Daily Thoughts From God's Word

The description of Israel is so sad. The Lord declared, “When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son. The...

The opening verses of Hosea 6 remind about God’s discipline of his people: “Come, let us return to the Lord; for he has torn us, that he...

In many ways did Israel sin against the Lord but more egregiously than anything else, and from which other sins flowed, the people left...

It’s important, I think, not to miss the significance of the opening verse of Hosea: “The word of the Lord that came to Hosea, the son of...

From Jeremiah, Daniel knew the exile would last seventy years, years that would require faithfulness on his part. Though we think of...

The first six chapters record events and experiences in the life of Daniel and his friends and contrast them, as children of God, to the...

Chapter 5 has to be one of the most frightening in the Bible. Belshazzar was using the vessels of gold and of silver that Nebuchadnezzar...

The book of Daniel tells remarkable stories, which are remarkable because they are stories about our remarkable God. In a time when one...

Lots and lots of detail in the closing chapters of Ezekiel about the restored temple and religious activities there. And from the temple...

The valley of dry bones! The Lord to Ezekiel: “Son of man, can these bones live?” (37:3). This story is always such an encouragement to...

How the Lord pleads with Israel! “And you, son of man, say to the house of Israel, Thus have you said: ‘Surely our transgressions and...

Ammon, Moab and Seir, Edom, Philistia, Tyre, and all the nations surrounding Israel. They are rebellious and wicked, and Ezekiel has a...

Frequently, Ezekiel uses the statement “that they might know that I am the Lord.” The Lord is God, and he will not be mocked. He will...

Ezekiel employs a bit of dramatic acting in order to make his point. The Lord commanded him to prepare baggage that would be used for...

The temple visions. To Israel, the Lord speaks through Ezekiel: “An end! . . . Now the end is upon you, and I will send my anger upon...