In Ezek 26:1-21, Ezekiel gives the prophecy of Tyre. Tyre was a seaport city on the Mediterranean coast in southern Lebanon. It was 12 miles north of the border with modern Israel and 25 miles south of Sidon, modern day Saydā. It was a major Phoenician seaport from 2000 BC. ...
These prophecies in Ezekiel 25 are God’s judgment against Israel’s enemies. The Ammonites, Moabites, Edomites and Philistines are Israel’s enemies clockwise from the east of the Dead Sea around to the southwest along the Mediterranean coast. The Ammonites and Moabites are descendants of Lot through incest with his daughters, Gen...
A Momentary Lapse in Trust (2 Samuel 24:1-25 ; 1 Chronicles 21:1-21) In the passages for this lesson, we see the account of David’s sin in numbering the people. These passages do not present a contradiction as many teach. The answer is seen when we look at the example from...
In Ezek 24:15-27, Ezekiel’s wife dies, and Ezekiel neither mourns nor weeps as a sign to Israel. The Lord’s Announcement and Instructions to Ezekiel In v.16 the Lord announces that he will take away Ezekiel’s wife with a stroke. She is the desire of his eyes. And when God takes...
The Day of the Parable of a Boiling Pot – Ezek 24:1-2 The exact day of the parable of a boiling pot is the day the siege of Jerusalem began. 2 Ki 25:1, it was in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month. ...
Aholah and Aholibah In Ezek 23:1-49, Ezekiel prophesied of the whoredom of two women, Aholah and Aholibah. In v.2, the two women are Samaria and Jerusalem. Samaria refers to the ten northern tribes of Israel, because Samaria was the city of the kings, beginning with Omri, 1 Ki 16:23-24. ...
In Ezek 22:13-31, Ezekiel prophesies of the Lord’s indignation upon Israel. In this lesson, we will study the three main reasons the Lord pours out his indignation upon Israel. And under each reason, we will see what he does when he deals with them. The Lord’s Indignation Upon Israel The...
In Ezek 22:1-12, Ezekiel pronounces the abominations going on in Jerusalem, the bloody city. And he proclaims that her time has come and her days have drawn near to be punished. In v.2, the Lord asks, “Wilt thou judge the bloody city? Shew her all her abominations”. This is just...
The Two Ways The reason we’re studying Ezekiel is just to help you understand what you’re reading when you read it. We’re not approaching this study as an effort to look for wild, new, or strange interpretations of prophecy. The lesson today is on the two ways Nebuchadnezzar could make...
Prophecy of God’s Sword Against Jerusalem 2 In Ezekiel’s prophecy of God’s sword against Jerusalem, he prophesied toward Jerusalem, the holy places, and against the land of Israel. In other words, God’s sword was going to clear out the land entirely. 3 God’s sword was going to cut off the...
