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Weekly Guide:Week 86
September 15, 2019
Week 86 Day 1: Strayed from God ⇧ ⇩
Foreword
We continue to read the Book of Ezekiel this week. God looking back at Israel’s history to have the prophet truthfully declare and write down their sins as warning to their descendants: God waited patiently for their never-ending rebellion. History is an accurate early warning for the people as they kept repeating the same mistakes over and over again. Even if they tried, they could not avoid repeating their past sin because of the sinful nature of human being. From Israel’s history to the word that became flesh, we are able to see how God accomplishes His plan to break the chain that bonds us to sin. The people who serve God would become the ones that bring blessings to all.
May you all be renewed in God’s word each day!
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
Week 86 Day 2: 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.
Prayer
Notes and Responses
Week 86 Day 3: End of Tyre ⇧ ⇩
Question
What was the end of Tyre that used to be prosperous?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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Because Tyre boasted against Israel, the Lord was against it and would bring many nations against it.
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From the north the Lord would bring against Tyre Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.
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All the princes of the coast would be clothed with terror and appalled at Tyre.
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The Lord had the prophet took up a lament concerning Tyre, prophesying it would turn from great trades and wealth to become broken and no more.
Meditation: My Story
- Integrity - Tyre, like many great cities and nations of past, no longer exists. Do I look at the great and wealthy cities of today more than God’s eternal kingdom?
Prayer
Notes and Responses
Week 86 Day 4: King of Pride ⇧ ⇩
Question
What was the result of Tyre king’s pride?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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The ruler of Tyre pride himself as a god. God would bring foreigner against it. They would draw their swords against its beauty and wisdom. They would bring it down to the pit and it would die in the heart of the seas.
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The Lord commanded the prophet to take up a lament concerning Tyre, its heart became proud on account of its beauty, and the Lord would throw it to the earth.
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The Lord commanded the prophet to prophesy against Sidon, the Lord was against Sidon, He would inflict punishment on it.
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The Lord would gather the people of Israel from the nations where they have been scattered, He would be proved holy through them in the sight of the nations, then they will live in the land which the Lord gave to Jacob.
Meditation: My Story
- Identity - Tyre king thought of himself as god because of his pride. Is the wealth I have today from my own work or given by God? Am I thankful for God’s provision? What does the fate of Tyre king remind me of?
Prayer
Notes and Responses
Week 86 Day 5: Judgment against Egypt ⇧ ⇩
Question
What was the fate of Egypt?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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The Lord commanded Ezekiel to prophesy against the Pharaoh king of Egypt and all Egypt, the Lord would bring sword against them, Egypt would become a desolate wasteland.
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At the end of forty years the Lord would gather the Egyptians from the nations where they were scattered. He would bring them back from captivity and return them to Upper Egypt, the land of their ancestry. There they would be a lowly kingdom.
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The Lord would give the land of Egypt to the army of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon as their reward.
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The Lord would make a horn grow for the Israelites, and He would open Ezekiel’s mouth among them. Then they will know that I am the Lord.
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The Lord commanded Ezekiel to prophesy that a sword would come against Egypt, the allies of Egypt would fall, the Lord would put an end to the hordes of Egypt by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, He would destroy the idols and put an end to the images in Memphis, no longer will there be a prince in Egypt.
- The Lord would break the arms of Pharaoh and strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon.
Meditation: My Story
- Identity - Pharaoh said, the Nile belongs to me; I mad it for myself. Therefore, God judged Egypt. What am I leaning on in my life’s journey? How do I look at my own success? What does today’s passage remind me of?
Prayer
Notes and Responses
Week 86 Day 6: Lament and Wail ⇧ ⇩
Question
Why did the prophet wail for the people of Egypt?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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Said to the Pharaoh the beauty of Assyria was given into the hand of the nations by God for it was proud of its height.
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Prophesy against Pharaoh that he would go with Assyria down in the earth below among the killed.
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Take up a lament concerning Pharaoh king of Egypt, the sword of the king of Babylon would come against him, the pride of Egypt would shatter, and all hordes overthrown.
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Wail for the daughters of Egypt.
Meditation: My Story
- Integrity - Why was the tall cedar judged and cut down? What does it remind me of?