Rio Vida

Written 2/11/08
Revised 3/7/08

God is speaking in this chapter. The chapter is titled “The End Has Come”. This is because God says He will punish the people for their actions very soon. Verse 15 says “Outside is the sword, inside are plague and famine…” God says people’s gold will not save them during this time. It will not satisfy their hunger. The chapter ends by God saying “Then they will know that I am the LORD.” You see this pattern many times in the Bible. God punishes people to teach them something, so when we are faced with difficulty, we should see what God is trying to teach us through it.

Written 1/29/08
Revised 3/7/08

God tells Ezekiel to look toward the mountains and prophesize against them. God tells Ezekiel to say that people would die of the sword or plague or famine and then be laid in front of their idols. This would show that God is the one and only true God. God says he will bring disaster on the Israelites because they have been worshipping other gods, being adulters, etc. This chapter ends like this: “Then they will know that I am the LORD.”

Written 1/27/08
Revised 3/7/08

The LORD told Ezekiel to shave his head and beard with a sharp razor. Ezekiel then was to divide the hair into three equal parts. He was supposed to burn one-third, strike one-third with the sword, and scatter the last one-third to the wind. This was symbolizing what would happen to Jerusalem. God says that during the seige, some people will turn into cannibals. This hardship would come on Jerusalem because they had “not followed my (God’s) decrees.” or “kept my laws.” This chapter shows us that we need to read the Bible so we know what to do and what not to do.