Once again, we see God using His enemies to accomplish His purposes in today’s Bible reading*. This time, God displays His sovereignty by empowering Babylon to rise up and defeat Egypt. He says that in Babylon’s conquest, people would come to know Him as God. (Ezekiel 30:26) I will strengthen the arms of Babylon’s king,…
In today’s Bible reading* God promises a new day when the people of God are gathered from their exile. In God’s judgment and anger, He scattered His rebellious people, sending them far from their homes in Israel and Judah to an exile in Babylon in modern-day Iraq. But God says a day is coming when…
In today’s Bible reading* God tells His people that they are guilty of bloodshed and wholesale adultery and prostitution against Him. In fact, He goes into great detail about their prostitution, as we saw when we read the book of Hosea. You are guilty of the blood you have shed, and you are defiled from…
In today’s Bible reading* the people are complaining that God’s not fair. But God counters that it’s not Him who’s not fair; it’s His people. But the house of Israel says, ‘The Lord’s way isn’t fair.’ Is it my ways that are unfair, house of Israel? Instead, isn’t it your ways that are unfair? “Therefore,…
In today’s Bible reading* God condemns His people for their unfaithfulness, but He says He will establish a new covenant with His people. But I will remember the covenant I made with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish a permanent covenant with you. … I will establish my covenant with…
Today’s Bible reading* paints a grim picture: God’s angel marks for life those (few) who weep over sin and the desolation of God’s land. You’ll notice that God tells an angel to mark the forehead of every person who weeps over the sin of God’s people. (Ezekiel 9:4) Everyone without the mark for life is,…
