Ezekiel 25 turns outward from Jerusalem to four neighboring nations that mocked, taunted, and attacked. Each oracle delivers measured justice with a single aim: that all will know the Lord.
Bible Themes and Doctrines
Ezekiel 25 turns outward from Jerusalem to four neighboring nations that mocked, taunted, and attacked. Each oracle delivers measured justice with a single aim: that all will know the Lord.
Ezekiel 24 names the day the siege begins and interprets it with a parable of a burning pot and a sign in the prophet’s own home. The chapter exposes stubborn impurity and prepares the way for cleansing and restored speech after judgment.
Ezekiel 23 uses a shocking sister-parable to expose covenant infidelity and its consequences. It also points toward hope: jealous love that ends lewdness and restores true worship.
Ezekiel 22 confronts Jerusalem as a “city of bloodshed,” exposing corruption from palace to pulpit and promising a furnace of refining judgment. The chapter calls communities back to truthful worship, just dealings, and courageous intercession.
Ezekiel 20 reviews Israel’s story to explain God’s judgment and mercy “for the sake of my name.” It ends with a robust promise of regathering and accepted worship on His holy mountain, so that all will know He is the Lord.
Ezekiel 1 meets an exiled priest with a moving throne and blazing holiness. The vision declares God’s sovereign presence in exile and plants hope for the day his glory returns to dwell among his purified people.
At the potter’s wheel Jeremiah learns how God’s sovereignty and our responsibility meet: warnings aim at rescue, and promises call for obedience. Yield to the Lord’s shaping hands today, for he delights to rebuild what sin has marred.
Jeremiah 4 opens a door of repentance while the trumpet of judgment sounds from the north. The chapter urges heart-circumcision, exposes false peace, and anchors hope in God’s preserving mercy that promises rebuilding after ruin.
Isaiah 64 teaches holy longing that confesses honestly and asks boldly for God to act. The prayer grounds hope in the Father who forms and reforms his people.
The oracle exposes performance religion and calls for a fast that frees the oppressed, feeds the hungry, and delights in Sabbath. When worship takes that shape, God answers, guides, and turns scorched places into gardens.
Isaiah 52 wakes Zion to holiness and joy. The chapter announces “Your God reigns,” orders a pure departure, and unveils the Servant whose wise, costly work cleanses the nations.
Isaiah 6 opens the temple and shows the true throne. A burning coal cleanses the prophet, a hard commission follows, and hope remains in a holy seed that carries God’s purposes forward.
Isaiah 5 sings a vineyard love song that becomes a lawsuit, exposing sour fruit where justice and righteousness should grow. Its six woes warn and its hope points to renewal under God’s faithful care.
Isaiah 4 moves from social disgrace to purified hope. The Lord washes Zion by judgment and fire, raises the Branch in beauty, and spreads a glory-canopy that shelters a holy people.
Isaiah 3 shows how a city unravels when leaders crush the poor and image outruns truth. The Lord removes false supports, judges oppression, and promises it will be well with the righteous even as He purges a proud people.