In Ezek 37:15-28, Ezekiel takes two sticks and joins them together to make one. This object lesson catches the attention of the people who inquire about its meaning. He explains that the joining of the two sticks symbolizes the reuniting of Israel with Judah to form one nation that will...
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...
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...
Ezek 20:33-49 is a passage dealing with gathering Israel into their land at the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. The Lord scattered Israel into many countries when the Assyrians and Babylonians took Israel and Judah captive. The Lord warned them he would do this in Lev 26:30-34. In like...
God Is Love God is love. That’s what the Bible says in 1 Jn 4:8, 16. And we must believe that this is so. Think about this. We believed on the Lord Jesus Christ to be saved, and he saved us, just like he said he would. Even so, God...
In the last two Sunday school lessons, we looked at some prophecies concerning Israel that are commonly believed to have been already fulfilled. These are prophecies that foretell the regathering of Israel, the restoration of the desert, the rebirth of the nation, and so forth. All of these prophecies, that...
We began a study last week on some commonly misunderstood prophecies concerning Israel. Many believe that the prophecies we studied last week and the ones we are studying this week have already been fulfilled. They haven’t been fulfilled, as you will be able to discern when you read the contexts...
I recently watched the 13 episodes of Michael Greenspan’s “Against All Odds: Israel Survives.” It aired in 2005 and explores the possibility of miracles in the survival of Israel as a nation. In several of the episodes, there are references to prophecies concerning Israel. We want to discuss some of...
The main theme of the Bible is getting the right king on the throne of the kingdom of heaven. The sub-theme is the salvation of man, granted to any man who does by faith what God commands him to do, in the time period in which he lives. In the history...
When you read through the books of 1 and 2 Kings, you can sometimes be overwhelmed by the names of the kings and the dates of their reigns. Often, the kings have similar names, particularly around the time that Jehoshaphat and Ahab try to reunite the divided kingdoms. Furthermore, there...
