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 exile in Babylon in modern-day Iraq. But God says a day is coming when He…
In today’s Bible reading* God tells His people that they are guilty of bloodshed, 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 the…
In today’s Bible reading* God’s people are complaining that He’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,…
In today’s Bible reading*, God tells Ezekiel that He will pour out His wrath on His people so that “they will know that I am the LORD”. God says that He will pour out His wrath until it He is appeased. (Ezekiel 5:13) When my anger is spent and I have vented my wrath on…
