Ezek 35:1-15 is the prophetic judgment of Mount Seir.  Mount Seir, Gen 36:8-9, is where Edom dwelled.  The Lord gave Mount Seir to Esau for a possession.  Esau hated his brother, Jacob.  Edom was confederate with Ammon and Moab in an attack against Jehoshaphat in 2 Chr 20:10.  In 2...

Ezek 34:1-31 is a prophecy against the shepherds of Israel.  These shepherds are rulers of Israel.  Other references to shepherds of Israel include: 1 Ki 22:17, Micaiah’s prophecy to Ahab when he “saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd”; and Ps 80:1, Asaph’s...

In Ezek 33:21-33 learns that Jerusalem has been broken up from a man who escaped.  Ezekiel’s mouth opens and he gives prophecies concerting Jerusalem, Judah, and the Jews who still remain there. Jerusalem is broken up after the siege 21 in the twelfth year of our captivity, 2 Ki 24:8-16;...

The Bridge of Hope 1 Corinthians 13:13 Hope – Desire of some good, accompanied with at least a slight expectation of obtaining it or       belief of obtaining it, or belief that it is obtainable.             Hope is different form a wish or desire in this, that it implies some...

In Ezek 33:1-20, the Lord commissions Ezekiel to be a watchman to the house of Israel.  He is to warn them of God’s judgment, in an effort to turn them from wickedness to righteousness. If they turn to righteousness they will live.  If they turn to wickedness or remain in...

In Ezekiel 32, Ezekiel prophesies the destruction of Egypt at the hand of the king of Babylon, and then he prophesies the fall of the terrorist nations in the Tribulation who are enemies of the Jews. Ezek 32:1-16 The Historical Fall of Egypt Ezek 32:2 Pharaoh compared to a young...

Ezek 31 is a prophecy against Pharaoh king of Egypt.  The Lord likens the coming destruction of the king of Egypt to the destruction of the Assyrian king who died when the Babylonians, under Nebuchadnezzar, defeated the Assyrian Empire in 609 BC. The Lord uses a metaphor to describe the...

What does the Word of God mean to you? (Job 23:12) In the verse for our study we see what Job thought concerning the word of God. He said that he esteemed the words of God more than his necessary food.  To esteem something is to place a high value...

In Ezek 30:1-26 we will study the destruction of Egypt.  The prophecy has a two fold application.  It was fulfilled, in part, when Nebuchadnezzar attacked Egypt after he attacked Judah.  And it will be ultimately fulfilled at the time of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.   v.2 Prophesy Thus...

In the accounts of the birth of Christ, we find an obvious influence of the devil, in the affairs of men, to oppose the coming of Christ. Look at these evidences of the devil’s opposition. Caesar’s world tax – Lk 2:1-3.  This raiser of taxes is typified in Dan 11:20-22...