Contemplative Bible Reading

Ezekiel 29:17-21 (New Living Translation) 17 On April 26, the first day of the new year, during the twenty-seventh year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity, this message came to me from the Lord: 18 “Son of man, the army of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon fought so hard against Tyre that the warriors’ heads were rubbed bare […]

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Ezekiel 33:27-28  (New Living Translation) 27 “Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: As surely as I live, those living in the ruins will die by the sword. And I will send wild animals to eat those living in the open fields. Those hiding in the forts and caves will die of […]

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Ezekiel 20:12 (New Living Translation) And I gave them my Sabbath days of rest as a sign between them and me. It was to remind them that I am the Lord, who had set them apart to be holy. The prophet is relaying the words of the LORD. God gave his people days of rest. […]

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Ezekiel 43:12 (New Living Translation) And this is the basic law of the Temple: absolute holiness! The entire top of the mountain where the Temple is built is holy. Yes, this is the basic law of the Temple. My eyes focus on verses like this one. Verses that proclaim things like this is the basic […]

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Ezekiel 9:9 (New Living Translation) Then he said to me, “The sins of the people of Israel and Judah are very, very great. The entire land is full of murder; the city is filled with injustice. They are saying, ‘The Lord doesn’t see it! The Lord has abandoned the land!’ The situation: the sins of the people are […]

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Ezekial 22:6-12 (New Century Version) 6 ” ‘Jerusalem, see how each ruler of Israel in you has been trying to kill people.7 The people in you hate their fathers and mothers. They mistreat the foreigners in you and wrong the orphans and widows in you.8 You hate my holy things and dishonor my Sabbaths.9 The […]

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Ezekial 33:11 (New International Version) Say to them, ‘As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! Why will you die, O house of Israel?’ People love to see […]

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Ezekial 13:10 (New International Reader’s Version) They lead my people away from me. They say, ‘Peace.’ But there isn’t any peace. They are like people who build a weak wall. They try to cover up the weakness by painting the wall white. This chapter of Ezekial is written about prophets who give false prophecies. They […]

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Ezekial 20:32 (New International Version) ” ‘You say, “We want to be like the nations, like the peoples of the world, who serve wood and stone.” But what you have in mind will never happen. Who would want to serve wood and stone? Let’s update “wood” to “money” (money is made from paper which is […]

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Ezekial 18:25 (New International Version) “Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Hear, O house of Israel: Is my way unjust? Is it not your ways that are unjust? The prophet Ezekial is trying to teach God’s people a lesson from God. The people complain because they do not like they […]

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