“… show your love … again …”

The LORD said to me, “Go, show your love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the LORD loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love the sacred raisin cakes.”
2 So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and about [...]

“O Lord, listen!”

“Now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of your servant. For your sake, O Lord, look with favor on your desolate sanctuary. 18 Give ear, O God, and hear; open your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears your Name. We do not make requests of you because we are righteous, [...]

“But Daniel resolved …”

Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, chief of his court officials, to bring in some of the Israelites from the royal family and the nobility- 4 young men without any physical defect, handsome, showing aptitude for every kind of learning, well informed, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace. He was to [...]

“THE LORD IS THERE.”

And the name of the city from that time on will be: “THE LORD IS THERE.”
(Ezekiel 48:35; NIV. Please read Ezekiel 44-48.)
Since the Lord is there … it is a city of light, for He is the Light of the World.
Since the Lord is there … it is a city of plenty, for He is the Bread [...]

“This is the Most Holy Place.”

“This is the Most Holy Place.”
(Ezekiel 41:4; NIV. Please read Ezekiel 38-43.)
A measurement will be taken … a distinction will be made … between the holy and the common … to identify what the Sovereign Lord counts as “holy”.
Such a measurement was given to Moses in the blueprints of the tabernacle. Of one certain space it was [...]

“I will shepherd the flock …”

The word of the LORD came to me: 2 “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Woe to the shepherds of Israel who only take care of themselves! Should not shepherds take care of the flock? 3 You eat the curds, [...]

“Then they will know …” etc.

Then they will know that I am the LORD.
(Ezekiel 30:26; NIV. Please read Ezekiel 29-32.)
The Lord has had His say, regarding Israel. His people will face the consequences of their rebellious ways. And in the end His purpose will be fulfilled – “they will know that I am the Lord“.
The same is also true for [...]

“Then they will know …”

“‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: When I gather the people of Israel from the nations where they have been scattered, I will show myself holy among them in the sight of the nations. Then they will live in their own land, which I gave to my servant Jacob. 26 They will live there [...]

“It is coming!”

“Therefore groan, son of man! Groan before them with broken heart and bitter grief. 7 And when they ask you, ‘Why are you groaning?’ you shall say, ‘Because of the news that is coming. Every heart will melt and every hand go limp; every spirit will become faint and every knee become as weak as [...]

“… a covenant with you …”

On the day you were born your cord was not cut, nor were you washed with water to make you clean, nor were you rubbed with salt or wrapped in cloths. 5 No one looked on you with pity or had compassion enough to do any of these things for you. Rather, you were thrown [...]