Reading Through the Bible In a Year(ish): Day 214: Ezekiel 33-36

Friday, September 23, 2011

Day 214: Ezekiel 33-36

Ezekiel continues beating the same drums:
     1. Death and destruction and exile are coming because of the people's sin.
     2. This is happening so that you will know that God is, indeed, God.
     3. This wouldn't have happened if you had listened to the real prophets of God and
         responded appropriately.
     4. The false prophets who said only good things were coming are in deep, deep trouble.

Regarding this last point there is an interesting passage in today's reading. I think it has some things to say about what Jesus did in His ministry on earth. I also think it speaks to those of us who serve as leaders and shepherds of God's people today...

Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD: As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, because my flock lacks a shepherd and so has been plundered and has become food for all the wild animals, and because my shepherds did not search for my flock but cared for themselves rather than for my flock, therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD: This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am against the shepherds and will hold them accountable for my flock. I will remove them from tending the flock so that the shepherds can no longer feed themselves. I will rescue my flock from their mouths, and it will no longer be food for them. (34:7-10)

1 comment:

Jon A. Alfred E. Michael J. Wile E. SWNIDSeptember 23, 2011 at 8:51 AM
Great stuff in this section. God says: (a) Israel has had bad shepherds; (b) so I promise to become their shepherd; (c) so I promise to send the Great Son of David to be their shepherd.

And so Jesus in John 10 says, That's me--the Great Son of David, even God himself.

Looking back, Samuel-Kings is on this point: all our kings, even the good ones, have been bad kings, proving that we need God to be king. So when will God come and be our king?
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Year(ish)

I posted a link on FaceBook recently that was a plan for reading through the Bible in a year. It's designed to do the readings chronologically so that the reader can get a better feel for the flow of the Biblical narrative. I think this is a good approach. I noticed recently that the same plan is posted on my church's web site.

My problem is I've never been very successful in through-the-bible-in-a-year type reading plans before (notice the date of my first reading)...plus, the important thing is reading the Bible, right? Who cares if it takes a year?

So here's my plan: The chronological design is set up for 6 readings per week which equals 312 daily readings. I'm going to do the 312 daily readings - but they may not be 312 consecutive days. After each passage of scripture I'm going to write whatever comes to my mind from that reading. Don't expect a scholarly exegesis of the text - I'll leave that for others more qualified. What I plan to share is simply how that particular passage spoke to me. Please feel free to leave your own thoughts in the comments. On day 312 this blog comes to an end.

There are 2 reasons for doing this on a blog: First, I'm hoping the fact that I'm doing this in a "public" way will provide motivation. Second, I'm inviting you to go on this journey with me. I'm hoping that by doing this together we will be able to "spur one another on" and get a better overview of God's word in 2011(ish).

You can download a .pdf of the plan here.