Return from Captivity Zeph. 3:18-20 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Israel’s return from captivity in Zeph 3:18-20. The shocking thing about this passage is that not only will the Jews be reconciled to their Messiah as in the former passage and at rest in their own land, but they will be praised...
In Ezek 33:21-33 learns that Jerusalem has been broken up from a man who escaped. Ezekiel’s mouth opens and he gives prophecies concerting Jerusalem, Judah, and the Jews who still remain there. Jerusalem is broken up after the siege 21 in the twelfth year of our captivity, 2 Ki 24:8-16;...
In Ezek 24:15-27, Ezekiel’s wife dies, and Ezekiel neither mourns nor weeps as a sign to Israel. The Lord’s Announcement and Instructions to Ezekiel In v.16 the Lord announces that he will take away Ezekiel’s wife with a stroke. She is the desire of his eyes. And when God takes...
In Ezek 12:1-16 Ezekiel became a sign of removing to the prince in Jerusalem and the house of Israel that was with him. Israel was a rebellious house, having eyes and ears with which they could neither see nor hear, Ezek 12:2. Therefore, God used Ezekiel as a sign of...
The Remnant of Israel In Ezek 11:13-25, Ezekiel learned of God’s plans for the remnant of Israel. Though he was concerned that they would all be destroyed, God told him they would be safe and return. You might remember from our prior lesson that the residue of the people...
In Ezekiel 4, Ezekiel gives two signs to Israel and Judah about the coming sieges of both countries and the consequent famines. The sign of the siege – Ezek 4:1-8 – Ezekiel is instructed to portray Jerusalem on a tile. This would have been a clay tile, upon which he...
Ephesians 4:7-10 Captivity Captive CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Captivity captive is a reference to Jesus resurrecting the souls of the OT saints at his own resurrection. They had been held in Abraham’s Bosom until then. Old Testament: Lk 16:19-31 In Abraham’s Bossom In Hell Lk 23:42-43 Paradise down there, Eph 4:9...
He Hath Redeemed Jerusalem Is. 52:1-15 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When the Lord returns, he will redeem Jerusalem. According to Is 52:9, he hath redeemed Jerusalem. And when he redeems Jerusalem he will: Sanctify Jerusalem – Is 52:1 – she will be called the holy city – no more uncircumcised or...
