Date: Oct. 17, 2018
Ezekiel 17:1-24
Key Verse: Ezekiel 17:24
1. A great eagle (1-15)
There are two eagles in this allegory. The first great eagle was Babylon, who conquered Jerusalem and took many people into exile. The uprooted and replanted people flourished. The Babylonians appointed Zedekiah king in Jerusalem. But he "stretched out his branches to Egypt for help," rebelling against Babylon. As a result, he lost everything.
2. I will repay him for breaking my covenant (16-24)
It is the Sovereign Lord who controls history. Zedekiah did not suffer in exile just because he broke his covenant with the king of Babylon; it was because he broke his covenant with God. God would plant another shoot from David's family--a faithful man. It would grow into a great tree. This promise looks forward to the Messiah. God is faithful to keep his covenant. In him the dry tree flourishes in abundant life.
Prayer: Prayer: Lord, help me to trust in your unfailing promises and have life.
One Word: God keeps his promises
Psalm 30:1-12
Key Verse: 30:4-5
Sing praises to the LORD, O you his saints,
and give thanks to his holy name.
For his anger is but for a moment,
and his favor is for a lifetime.
Weeping may tarry for the night,
but joy comes with the morning.
