Monthly Archives: November 2020

November 30, 2020: Day 100 – Ezekiel 48

On this last day of our 100 Day Challenge we find ourselves with the prophet Ezekiel where he is tasked with laying out a brand new city of Jerusalem after he had already laid out a brand new temple.  Keep … Continue reading

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November 29, 2020: Day 99 – Ezekiel 47

We find ourselves with a geographic description of where the temple is to be situated.  Before we have that description we read about a river that shall flow from the temple and which will make all brackish water into fresh, … Continue reading

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November 28, 2020: Day 98 – Ezekiel 46

We take a bit of a severe turn in this chapter as we find regulations that have to be followed in regards to offerings and steps that the “prince”, remember the one who was anointed to be the representative of … Continue reading

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November 27, 2020: Day 97 – Ezekiel 45

We were introduced the past chapter to a figure identified as the “prince”.  You need to understand the prince as less of an ideal royal figure than a civil ruler with immediate concrete tasks.  He is given responsibilities and duties … Continue reading

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November 26, 2020: Day 96 – Ezekiel 44

There is a significant transition that takes place here in this chapter in regards to who is in charge of the temple of the Lord.  While in the past it was the Levites, the house of Levi, who had charge … Continue reading

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November 25, 2020: Day 95 – Ezekiel 43

Ezekiel is transported away from the temple to a location where he is able to witness it and all of its splendor.  Keep in mind, this is a vision, the temple is still destroyed and nothing has been done to … Continue reading

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November 24, 2020: Day 94 – Ezekiel 42

It was important that Ezekiel understood that those who were serving the people by having the responsibility of the sacrifices and entering the holy of holies disrobe their attire that they use to approach the Lord and put on other … Continue reading

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November 23, 2020: Day 93 – Ezekiel 41

If you think about the motif of the newly constructed and visualized temple you can’t help but think of the garden of Eden, the first home where God and mortals lived together and even walked together sharing some special quality … Continue reading

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November 22, 2020: Day 92 – Ezekiel 40

The most tragic of all the losses of the people of Israel was not the lives of loved ones that could never be reclaimed, was not the land which had been promised to them since the time of Abraham, was … Continue reading

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November 21, 2020: Day 91 – Ezekiel 39

This chapter once again contains both the promise of destruction of enemies of Israel and the promise of restoration for Israel itself.  Gog and Magog are described as the classic enemies of the Lord who will be defeated unilaterally.  But … Continue reading

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