Ezekiel 34

Introduction I explained last week that Ezekiel 33 is a turning point in the book of Ezekiel. Throughout chapters 1 to 24, the Lord's message to his people in exile in Babylon was a message of judgment. The Lord was angry with his people in Jerusalem and he was going to punish them for their … Continue reading Ezekiel 34 →

Ezekiel 29–32

Introduction I said last week that we were entering a new section of the book of Ezekiel. For the first 24 chapters, the Lord's message through Ezekiel to his people in exile in Babylon was about Jerusalem and how the Lord was going to destroy the city by sending Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, to attack … Continue reading Ezekiel 29–32 →

Ezekiel 33

Summary It's been a while since we last studied Ezekiel together. So, let me once again refresh your memory regarding the historical background to this book and about what the previous chapters have been about. You'll recall that God rescued his people from Egypt and he brought them through the wilderness and into the land … Continue reading Ezekiel 33 →

Ezekiel 25–28

Introduction We come today to a new section in the book of Ezekiel. Up to this point in the book, Ezekiel's prophecies -- which he announced to the people who were already in exile -- were about the fate of Jerusalem and how the Lord was going to destroy the city and the people by … Continue reading Ezekiel 25–28 →

Ezekiel 23+24

Introduction Today we're going to take these two chapters together. In chapter 23, the Lord's message to his people in exile about Jerusalem is put in the form of a story about two women. And so, it's similar to chapter 16 which told the story, not of two women, but of one woman. The woman … Continue reading Ezekiel 23+24 →

Psalm 150

Introduction We've finally reached the end of the psalms. We began studying the psalms together on Wednesday evenings in June 2019. And two years later, in June 2021, we'd reached Psalm 72 and took a break. During those two years we went through the Covid-19 pandemic and I used the psalms on Sunday mornings. Remember … Continue reading Psalm 150 →

Psalm 149

Introduction We're almost at the end of the psalms. And, as I've said before, the final five psalms are all psalms of praise to God; and each one of these psalms of praise begins and ends with 'Hallelujah!' or 'Praise the Lord.' Praise the Lord: the covenant-making and covenant-keeping God who has bound himself to … Continue reading Psalm 149 →

Psalm 148

Introduction It's been a while since we last looked at the psalms together, but you might recall that I said before that the final five psalms in the book of Psalms are all psalms of praise. And they therefore anticipate what we will do for ever and for ever in the presence of God, because … Continue reading Psalm 148 →

Psalm 147

Introduction I said last week that the final five psalms in the book of Psalms are all psalms of praise. And you may have noticed as we read through today's psalm that the psalmist summons God's people to praise God four times. There's verse 1: Praise the Lord. Then there's verse 7: Sing to the … Continue reading Psalm 147 →

Psalm 146

Introduction The psalms are divided into five books and there'a short doxology at the end of the first and second and third and fourth books. So, the final verse of the first book is: Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen. And the final verse of … Continue reading Psalm 146 →