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Weekly Guide：2022-2023 Week 89
September 17, 2023
2022-2023 Week 89 Day 1: The Righteous Judgment ⇧ ⇩
Question
What is the principle behind the Lord’s judgment?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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The Lord used the parable of two eagles and a vine to depict the judgment of Israel betraying the king of Babylon.
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The one who follows the Lord’s decrees and faithfully keeps the Lord’s laws. The man is righteous; he will surely live.
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Wicked son of righteous man is to be put to death.
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Righteous son of wicked father will not die for his father’s sin. But his father will die for his own sin.
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The child will not share the guilt of the parent, nor will the parent share the guilt of the child. The righteousness of the righteous will be credited to them, and the wickedness of the wicked will be charged against them.
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If a wicked person turns away from all the sins they have committed and keeps all God’s decrees and does what is just and right, that person will surely live; they will not die.
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If a righteous person turns from their righteousness and commits sin and does the same detestable things the wicked person does, they will die.
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The Lord’s way is just. He will judge each of you according to your own ways. Turn away from all your offenses; then sin will not be your downfall.
Meditation: My Story
- Integrity - Why did the Lord say to betray Babylon is the same as betraying the Lord? How shall I uphold the oath I have taken and the covenant I have made with others? Why is it that we must be faithful to others?
Prayer
Notes and Responses
2022-2023 Week 89 Day 2: Exile and Destruction ⇧ ⇩
Question
What parable did the Lord use to depict Israel’s exile and destruction?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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The trapped lion as a parable of Judah king being carried off to Babylon.
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The uprooted vine as a parable of Jerusalem’s destruction.
Meditation: My Story
- Fidelity - The king of Judah must carry the responsibility for the great destruction and judgement his household and the entire nation faced. How may I pray for the political leaders of my country to lead according to God’s will to seek blessings for the people and country?
Question
Scripture Reading
Prayer
Notes and Responses
2022-2023 Week 89 Day 3: History of Rebellions ⇧ ⇩
Question
What is Israel’s history of rebellions?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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The elders of Israel came to inquire of the Lord, however the Lord would not let them inquire but judge them to confront them with their detestable practices.
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Israel rebelled against the Lord in Egypt. They did not forsake the idols of Egypt.
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Israel rebelled against the Lord in the wilderness. They did not follow the Lord’s decrees and rejected His laws.
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Their children rebelled against the Lord in the wilderness. They did not follow the Lord’s decrees and were not careful to keep His laws.
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Israel offered their sacrifices and made offerings to arouse the Lord’s anger on the high hill of the Promised Land.
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Therefore, the Lord would reign over Israel with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm and with outpoured wrath.
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The Lord would bring Israel out from the nations and gather them from the countries where they have been scattered, and He will be proved holy through them in the sight of the nations.
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With the parable of setting the forest ablaze, the Lord described how Israel would be attacked.
Meditation: My Story
- Identity - Why does the word Sabbath appear so many times in this passage? How does Sabbath let Israelites know that the Lord makes them holy and is their God? How is my Sabbath? How may I Sabbath in front of God?
Prayer
Notes and Responses
2022-2023 Week 89 Day 4: A Sword Drawn ⇧ ⇩
Question
How would the Lord judge Jerusalem?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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The Lord would draw His sword from its sheath and cut off from Israel both the righteous and the wicked.
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The Lord said there would be a sword against the people and all the princes of Israel.
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The profane and wicked prince of Israel, whose day has come, whose time of punishment has reached its climax.
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The day has come for the wicked Ammonites, their time of punishment has reached its climax.
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Jerusalem brings on herself doom by shedding blood in her midst.
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The people of Israel have become dross to the Lord. He would melt them with a fiery blast inside the city.
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The Lord’s judgment came to the priests and prophets who profaned the Lord.
Meditation: My Story
- Fidelity - The Lord said, I looked for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found no one. In this sinful world, is there someone who would build up the wall and stand in the gap?
Prayer
Notes and Responses
2022-2023 Week 89 Day 5: Strayed from God ⇧ ⇩
Question
What parable did Ezekiel use as a sign of Samaria and Jerusalem’s rebellion?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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The parable of two adulterous sisters to describe how Samaria and Jerusalem engaged in prostitution and strayed away from God.
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The Lord would stir up Oholibah’s lovers, those who she turned away from in disgust, against her.
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Judge Oholah and Oholibah with their detestable practices. Righteous judges will sentence them to the punishment of women who commit adultery and shed blood.
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The choice meat in cooking pot as a parable for Jerusalem.
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The Lord commanded Ezekiel to not lament, weep, or shed tear for the death of his wife, as a sign for Israelites that their suffering would be so great that they would have no chance to mourn for themselves.
Meditation: My Story
- Integrity - God cleanses us, but we must play an active role in that process. What role am I playing in the process of purify myself?
Prayer
Notes and Responses
2022-2023 Week 89 Day 6: Judge the Nations ⇧ ⇩
Question
What were the fates of the nations around Israel?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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The Lord would stretch out His hand against the Ammonites for they rejoiced with all the malice against the land of Israel.
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Because Moab and Seir said, “Look, Judah has become like all the other nations,” therefore the Lord would expose the flank of its towns.
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Because Edom took revenge on Judah, therefore the Lord would stretch out His hand against Edom.
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The Philistines acted in vengeance and took revenge with malice in their hearts.
Meditation: My Story
- Identity - It is helpful for us to know we are not alone in life’s challenges by understanding that the Lord is with us. Pray to the Lord to lift me up and give me the will to follow Him.