Opening Up Ezekiel's Visions (Opening Up the Bible Commentary)

by Peter Jeffery

Publisher:

Day One

, 2004

Overview

Ezekiel, a much-neglected Old Testament prophet, speaks across the centuries in this straightforward and down-to-earth explanation of his message. Clearly written, with no punches pulled as far as contemporary application is concerned, this is just the sort of help needed by those who might otherwise find the book difficult to understand.

Contents

Top Highlights

“No faith is needed to do the possible. Again and again, God asks people not to do what they can, but what they can’t. God’s dealing with us is not intended to show us how clever we are if only we would try, but rather the opposite, that no matter how hard we try, in the realm of the Spirit, we are helpless. We need to learn to trust God and realize that we can do all things—but only through Christ.” (Page 112)

“It may be that the Lord is asking us a similar question today. The spiritual condition of our land is frightening, but is it past hope? Can these bones live today? Can our unbelieving relatives be saved? Can that foul-mouthed, blaspheming man at work come to Christ? Can those pleasant but spiritually lost neighbours who have no time for God be converted? Are we beginning, at last, to have a real concern and burden for lost souls? If so, is that not God’s doing, and isn’t it a ground for optimism rather than pessimism?” (Pages 114–115)

“They were very dry (v. 2), that is, they had been dead a long time. This was no recent disaster but the product of a long process of decay and death. And the valley was full of these bones—there were very many. It was a total disaster not merely touching one or two people, but the whole nation.” (Pages 110–111)

“‘Can these bones live?’ The purpose of the question was to ascertain the prophet’s reaction to the situation and to see whether he had faith in God.” (Page 113)

“Here, God is reminding us that he sees the true spiritual condition of the people and does not minimize it, yet still there is hope in the message that the prophet is to bring to them.” (Page 110)

Product Details

• Title: Opening Up Ezekiel’s Visions
• Author: Peter Jeffery
• Series: Opening Up Commentary
• Publisher: Day One
• Print Publication Date: 2004
• Logos Release Date: 2009
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible. O.T. Ezekiel › Commentaries
• ISBNs: 9781903087664, 190308766X
• Resource ID: LLS:OPENUP26EZE
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T02:03:59Z

About Peter Jeffery

Peter Jeffery served as a minister for many years in Wales and England before engaging in an itinerant ministry of evangelism and preaching which has taken him to many parts of the world. He has a passion for sharing the gospel in clear terms and with vivid illustrations. He is author of some forty books, many of which are intended for new believers and those who are not yet mature in the Christian faith.