Daily Bread
Sep 28, 2025 (Sun)
EZEKIEL’S PERSONAL MISSION
Ezekiel 24:1-27
1. When the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem began in the ninth year of the exile, it was a point of no return in Israel’s history; God’s judgment was coming. Ezekiel was given the symbol of a cooking po(...)
ReadSep 27, 2025 (Sat)
THE LEWDNESS OF IDOLATRY
Ezekiel 23:1-49
1. This is one of the most graphic and unpleasant-to-read chapters in the Bible. The kingdom of northern Israel, called “Samaria” after its capital, and the southern kingdom of Judah are compared to t(...)
ReadSep 26, 2025 (Fri)
WHEN LEADERS ARE UNGODLY
Ezekiel 22:1-31
1. When the Lord brought judgment on Jerusalem for all her sins, the leaders, called “princes of Israel”, were most to blame. They had responsibility to the people they governed, but they only used th(...)
ReadSep 25, 2025 (Thu)
THE SWORD OF THE LORD
Ezekiel 21:1-32
1. This chapter is another prophecy of the destruction of Jerusalem, which happened twelve years after the exile to Babylon. Here, the symbol of a sword is used to represent God’s judgment (3). God is(...)
ReadSep 24, 2025 (Wed)
I WILL REIGN OVER YOU
Ezekiel 20:27-49
1. Ezekiel continued with God’s message to the exiled elders of Israel. Even after receiving God’s blessing of the promised land, Israel had continually aroused the Lord’s anger through their idolatry(...)
ReadSep 23, 2025 (Tue)
A PEOPLE DEVOTED TO IDOLS
Ezekiel 20:1-26
1. The elders of Israel who were with Ezekiel in Babylon came to him to inquire of the Lord. They were probably looking for some advice for improving their situation in exile, or hoping to find out wh(...)
ReadSep 22, 2025 (Mon)
A LIONESS AND HER CUBS
Ezekiel 19:1-14
1. When the princes of Judah were taken into exile into Babylon, the nation lost its best and brightest young leaders. In this chapter, Ezekiel gives a poetic lament for them. They are compared to lio(...)
ReadSep 21, 2025 (Sun)
FOLLOW JESUS’ WISDOM EACH DAY
2 Samuel 14:18-33
1. Per the woman’s and Joab’s wish, King David ordered Joab to bring David’s son Absalom back. But on one condition. David said, “He must not see my face.” Although David let Absalom return, he did no(...)
ReadSep 20, 2025 (Sat)
WILL NOT BE BANISHED IN CHRIST
2 Samuel 14:1-17
1. Joab, a general under David, was concerned about the current state between David and Absalom. To reunite them, he devised a plan. He hired a woman to act on his behalf.2. The woman pretended that o(...)
ReadSep 19, 2025 (Fri)
JESUS STOPS THE CYCLE OF SIN
2 Samuel 13:23-39
1. After Tamar was raped by Amnon, Absalom began to plot his revenge to kill Amnon. He planned a great feast and asked King David to send Ammon. Just as David had sent Tamar to Ammon, David sent Amnon(...)
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