Ezek 6 is a prophecy against the mountains of Israel, which is where idols were worshipped in the high places. This prophecy against the mountains includes prophecies about: The destruction of the high places – Ezek 6:1-7 – Ezekiel prophesies to the mountains, hills, rivers, and valleys. The Lord said...
In Ezek 5, Ezekiel was instructed to shave off his hair and beard as a sign to Jerusalem. This sign showed the men of Judah the thoroughness with which the Lord intended to destroy those who refused to do his statutes and judgments. The sign of Ezekiel’s hair – Ezekiel...
In Ezekiel 4, Ezekiel gives two signs to Israel and Judah about the coming sieges of both countries and the consequent famines. The sign of the siege – Ezek 4:1-8 – Ezekiel is instructed to portray Jerusalem on a tile. This would have been a clay tile, upon which he...
Our lesson today is from Ezek 3:15-27. In Ezek 3:14, Ezekiel was transported by the spirit to Telabib by the river Chebar, where those who had been taken captive dwelt. What he saw astonished him. And so he sat among them seven days. There God made Ezekiel the watchman for the...
The ministry of a prophet is unique. He’s certainly not a pastor. He’s not trying to shepherd a flock of people and establish a local ministry where he is sent. He preaches God’s words and often what he has to say is very negative. In Ezek 3:4-14, we see some...
We’re studying Ezek 2:1-3:3 in this lesson. Ezek 2:5 says, “And they… shall know that there hath been a prophet among them.” There are several things that we see in this passage concerning Ezekiel that are true of God’s prophets. A prophet hears from God – Ezek 2:1-3 – God...
In Ezekiel chapter 1, Ezekiel described the vision that he saw by the river Chebar, “in the land of the Chaldeans,” Ezek 1:3, which is a branch or canal off of the Euphrates River. He gave enough detail so that you could identify this vision if you ever saw it. ...
In Paul’s salutations at the end of his epistle to the Colossians, we find some interesting tidbits in the things he wrote to those he mentioned. He mentioned: Epaphras, a servant of Christ – Col 4:12-13 – Epaphras is also mentioned in Phm 23 as a fellow prisoner, in Col...
Our lesson covers Col 4:7-11. In Col 4:11 Paul wrote, “These only are my fellow workers unto the kingdom of God.” In this lesson we will get a little insight into Paul’s fellow workers. Tychicus – Col 4:7-8 – first mentioned in Acts 20:4 “of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.” He...
This Sunday school lesson covers Col 4:1-6. The first verse picks up where the last verse from Col 3 left off. The remainder of the passage deals with three essential aspects of good Christian conduct: your prayer, your walk, and your speech. Before we get into these three, we’ll look...
