Daily Thoughts From God's Word

Several days ago, I quoted Daniel as he prayed:  “O our God, listen to the prayer of your servant and to his prayers for mercy . . .”...

One of the most shocking verses in all the prophetic books.  God speaks through Hosea to say, “My people inquire of a piece of wood, and...

I always enjoy it when the book of Hosea rolls around.  Hosea's biography is a story of adultery and redemption.  His wife, Gomer,...

Three chapters left in Daniel but so much more to come:  the 70 weeks prophecy, the vision of the man which terrified Daniel (ch. 10),...

Lots of imagery in these chapters, the meaning of which has been hotly debated over the years.  In these three chapters (There’s more in...

Recovered from his humiliation, Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, testified about God, that his kingdom and dominion are over all and...

The Middle East . . . wow!  It seems that nothing ever changes.  The nation of Israel always will be despised by the surrounding nations,...

Most of the remaining chapters of the book of Ezekiel are full of priestly detail about the rebuilding of the temple and the...

Chapter 37 is the “dry bones chapter.”  The statement “And I will put my Spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you in...

Chapter 33 is a reminder (See chapter 3) that Ezekiel is Israel’s watchman.  He’s not the only one.  Time and time again, the Lord has...

Quite a few chapters, today, which I have quickly perused.  Many of the prophetic books have sections similar to these chapters in which...

Ezekiel 16 is that wonderful chapter in which the Lord reminds his people about who they are and what he has done for them.  On the day...

Chapter 12 relates the story of Ezekiel, each day, packing up a bag for exile and leaving the city, thus picturing what was to come for...

These chapters depict the visions of Ezekiel concerning the temple in Jerusalem, the abominations committed there by the people, and the...

A brick, a mound, an iron griddle, the prophet lying on his side for 390 days and, then, an additional forty days.  A bared arm,...