Day 228 - 12th Sunday after the Pentecost
Read | Day 228 | Sunday | August 16 |
Ezekiel 3: 16-27
Ezekiel 4: 1-17
Jeremiah 27: 1-22
Jeremiah 28: 1-17
Jeremiah 51: 59-64
Background | Ezekiel | The prophet Ezekiel was a contemporary of Jeremiah. He lived during the time of the fall of Jerusalem and was among those who were exiled to Babylon. He was exiled in 597 BC, eleven years before Jerusalem fell, and his prophetic ministry took place in the context of the exile. Ezekiel was from a priestly line, and much of his ministry centered on issues concerning the temple. He spent much of his time telling the exiles that Jerusalem would indeed fall (as it did in 586 BC), and so they should not expect a quick return to their land. Instead, they should focus their energies on living in their new exilic context in obedience to God. In the end, however, in a memorable vision of dry bones coming to life, Ezekiel prophesied that temple would be restored and the people would return to the land.The book claims to be autobiographical, and most scholars take this claim at face value. More at Center for Biblical Studies - click here
Date | 599 BC
Reading | God to Ezekiel - you are a watchman to Israel to warn them; Jerusalem under siege - lie on you side for over a year. Jeremiah - wear a yoke to tell the people of their enslavement and exile - condemns Hananiah the king - message to Babylon.
Source | Tyndale | The One Year Chronological Bible NIV | ISBN 978-1-4143-5993-9 | kindle edition
Next | Day 229 | Monday | August 17 |
Ezekiel 5: 1-17
Ezekiel 6: 1-14
Ezekiel 7: 1-13, 14-27
Ezekiel 8: 1-18
Ezekiel 9: 1-11
Ezekiel 3: 16-27
Ezekiel 4: 1-17
Jeremiah 27: 1-22
Jeremiah 28: 1-17
Jeremiah 51: 59-64
Background | Ezekiel | The prophet Ezekiel was a contemporary of Jeremiah. He lived during the time of the fall of Jerusalem and was among those who were exiled to Babylon. He was exiled in 597 BC, eleven years before Jerusalem fell, and his prophetic ministry took place in the context of the exile. Ezekiel was from a priestly line, and much of his ministry centered on issues concerning the temple. He spent much of his time telling the exiles that Jerusalem would indeed fall (as it did in 586 BC), and so they should not expect a quick return to their land. Instead, they should focus their energies on living in their new exilic context in obedience to God. In the end, however, in a memorable vision of dry bones coming to life, Ezekiel prophesied that temple would be restored and the people would return to the land.The book claims to be autobiographical, and most scholars take this claim at face value. More at Center for Biblical Studies - click here
Date | 599 BC
Reading | God to Ezekiel - you are a watchman to Israel to warn them; Jerusalem under siege - lie on you side for over a year. Jeremiah - wear a yoke to tell the people of their enslavement and exile - condemns Hananiah the king - message to Babylon.
Source | Tyndale | The One Year Chronological Bible NIV | ISBN 978-1-4143-5993-9 | kindle edition
Next | Day 229 | Monday | August 17 |
Ezekiel 5: 1-17
Ezekiel 6: 1-14
Ezekiel 7: 1-13, 14-27
Ezekiel 8: 1-18
Ezekiel 9: 1-11
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Collect of the Day: Proper 15
Almighty God, you have given your only Son to be for us a sacrifice for sin, and also an example of godly life: Give us grace to receive thankfully the fruits of his redeeming work, and to follow daily in the blessed steps of his most holy life; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
A Collect for Sundays
O God, you make us glad with the weekly remembrance of the glorious resurrection of your Son our Lord: Give us this day such blessing through our worship of you, that the week to come may be spent in your favor; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Source | DailyOffice.org | Click here
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