NL-Day308 Ezekiel 41; Isaiah 17; Hebrews 11:17-40
Daily Bible Reading Phil Fields
EZEKIEL 41:Yesterday we started Ezekiel’s account of his long vision about the future and ideal temple of God, and this is another vision that is referred to in the book of Revelation. The reason for this vision is given in chapter 43: Ez. 43:10 NLT “Son of man, describe to the people of Israel the Temple I have shown you, so they will be ashamed of all their sins. Let them study its plan, 11 and they will be ashamed of what they have done. ISAIAH 17:Yesterday we finished the two chapter oracle concerning Moab. It was really not so much a prophecy of condemnation, but a lament for the...
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NL-Day307 Ezekiel 40; Isaiah 16; Hebrews 10:35-11:23
Daily Bible Reading Phil Fields
EZEKIEL 40:In chapter 38-39 we heard of the kingdoms of Gog and Magog, which point to future kingdoms in the north. Like Ezekiel’s prophecies against the kings of Tyre and Babylon, Gog and Magog also refer to spiritual entities beyond this world, and we will hear of them again in Revelation chapter 20. And today we begin hearing of something else that appears in Revelation. ISAIAH 16:Today’s chapter is the continuation of the prophecy against Moab. HEBREWS 10:35—11a:As I have told you again and again this year, because of a quirk in English, the tight connection between the noun...
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NL-Day306 Ezekiel 38-39; Isaiah 15; Hebrews 10:12-39
Daily Bible Reading Phil Fields
EZEKIEL 38-39:Yesterday we heard the famous ‘dry bones’ chapter of Ezekiel. Again the prophecy is that David will rule over the nation of Israel, which is like a nation of bones brought back to life. The references to David of course point to his heir, Christ. Starting in this chapter we hear of the kingdoms of Gog and Magog. These names point to future kingdoms in the north (in Turkey or farther north). Like Ezekiel’s prophecies against the kings of Tyre and Babylon, Gog and Magog point to spiritual entities beyond this world, and we will hear those names coming up again in Revelation....
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NL-Day305 Ezekiel 36-37; Isaiah 14; Hebrews 10:1-22
Daily Bible Reading Phil Fields
EZEKIEL 36-37:In chapter 34, we heard the passage that many Jews would have thought of when they heard Jesus say, “I am the good shepherd. I give my life for the sheep.” In Ezekiel 34, God promised to take away corrupt shepherds, saying that He would replace them with only one shepherd— namely David's descendant who will shepherd of the flock of God forever. ISAIAH 14:Like we heard in Ezekiel and in Isaiah, and will hear in Revelation, Babylon will be judged. That kingdom was God’s tool to execute judgment, but they themselves will feel God’s judgment. HEBREWS 10a:In chapter 9 of...
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NL-Day304 Ezekiel 34-35; Isaiah 13; Hebrews 9
Daily Bible Reading Phil Fields
EZEKIEL 34-35:In Ezekiel yesterday, we heard of how Pharaoh was to be mocked in the world of the dead. Then we heard of God’s justice, which he showed by the illustration of Ezekiel as a watchman for a city. ISAIAH 13:Yesterday’s reading in Isaiah was a psalm of praise including these poetic lines: Is. 12:2b-4b NLT The LORD GOD is my strength and my song;he has given me victory.3 With joy you will drink deeplyfrom the fountain of salvation!…4b Tell the nations what he has done.Let them know how mighty he is! HEBREWS 9:Important conclusions from yesterday’s reading include: Heb. 8:6 NLT...
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NL-Day303 Ezekiel 32-33; Isaiah 12; Hebrews 8
Daily Bible Reading Phil Fields
EZEKIEL 32-33:Again, as seen in the messages to Tyre and to Egypt, God was not just speaking to one king or about one kingdom, but was also speaking against the kingdom/city of Man or the world system under the rulership of Satan. ISAIAH 12:In yesterday’s reading we again heard of the righteous Branch, a shoot growing from David’s root. And we heard these famous words: Is. 11:2 NLT And the Spirit of the LORD will rest on him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding,the Spirit of counsel and might,the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD.3 He will delight in obeying the LORD.He will...
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NL-Day302 Ezekiel 30-31; Isaiah 11; Hebrews 7
Daily Bible Reading Phil Fields
EZEKIEL 30-31:As the Lord was pronouncing doom upon the Prince of Tyre in Ezekiel 28, did you notice how the language shifted to talking about things that the human prince could not have done. The spirit-world ruler behind the prince of Tyre is really in mind— that is, Satan. The tirade against the King of Egypt could also be similarly interpreted. ISAIAH 11:Isaiah recorded in yesterday’s portion that Assyria’s army would come to Judah, but that Judah would be different from the other nations that Assyria conquered. And it did indeed happen like that! HEBREWS 7:Yesterday the author of...
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NL-Day301 Ezekiel 28-29; Isaiah 10; Hebrews 6
Daily Bible Reading Phil Fields
EZEKIEL 28-29:So why were there two whole chapters against the city-state of Tyre in yesterday’s reading, plus one more today?! I think we see the answer in Revelation. Tyre is very like the picture of Babylon (which in that book is a picture of Rome). All the way through the Bible— starting with the Tower of Babel, we see a contrast between the ‘city of man’ and the ‘city of God’. The world powers will be utterly defeated, along with all the wealth of commerce that supports them now. ISAIAH 10:Yesterday’s reading included wonderful prophecies concerning Jesus that are quoted in...
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NL-Day300 Ezekiel 26-27; Isaiah 8:11—9:21; Hebrews 5
Daily Bible Reading Phil Fields
EZEKIEL 26-27:Yesterday we heard a second word picture of Jerusalem as a cooking pot. This was not good news. Then Ezekiel received word that his treasure— his wife, would die. And he was commanded not to mourn as a sign of what the people would do when they heard about the slaughter in Jerusalem. Then there were messages of punishment for the nations of Ammon, Moab, Edom, and Philistia. ISAIAH 9:In yesterday’s reading, God gave Isaiah the name of his son (Maher-shalal-hash-baz, meaning “Swift to plunder and quick to carry away.”), which pictures the conquest of Judah by the Assyrian...
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NL-Day299 Ezekiel 24-25; Isaiah 8; Hebrews 4
Daily Bible Reading Phil Fields
EZEKIEL 24-25:Yesterday in Ezekiel we heard the shockingly graphic story of the two adulterous sisters, which were really the cities of Samaria and Jerusalem. ISAIAH 8:In yesterday’s reading, Isaiah was sent to Ahaz, and the message to the king contains a prophecy that probably had two fulfillments— one in King Ahaz’ time and another at Jesus’ birth: “The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means ‘God is with us’).” Had the New Testament not explicitly stated that Jesus’ birth was a fulfillment of this verse, the...
info_outline1SAMUEL 17:
God told Samuel to anoint one of Jesse's sons as the next king of Israel. Anointing another king while one is still ruling is rather dangerous. So God told Samuel how to do that without making it public. That story included this memorable quote: “The LORD doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”
PSALM 101:
This psalm tells the aspirations of a great king.
Re-reading ROMANS 6:
Pay attention! Paul is telling us the keys to how the process of transformation takes place whereby we are released from the ‘power of sin’ and ‘death’ to live a new life!
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