This is a link to my reflections journeying through the Book of Ezekiel in 2024-2025.
Introduction to the Prophet Ezekiel
Ezekiel 1 Ezekiel’s Experience of the Divine Chariot in Exile
Ezekiel 2 A Prophet’s Call and a Message to Be Consumed
Ezekiel 3 A Consumed Word, a Commissioned Sentinel, and a Prophet Silenced
Ezekiel 4 The Siege of Jerusalem Portrayed
Ezekiel 5 An Image of Jerusalem’s Destruction
Ezekiel 6 Judgment Against the Land of Israel
Ezekiel 7 A Three Alarm Crisis
Ezekiel 8 The Corruption of the Temple and the People
Ezekiel 9 The Sealing of the Righteous and the Judgment of the City
Ezekiel 10 God Prepares to Leave the Temple
Ezekiel 11 Judgment on Jerusalem and Hope for the Exiles
Ezekiel 12 Judgment on the Leaders and People of Jerusalem
Ezekiel 13 Against False Prophets
Reflection: A Split in the Identity of God
Ezekiel 14 Unfaithful Elders, Deceived Prophets, and Representative Righteous Ones
Ezekiel 15 The Unfruitful Vine
Ezekiel 16 Jerusalem as an Unfaithful Bride
Ezekiel 17 A Parable of Two Great Eagles, Two Trees, and a Fickle Vine
Ezekiel 18 Life for the Righteous Ones
Ezekiel 19 A Lamentation for the Princes of Israel: Violent Lions and a Lofty Branch
Ezekiel 20 Retelling Israel’s Story in a Negative Light
Ezekiel 21 God’s Sword Against Judah
Ezekiel 22 A Bloody City, Impure Ore, and No One to Stand in the Breach
Ezekiel 23 Oholah and Oholibah: The Metaphor of Unfaithfulness Revisited
Ezekiel 24 The Painful Judgment of God
Ezekiel 25 Against Ammon, Moab, Edom, and the Philistines
Ezekiel 27 A Satirical Lament for Tyre
Ezekiel 28 Against the Rulers of Tyre, Sidon, and a Renewed Hope for Israel
Egypt’s Role in the Geopolitics of Israel/Judah During the Assyrian and Babylonian Empires
Military Actions as Economic Decisions in the Ancient World
Ezekiel 29 Against the Pharoah of Egypt
Ezekiel 30 Oracles Against Egypt Continued
Ezekiel 31Egypt as a Mighty Tree Cut Down
Ezekiel 32 Concluding the Oracles Against Egypt
Ezekiel 33 The Beginning of Ezekiel’s Role after Jerusalem’s Fall
Ezekiel 34 Unfaithful and Faithful Shepherd
Ezekiel 35 Judgment on Edom and Hope for Israel
Ezekiel 36 A Healed Land for a People Renewed Heart and Spirit
Ezekiel 37 The Valley of the Dry Bones and a Sign of Reunification
Ezekiel 38 The Forces of Gog and the Divine Warrior
Ezekiel 39 The Disposal of Gog and the Glorification of the LORD
Ezekiel 40 A New Temple for a New Beginning
Ezekiel 41 The Center of the New Temple
Ezekiel 42 Concluding the Survey of the New Temple
Ezekiel 43 The Presence of the LORD Returns and the New Altar
Ezekiel 44 The Sealed Gate, the Levites, and the Priests
Ezekiel 45 Land, Justice, Sacrifices, and the Passover
Ezekiel 46 Daily, Weekly, and Monthly Sacrifices, Land, and Sanctified Food
Ezekiel 47 The Waters of Life and the Boundaries of a Renewed Israel
Ezekiel 48 A Reconstituted Land, Tribes, and a New City
Sign of the Rose 