light – Ezekiel 1 Today: [Ezekiel 1] The Wheel within the Wheel. In Ezekiel chapter 1 we witness with the prophet the unspeakable vision of transcendent glory revealed to the prophet by the river Chebar. As we consider the elements of this vision we understand that because it represents the glory of God, it […]