Contemplative Bible Reading

Ezekiel 34:5-6 (New Living Translation) 5 So my sheep have been scattered without a shepherd, and they are easy prey for any wild animal. 6 They have wandered through all the mountains and all the hills, across the face of the earth, yet no one has gone to search for them. God is talking to […]

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Ezekiel 22:30 (New Living Translation) 30 “I looked for someone who might rebuild the wall of righteousness that guards the land. I searched for someone to stand in the gap in the wall so I wouldn’t have to destroy the land, but I found no one. God is talking to the people through the prophet […]

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Ezekiel 20:26 (New Living Translation) 26 I let them pollute themselves with the very gifts I had given them, and I allowed them to give their firstborn children as offerings to their gods—so I might devastate them and remind them that I alone am the Lord. God is speaking to the people through the prophet […]

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Ezekiel 33:32 (New Living Translation) 32 You are very entertaining to them, like someone who sings love songs with a beautiful voice or plays fine music on an instrument. They hear what you say, but they don’t act on it! God is speaking to the prophet Ezekiel. God had spoken to the people through Ezekiel, […]

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Ezekiel 33:30-31 (New Living Translation) 30 “Son of man, your people talk about you in their houses and whisper about you at the doors. They say to each other, ‘Come on, let’s go hear the prophet tell us what the Lord is saying!’ 31 So my people come pretending to be sincere and sit before […]

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Ezekiel 18:30 (New Living Translation) 30 “Therefore, I will judge each of you, O people of Israel, according to your actions, says the Sovereign Lord. Repent, and turn from your sins. Don’t let them destroy you! God is speaking to the people through the prophet Ezekiel. Jehovah their God will judge them according to their […]

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Ezekiel 18:32 (New Living Translation) 32 I don’t want you to die, says the Sovereign Lord. Turn back and live! God is speaking to the people through the prophet Ezekiel. The people have a choice of life or death. God doesn’t want his created and cherished people to die. God doesn’t want me to die […]

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Ezekiel 18:31 (New Living Translation) 31 Put all your rebellion behind you, and find yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. For why should you die, O people of Israel? There is a sermon in every phrase in this sentence. Let’s consider the second phrase and a new heart. “The heart” are the words […]

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Ezekiel 18:31 (New Living Translation) 31 Put all your rebellion behind you, and find yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. For why should you die, O people of Israel? There is a sermon in every phrase in this sentence. Let’s consider the first one. God is talking to the people through the prophet […]

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Ezekiel 2:6 (New Living Translation) 6 “Son of man, do not fear them or their words. Don’t be afraid even though their threats surround you like nettles and briers and stinging scorpions. Do not be dismayed by their dark scowls, even though they are rebels. God is speaking to the prophet Ezekiel. Words can hurt. […]

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