Introduction Once again we're going to take two chapters together, because these two chapters belong together. In the first one, Ezekiel is taken on a kind of magical mystery tour of the temple in Jerusalem where the Lord shows him the idolatry of his people. And he therefore makes clear to Ezekiel and to us … Continue reading Ezekiel 08+09
Tag: Old Testament
Ezekiel 06+07
Introduction Last week we saw how Ezekiel began his prophetic ministry when the Lord commanded him to perform three mimes or three sign-acts to signify the suffering of God's people when the city of Jerusalem is destroyed. In the first mime, he was to make a model of Jerusalem and place model siege-works around it … Continue reading Ezekiel 06+07
Psalms 123+124
Introduction I'm going to take these two psalms together, because they're both short. And, of course, they are both songs of ascents. So, they were perhaps written for the returning exiles who were making their way back from Babylon to Jerusalem. Or perhaps more likely they were written for God's people who were making their … Continue reading Psalms 123+124
Ezekiel 04+05
Introduction The Lord has called Ezekiel to be his prophet; and he has sent him to the people of Israel, who were living in exile in Babylon to declare to them the word of the Lord. You might recall from your Old Testament history that in the reign of Jehoiachin, the Babylonian army laid siege … Continue reading Ezekiel 04+05
Ezekiel 03(16–27)
Introduction This is now our third Sunday in the book of Ezekiel. And what a time Ezekiel has been having! In chapter 1, he said the heavens were opened and he saw visions of God. This was while he was among the exiles from Judah in the land of Babylon. And first of all he … Continue reading Ezekiel 03(16–27)
Psalm 122
Introduction Psalm 122 is the third song of ascents, which were perhaps written for the returning exiles who were making their way back from Babylon to Jerusalem; or, as is more likely, they were written for God's people who were making their way to Jerusalem for one of the annual religious festivals which they were … Continue reading Psalm 122
Ezekiel 02(01)–03(15)
Introduction We began to study the book of Ezekiel last week when we spent our time on chapter 1 where Ezekiel was enabled to see the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. Do you remember? He struggled to put into words and to describe what he saw when the heavens were … Continue reading Ezekiel 02(01)–03(15)
Psalm 121
Introduction Psalm 121 is the second of the fifteen psalms of ascents which were written perhaps for God's people who were returning from exile, but it's more likely that they were written for God's people who were making their way up to Jerusalem for one of the annual festivals. And as they made their way … Continue reading Psalm 121
Psalm 120
Introduction You can see from the title of Psalm 120 that this is a song of ascents. And if you take a look at the following psalms, you'll see that each psalm up to and including Psalm 134 all have the same title. They are all songs of ascents. So, there are fifteen of them … Continue reading Psalm 120
Ezekiel 01
Introduction Today we're starting a new series of sermons on the book of Ezekiel, who served the Lord as a prophet during the time of the exile. And so, Ezekiel's book, which contains the revelation he received from the Lord, is part of Old Testament prophecy. So, it belongs with the other prophetic books in … Continue reading Ezekiel 01
