Everybody love peace. Even if he is an evil person like Hitler, who liked destruction for others, but he still like peace for himself. Therefore a message of peace is a very welcome message. You almost cannot go wrong to preach on the message of peace, if you want to please the listeners. However, God denounced the false prophets in […]
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Their eyes have lusted after their idols God would punish Israel with sword, famine and plague (v11) because their eyes have lusted after their idols (v10). God love them, and desire them to love Him back. He wanted them to know He is Yahweh, the God who rescue them out of Egypt. Any other gods are idols. Now examine ourselves, […]
God is at wrath God is in anger and in wrath (v15) with His chosen people, the nation of Israel, the city of Jerusalem. Why? Because they rebelled against God’s laws and decrees more than the nations around her (v6). That is a very scary scene, God’s people rebells against God more then the nations! I think about some of […]
Where is Christ in Ezekiel 4? I was searching for my Lord Jesus in Ezekiel 4. I couldn’t find Him. It were some weird stuffs that God asked Ezekiel to do. To lay down, bare arm, on his left side, tied up with robes, for 390 days! Ezekiel was given food and drink, however not a a whole lot, just 20 […]
Key Theme Showing reverence for the name and glory of God Key verse: 6:7 “… you will know that I am the LORD”. This verse appears 70 times in Ezekiel Outline of the book The prophets call (ch 1-3) Seeing God’s glory (1) Hearing God’s word (2) Becoming God’s watchman (3) The fall of Jerusalem (ch 4-24) The judgment predicted […]
The Psalms teach us how to worship the Almighty God. The Psalms contain the most beautiful words on the glory of God. Psalms is one of the most frequently quoted OT books in NT. The other being Isaiah The Psalms contain prophesies about our Lord Jesus Christ. The Lord Jesus told the disciples on the road to Emmaus that the […]
Psalm 90 Written by Moses, the man of God (Deut 33:1) Oldest Psalm Theme: Contrasting God’s eternity with man’s brief life. V1-12: Human’s life is brief compares to the everlasting God V7-12: Sinful men are consumed by God’s anger, unless we ask God to number our days aright V13-17: Praying for God’s blessing: compassion (v13), love (v14), glad (v15), deeds […]
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. (v1) If you make the Most High your dwelling – even the LORD, who is my refuge – then no harm will befall you, no disaster will come near your tent. (9-10) This world is a cruel place. We are […]
The length of our days is seventy years – or eighty, if we have the strength; yet their span is but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away (v10). Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. (v12) Our life is relatively short on this earth. Are you […]
The Nations 46-51 Jeremiah was called to be a prophets unto the nations (1:5) God previously had already proclaimed to the nations that they would drink the cup of the wrath of God (25:15) Ch 46 – Egypt Pharaoh Neco killed King Josiah (2 Chro 32:23) Pharaoh Neco was defeated by Nebuchadnezzar in the battle of Carchemish on the Euphrates […]