Oct 28, 2022
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 the Gospels and in
Handel’s Messiah:
Is.
9:2 NLT The people who walk in darkness
will see a great light.
For those who live in a land of deep
darkness,
a light will
shine.
and
6
For a child is born to us,
a son is given to us.
The government will rest on his
shoulders.
And he will be
called:
Wonderful
Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
HEBREWS 6:
Jesus is our High Priest, not in the order of
Aaron, but Melchizedek. This chapter picks up where the last left
off. Yesterday’s chapter ended with the call for spiritual
maturity:
12b NLT “You are like babies who need milk and cannot [yet] eat solid food.”
NLT Translation
note:
Heb. 6:12 Then you will not become spiritually
dull and indifferent. Instead, you will follow the example of those
who are going to inherit God’s promises because of their faith [—
that is their full belief,] and endurance.
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