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Ezekiel 33-34 Ezekiel Is Israel’s Watchman 33 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Son of man, speak to your people and say to them, If I bring the sword upon a land, and the people of the land take a man from among them, and make him their watchman, 3 and if he sees the sword coming upon the land and blows the…

…always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. 2 Corinthians 4:7-18 Earlier, Paul had written how believers are growing from glory to greater glory. Now, Paul turns to a paradox: a Christian’s glory is often seen in the present age when he…

Ezekiel 30-32 A Lament for Egypt 30 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus says the Lord God: “Wail, ‘Alas for the day!’3     For the day is near,    the day of the Lord is near;it will be a day of clouds,    a time of doom for[a] the nations.4 A sword shall come upon Egypt,    and anguish shall be in Cush,when the slain…

 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 2 Corinthians 4:1-6 In the Westminster Confession of Faith, we read, “our full persuasion and assurance of the infallible truth and divine authority thereof, is…

Ezekiel 27-29 A Lament for Tyre 27 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Now you, son of man, raise a lamentation over Tyre, 3 and say to Tyre, who dwells at the entrances to the sea, merchant of the peoples to many coastlands, thus says the Lord God: “O Tyre, you have said,    ‘I am perfect in beauty.’4 Your borders are in the heart of the seas;    your builders…

Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God… 2 Corinthians 3 Who can say that the Christian church has ever enjoyed a golden age when sin did not cause problems? No one! The New Testament is clear that the early churches had all manner…

Ezekiel 24-26 The Siege of Jerusalem 24 In the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Son of man, write down the name of this day, this very day. The king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem this very day. 3 And utter a parable to the rebellious…

But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere. 2 Corinthians 2:12-17 Paul went to Troas after sending this first letter of rebuke to Corinth. Troas was a port city in northwest Asia Minor from which ships were dispatched to various…

Ezekiel 22-23 Israel’s Shedding of Blood 22 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 “And you, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? Then declare to her all her abominations. 3 You shall say, Thus says the Lord God: A city that sheds blood in her midst, so that her time may come, and that makes idols to defile…

…so you should rather turn to forgive and comfort him, or he may be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow. 2 Corinthians 2:5-11 After Paul’s “painful visit” to the church at Corinth, the Apostle thought it better to send a letter of reproof in hopes that the church would amend its ways and seek reconciliation. The church had…