Sermon on Ezekiel
"UNDERSTANDING, THE KEY TO COMPASSION"
Sermon on Ezekiel 1:1-28
It came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month (Eze 1:1),
Sermon on Ezekiel 2:1-10
Now this is a title that Ezekiel uses quite often. It is a title that Jesus uses in the New Testament concerning Himself. It is a title that was used here for Ezekiel, and quite often the Lord refers to Ezekiel as son of man.
Sermon on Ezekiel 3:1-27
Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that which you find; eat this scroll, and then go and speak to the house of Israel (Eze 3:1).
Sermon on Ezekiel 4:1-17
Now this is a brick, and it's about twelve inches by fourteen inches. The archeologists have uncovered thousands of these bricks there in the area of Babylon. This is what they wrote their records on.
Sermon on Ezekiel 5:1-17
Take a sharp knife, sharpen it like a barber's razor, and cause it to pass upon your head and upon your beard (Eze 5:1).
Sermon on Ezekiel 6:1-14
Ezekiel here addresses himself to the mountains of Israel. The people of Israel had built places of worship on the tops of the mountains, but not worship to Jehovah God, but to Baal, to Molech, Mammon.
Sermon on Ezekiel 7:1-27
Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Also, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD unto the land of Israel (Eze 7:1-2);
Sermon on Ezekiel 8:1-18
It came to pass now in the sixth year, and in the sixth month, and in the fifth day of the month, as I sat in my house, and the elders of Judah were sitting before me, that the hand of the Lord GOD fell upon me (Eze 8:1).
Sermon on Ezekiel 9:1-11
He cried also in my ear with a loud voice, saying, Cause them that have the charge over the city to draw near, even every man with his destroying weapon in his hand (Eze 9:1).
Sermon on Ezekiel 10:1-22
And then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament [the heaven] that was above the head of the cherubims there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne (Eze 10:1).
Sermon on Ezekiel 11:1-25
Now Ezekiel is in Babylon during the time of these prophecies, but the Spirit of God transports him back to Jerusalem. And there he sees things that are transpiring in Jerusalem.
Sermon on Ezekiel 12:1-28
The word of the LORD also came unto me, saying, Son of man, you dwell in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and they do not see; they have ears to hear, and they do not hear: for they are a rebellious house (Eze 12:1-2).
Sermon on Ezekiel 13:1-23
The word of the LORD came unto me saying, Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say unto them that prophesy is out of their own hearts, Hear ye the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing! (Eze 13:1-3)
Sermon on Ezekiel 14:1-23
Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me. And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be inquired of at all by them? (Eze 14:1-3)
Sermon on Ezekiel 15:1-8
The word of the LORD came unto me saying, Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree (Eze 15:1-2),
Sermon on Ezekiel 16:1-63
Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations (Eze 16:1-2),
Sermon on Ezekiel 17:1-24
Now in chapter 17 he speaks a parable of a great eagle. And this is where some of these harebrained people begin to spiritualize and try to read the United States into prophecy.
Sermon on Ezekiel 18:1-32
The word of the LORD came unto me, saying, What mean ye, that you use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge? (Eze 18:1-2)
Sermon on Ezekiel 19:1-14
So this is a lamentation. Notice at the beginning he says a lamentation and then at the end he said, "This is a lamentation and shall be a lamentation." Now if I were a Bible critic, I would tell you why this wasn't a lamentation. If I were in the school of higher criticism, one of those biblical scholars.
Sermon on Ezekiel 20:1-49
Now it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and sat before me (Eze 20:1).
Sermon on Ezekiel 21:1-31
Now the prophets of God were often very colorful persons. And because people would not always listen to the Word of God, they would often do things to draw the people's attention to create a question in their mind, curiosity,
Sermon on Ezekiel 22:1-31
Now, why would God do this? Chapter 22 he now tells us the things that were happening and the sins for which God's judgment was coming.
Sermon on Ezekiel 23:1-49
The word of the LORD came unto me again, saying, Son of man there were two women, who were the daughters of one mother: Now they committed whoredoms in Egypt; they committed whoredoms in their youth: there were their breasts pressed (Eze 23:1-3),
Sermon on Ezekiel 24:1-27
In the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month (Eze 24:1),
Sermon on Ezekiel 25:1-17
Now beginning with chapter 25, God begins to pronounce His judgment upon the surrounding nations of Israel. And the first, of course, that of the Ammonites. We have today the city of Ammon, which comes from Ammonites, and the city of Ammon is the capitol of Jordan.
Sermon on Ezekiel 26:1-21
According to verse 1, this prophecy came to Ezekiel in the eleventh year of the king Zedekiah's reign, which would make it the year 586 B.C., the year in which Jerusalem was destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar.
Sermon on Ezekiel 27:1-36
So the word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation (Eze 27:1-2)
Sermon on Ezekiel 28:1-26
Now as we get into chapter 28, the attention now is directed against the king of Tyre. Chapter 26 against the city of Tyre, chapter 27 against the merchandising of Tyre, chapter 28 now is directed against the king or the prince of Tyre.
Sermon on Ezekiel 29:1-21
This prophecy came to Ezekiel concerning the Pharaoh who was the king of Egypt, who was Pharaoh Haaibre.
Sermon on Ezekiel 30:1-26
For the day is near, even the day of the LORD is near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the heathen. And the sword shall come upon Egypt, and great pain shall be in Ethiopia (Eze 30:3-4),
Sermon on Ezekiel 31:1-18
In chapters 29 and 30 of Ezekiel, he was prophesying concerning the judgment of God that was to come against the nation of Egypt, who was like a reed when Israel sought to lean upon it, it broke and only injured Israel.
Sermon on Ezekiel 32:1-32
Now in chapter 32, because this is his sad destiny, he takes up this lamentation. A lamentation is a wailing or a crying for the Pharaoh. You lament, or you wail. And it came to pass in the twelfth year (Eze 32:1),
Sermon on Ezekiel 33:1-33
Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman:
Sermon on Ezekiel 34:1-31
Now in chapter 34, God speaks out against those faithless shepherds of Israel. Those men that were the spiritual leaders, those men to whom the people looked for spiritual guidance, who had left the real concept of the ministry.
Sermon on Ezekiel 35:1-15
Now in chapter 35 he makes a prophecy against Mount Seir. Mount Seir was the area inhabited by the Edomites. And the Edomites were descendents of Esau, the twin brother of Jacob.
Sermon on Ezekiel 36:1-38
In chapter 36 Ezekiel is commanded to prophesy to the mountains of Israel. Now this is the second time he prophesied to the mountains of Israel.
Sermon on Ezekiel 37:1-28
The hand of the LORD was upon me, carried me out in the Spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of a valley which was full of bones (Eze 37:1),
Sermon on Ezekiel 38:1-23
And the word translated chief is the word Rosh. And most Bible scholars say that the Rosh translated chief should be translated in modern English, Russia, for Rosh is a reference to the modern Russia, the word chief there. So,
Sermon on Ezekiel 39:1-29
Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the [Rosh prince or the Russian] prince of Meshech and Tubal:
Sermon on Ezekiel 40:1-49
We want to get into the study of Ezekiel tonight, and right off the top I would like to confess to you that of all of the Bible and the passages in the Bible, I understand this the least.
Sermon on Ezekiel 41:1-26
So in chapter 41 he continues to describe the temple and the posts and all.
Sermon on Ezekiel 42:1-20
Then he brought me into the outer court, to the north: and he brought me into the chamber that was against the separate place (Eze 42:1),
Sermon on Ezekiel 43:1-27
He brought him then to the gate that looks toward the east (Eze 43:1):
Sermon on Ezekiel 44:1-31
Now as we get to chapter 44, we come to a prophecy that is so often misinterpreted.
Sermon on Ezekiel 45:1-25
Now in chapter 45 he describes here the length and all of the city, of the land itself. And it is described here as being,
Sermon on Ezekiel 46:1-22
Thus saith the Lord GOD; The gate of the inner court that looks toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the sabbath it will be open, in the day of the new moon it will be open (Eze 46:1).
Sermon on Ezekiel 47:1-23
Afterward he brought me again unto the door of the house; and, behold, the waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the forefront of the house stood toward the east, and the waters came down from under the right side of the house, at the south side of the altar (Eze 47:1).