Ezekiel 17-18 Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, lest iniquity be your ruin. Cast away from you all the transgressions that you have committed, and make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! Why …
Category Archives: RTB 2023 – Chronological Bible
July 29 / Ezekiel 16
Ezekiel 16 With the LORD’s likening of Jerusalem’s behavior to harlotry, our reading today sounds a lot like Hosea. (By way of refresher, feel free to look back at the posts for June 6, June 7, and June 8.) The LORD sent Hosea to prophesy primarily to the Northern Kingdom of Israel (aka Samaria), who …
July 28 / Ezekiel 13-15
Ezekiel 13-15 Like Jeremiah, Ezekiel must contend against false prophets. One might think that with all the success Nebuchadnezzar has had against Judah (and everyone else), and with thousands already in exile, the false prophets would be out of business, their message of peace and security seen as an obvious sham. But such is the …
July 27 / II Chronicles 36:13-16; Ezekiel 8-11
II Chronicles 36:13-16; Ezekiel 8-11 We’re back to Ezekiel, who lives as an exile in Babylonia. There in Babylonia Ezekiel sees a vision of what the LORD is doing back in Jerusalem, and it is not pretty. It is enough to make any faithful follower of God weep, as the glory of the LORD lifts …
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July 26 / Jeremiah 23:1-8; 38
Jeremiah 23:1-8; 38 Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He shall reign as King and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is the …
July 25 / Jeremiah 32-33
Jeremiah 32-33 Using Jeremiah and a deeded land transaction as visual aids, the LORD makes it clear that He will bring His people back to their land, that they will again dwell there and carry on business — despite the utter ruin that is befalling Judah and Jerusalem because of their sin. The LORD reiterates …
July 24 / Jeremiah 37; 30-31
Jeremiah 37; 30-31 Then fear not, O Jacob my servant, declares the LORD,nor be dismayed, O Israel;for behold, I will save you from far away,and your offspring from the land of their captivity.Jacob shall return and have quiet and ease,and none shall make him afraid.For I am with you to save you,declares the LORD;I will …
July 23 / Jeremiah 10:17-25; 21:1-22:9; 34; 46:13-28
Jeremiah 10:17-25; 21:1-22:9; 34; 46:13-28 I know, O LORD, that the way of man is not in himself,that it is not in man who walks to direct his steps.Correct me, O LORD, but in justice;not in your anger, lest you bring me to nothing. Jeremiah 10:23-24 We would all do well to spend some time …
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July 22 / II Chronicles 36:11-12; Ezekiel 1:1-3:21; II Kings 24:20-25:3; Jeremiah 52:3-6
II Chronicles 36:11-12; Ezekiel 1:1-3:21; II Kings 24:20-25:3; Jeremiah 52:3-6 Today we meet Ezekiel with his call to be a prophet of the LORD among the exiles in Babylon. Ezekiel sees a vision of the glory of the LORD, involving living creatures with four faces and wheels within wheels. (If you are looking here for …
July 21 / Jeremiah 50-51
Jeremiah 50-51 Lest anyone think that Jeremiah really is a traitor, a sellout to the Babylonians and their gods, we see today how thoroughly mistaken such an idea is. Jeremiah tells us quite clearly that Babylon, the instrument of the LORD’s judgment on Judah (and the remnant of Israel), will herself be destroyed in good …