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Ezekiel 8 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com Chapters 8 to 10 record for us Ezekiel’s second vision. Then we have the same physical manifestation of the presence of the LORD – similar to the impossible image of Chapter 1. Back in the Book of Exodus, the LORD instructed Moses to build the LORD the Sanctuary – a placeContinueContinue reading “Ezekiel 8 Commentary”

Ezekiel 7 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com Time is up. Disaster after disaster. That is Israel’s fate. The LORD is angry. Who would argue? Within a very short period of time, sword, famine, and plague have left the nation in real trouble – real pain. Real suffering. Indeed, the LORD is angry. He won’t look away. Within 22ContinueContinue reading “Ezekiel 7 Commentary”

Ezekiel 6 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com Verse 9 is very strong, probably too strong for our hearing. You don’t want to hear this word. You don’t want to grieve the LORD. But Israel is exactly in this position. You fear for Israel. Ezekiel is aware of the differences between Judah and Israel. The use of the termContinueContinue reading “Ezekiel 6 Commentary”

Ezekiel 5 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com Ezekiel is already in exile yet is talking about exile. Is there another exile on the horizon for Judah? Yes, more than the word itself. Mothers will cook their own children!This period saw Jerusalem ransacked time and time again.Three months after Josiah’s death, Egypt attacked and exiled King Jehoahaz and installedContinueContinue reading “Ezekiel 5 Commentary”

Ezekiel 4 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com By the time of Ezekiel’s calling, Jeremiah had been in ministry for a long time. However, their ministries coincided in the fourth year of exiled King Jehoiachin which was Zedekiah’s fourth year. Remember that Zedekiah was a caretaker king ruling in Jerusalem instead of the exiled King Jehoiachin. Jeremiah had runningContinueContinue reading “Ezekiel 4 Commentary”

Ezekiel 3 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com You would think it’s a great sermon to encourage preachers of the Word to drench themselves in the Word. Wait until you read the scripture! The usual word is ‘eat’. The Word must be part of you. You become what you eat! And it is sweet, contrary to the common perception.ContinueContinue reading “Ezekiel 3 Commentary”

Ezekiel 2 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com The LORD speaks to Ezekiel. The message is not independent of the impossible angelic machinery base of God’s glory that we read about in Chapter 1. The LORD chooses the form of appearance and it always serves a purpose. But we are yet to start unpacking the meaning of the impossibleContinueContinue reading “Ezekiel 2 Commentary”

Ezekiel 1 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com You wonder if at all Ezekiel wants to communicate anything in the opening chapter. Even modern digital capabilities would fail to construct the image described in this chapter. I guess that is the point. You cannot describe the Creator God! The key comes at the very end of the chapter: “ThisContinueContinue reading “Ezekiel 1 Commentary”

Lamentations 5 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com Lamentations closes with chapter 5 rather unceremoniously but we understand. These are simply lamentations – men and women crying out to their God in prayer. We could decide to be easy about the Book of Lamentations. After all, Israel deserved the punishment. The ‘us’ and ‘we’ of Lamentations refer to theContinueContinue reading “Lamentations 5 Commentary”

Lamentations 4 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com “The LORD himself has scattered them.” Verse 16. Yes, scattered from the Promised Land – land flowing with milky and honey. The first scattering we encountered was when the LORD scattered Adam from the Garden of Eden. Not too long after, (probably in terms of pages of the scripture rather thanContinueContinue reading “Lamentations 4 Commentary”