Stagione 1
The Phoenicians are described in the most horrible way in the Bible, and the ancient Roman historians agreed. The discovery of a "baby cemetery" at Carthage seems to give evidence that agrees with both the Bible and the Romans. But what was so horrible about Tyre and the Phoenicians? And is this why God proclaimed such judgements against them?
Tyre was to have it's walls pulled down, and become a palce for the spreading of nets. How exactly was a city on the mainland, going to become a place where fishing would happen. In this video we explore the amazing fulfilment of a prophecy that occured when Alexander the Great threw the mainland city into the sea to build a land bridge.
Ezekiel brings four short prophecies against four nearby countries all of which have the same concluding idea - that they would know that He is God. One of the nations, Ammon, looked at what happened to God's people and was delighted - they were so happy that Jerusalem was destroyed, but that terrible attitude brought them down too. In this video we talk about the gods of the nations, and how these nations would know that the Lord was God through the judgement of what happened.
The Lord tells Ezekiel that when his wife dies, he is not allowed to mourn or show any signs of sadness.... and that night she dies. Why did the Lord say that to Him? Anyone want to swap places with Ezekiel?
Oholah and Oholibah were two sisters who did the most lewd, rude, adulterous and unfaithful things, and the Bible describes their practices in .... well, language you don't want your children reading about. This is "that chapter."
In this video we explore the city of blood, Jerusalem. Or at least in the mind of God it was a city of blood. Why exactly was that the case, and what could the Lord has been so upset about?
A sword! A sword! It is sharpened, and also polished. The sword is sharp, and clean…. Ready to be used. It is sharpened that it may make a slaughter. It is polished that it may be as lightning. Should we then make mirth? The rod of my son condemns every tree. In this chapter Ezekiel gives us a song, the song of the sword. A terrible song about the judgement coming on Jerusalem.
Ezekiel is approached by leaders of God's people wanting to inquire of the Lord, but the Lord refuses to be inquired of. In his mind, their behaviour is despicable. In this video you will learn why God would refuse to talk to people that seemed to be interested in Him.
Judah was a majestic lion, and she had several cubs. The first was taken away in hooks and chains to Egypt, but then the next cub was taken away in chains to Babylon. Ezekiel sang a kinah - a special type of funeral song - for these poor cubs, and the end of Judah. Join us as we explore what this is all about.
‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge’? That parable is the basis for a word from the Lord to Ezekiel about how the moral choices of parents affect their children.