Ezekiel 22 Dear RTB’ers, In previous chapters we have seen God’s plans for judgment on Jerusalem, Judah, and its inhabitants, but we have not seen much in the way of details of their wrongdoings, other than idol worship. God, through Ezekiel corrects that omission today, with a listing of their many evils. Here’s a short …
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May 5 / Ezekiel 20:45-21:32
Ezekiel 20:45-21:32 Dear RTB’ers, Prophesies today against the Negev (the southern part of Judah along its southern border), Jerusalem, and Ammon. Again STS offers some good explanations. …this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Remove the turban and take off the crown; this will no longer be the same. Exalt that which is low, and …
May 4 / Ezekiel 20:1-44
Ezekiel 20:1-44 Dear RTB’ers, Our STS companion book divides the chapter nicely into three parts – the Israelites in Egypt, then in the wilderness, then in Canaan. My Study Bible further divides the wilderness experience into two parts – the first generation that came out of Egypt and then their children. Those notes make the …
May 3 / Ezekiel 18-19
Ezekiel 18-19 Dear RTB’ers, Today’s first chapter seems straightforward – the essence of God’s judgment stated in Ez. 18:20: The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not suffer for the iniquity of the father, nor the father suffer for the iniquity of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, …
May 2 / Ezekiel 17
Ezekiel 17 Dear RTB’ers, Speaking through Ezekiel to the exiles in Babylon, God offers a parable in today’s first ten verses, then explains it in the next eleven verses. And if it is still not clear, our STS companion book offers the explanation in its introductory remarks. Essentially, when Jehoiachin, the king of Judah was …
May 1 / Ezekiel 16
Ezekiel 16 Dear RTB’ers, Today, Jerusalem’s “history”, as related to her by God, Himself. He paints a picture of Jerusalem’s beauty in Ez. 16:1-14, then He sets forth charges of idolatry and “prostitution” by Jerusalem’s residents and His judgment against her. A couple of interesting items stood out to me. First, in the midst of …
May 2026 Readings
Date Readings Verses 01-May Ezekiel 16 63 02-May Ezekiel 17 24 03-May Ezekiel 18-19 46 04-May Ezekiel 20:1-44 44 05-May Ezekiel 20:45-21:32 37 06-May Ezekiel 22 31 07-May Ezekiel 23 49 08-May Ezekiel 24 27 09-May Ezekiel 25-26 38 10-May Ezekiel 27-28 62 11-May Ezekiel 29-30 47 12-May Ezekiel 31-32 50 13-May Psalm 73 28 …
April 30 / Ezekiel 14-15
Ezekiel 14-15 Dear RTB’ers, Taking the first half of today’s first chapter to heart… Suppose there is something “wicked” in my heart and I conceal that in a discussion in which I am seeking some sort of positive outcome; if that wickedness might have had bearing on that conversation, then I am doubly wrong (a) …
April 29 / Ezekiel 12-13
Ezekiel 12-13 Dear RTB’ers, It might be helpful to set the context in which Ezekiel is operating. Jerusalem was overwhelmed by the Babylonians (Chaldeans) in 597 BC and a number of the people (including Ezekiel) were taken as exiles to Babylon. [NOTE: We saw in Jeremiah 52:28 that 3,023 were taken in that first exile. …
April 28 / Ezekiel 11
Ezekiel 11 Dear RTB’ers, Ezekiel’s vision that began in Ez. 8 (recall the abominations in that chapter) ends today. The glory of the Lord departs Jerusalem and rests above the Mount of Olives (Ez. 11:23). In the first half of the chapter the Lord reiterates that Jerusalem and its leaders are doomed: And I will …