In The Word Read: Psalm 75-76 God Humbles the Proud, but Exalts the Righteous. For the music director; set to Al-tashheth. A Psalm of Asaph, a Song. 75 We give thanks to You, God, we give thanks, For Your name is near; People declare Your wondrous works. 2 “When I select an appointed time, It is I […]
God Saves His People
In The Word Read: Psalm 74 An Appeal against the Devastation of the Land by the Enemy. A Maskil of Asaph. 74 God, why have You rejected us forever? Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture? 2 Remember Your congregation, which You purchased of old, Which You have redeemed to be the […]
Envious Of The Wicked
In The Word Read: Psalm 73 The End of the Wicked Contrasted with That of the Righteous. A Psalm of Asaph. 73 God certainly is good to Israel, To those who are pure in heart! 2 But as for me, my feet came close to stumbling, My steps had almost slipped. 3 For I was envious of […]
Weep For Pharaoh and Egypt
In The Word Read: Ezekiel 31-32 Pharaoh Warned of Assyria’s Fate 31 In the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his hordes, ‘Whom are you like in your greatness? […]
Judgement Of Egypt
In The Word Read: Ezekiel 29-30 Judgment of Egypt 29 In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the twelfth of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him and against all Egypt. 3 Speak and say, ‘This […]
Like King, Like Country
In The Word Read: Ezekiel 27-28 Grief over Tyre 27 Moreover, the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 “And you, son of man, take up a song of mourning over Tyre; 3 and say to Tyre, who sits at the entrance to the sea, merchant of the peoples to many coastlands, ‘This is what the […]
Don’t Take Please In Another’s Rebuke
In The Word Read: Ezekiel 25-26 Judgment on Gentile Nations—Ammon 25 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, set your face against the sons of Ammon and prophesy against them, 3 and say to the sons of Ammon, ‘Hear the word of the Lord God! This is what the Lord […]
Jerusalem Is Judged
In The Word Read: Ezekiel 24 Parable of the Boiling Pot 24 Now the word of the Lord came to me in the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth of the month, saying, 2 “Son of man, write the name of the day, this very day. The king of Babylon has laid siege […]
A Lover Scorned
In The Word Read: Ezekiel 23 Oholah and Oholibah’s Sin and Its Consequences 23 The word of the Lord came to me again, saying, 2 “Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother; 3 and they prostituted themselves in Egypt. They prostituted themselves in their youth; there their breasts were squeezed and there […]
I Looked For Someone But Found No One
In The Word Read: Ezekiel 22 The Sins of Israel 22 Then 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 inform her of all her abominations.3 And you shall say, ‘This is what the Lord God says: “A city shedding blood […]