SCRIPTURE: Ezekiel 46 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: On the Sabbaths and New Moons the people of the land are to worship in the presence of the LORD at the entrance of that gateway. [Ezekiel 46:3] Today’s reading describes how God renews the old covenant arrangements of the temple and the sacrifice after the temple had been destroyed. In other words,…
follow the leader!
SCRIPTURE: Ezekiel 45 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: This is what the Sovereign LORD says: You have gone far enough, princes of Israel! Give up your violence and oppression and do what is just and right. Stop dispossessing my people, declares the Sovereign LORD. [Ezekiel 45:9] As Ezekiel describes the temple at the center of this city plan, and the land…
Grant Approved
[May 10, 2011] Crossroads belongs to a fellowship of churches called the Christian Reformed Church (CRC). As part of this organizational structure, we belong to a regional group of CRC churches (called ‘Classis’) that extends from Ajax to Kingston, and north to Lindsay and Peterborough. At it’s May 10 meeting, the Classis approved a request…
the duty of a priest
SCRIPTURE: Ezekiel 44 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: They are to teach my people the difference between the holy and the common and show them how to distinguish between the unclean and the clean. [Ezekiel 44:23] God is reissuing His calling on the priests, reminding them of their duty to show people the difference between holy and common, clean and unclean…
see His glory?
SCRIPTURE: Ezekiel 43 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of rushing waters, and the land was radiant with his glory… The glory of the LORD filled the temple. [Ezekiel 43:2,5] The temple was impressive architecture, but that is not where it’s true glory…
all things holy!
SCRIPTURE: Ezekiel 42 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: So he measured the area on all four sides. It had a wall around it, five hundred cubits long and five hundred cubits wide, to separate the holy from the common. [Ezekiel 42:20] To highlight the separation between a holy God and a sinful humanity, God set up the symbolism of holy places,…
my life’s purpose
SCRIPTURE: Ezekiel 41 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: And he measured the length of the inner sanctuary; it was twenty cubits, and its width was twenty cubits across the end of the main hall. He said to me, “This is the Most Holy Place.” [Ezekiel 41:4] The man said to me, “This is the table that is before the LORD.” [Ezekiel 41:22]…
beyond the symbols
SCRIPTURE: Ezekiel 40 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Then he measured the court: It was square—a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits wide. And the altar was in front of the temple. [Ezekiel 40:47] Oh no, more boring, detailed instructions about the temple… brings me back to when we read chapter after chapter on the building of the tabernacle (Exodus 25ff)….
everyone will one day know
SCRIPTURE: Ezekiel 39 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: I will make known my holy name among my people Israel. I will no longer let my holy name be profaned, and the nations will know that I the LORD am the Holy One in Israel. It is coming! It will surely take place, declares the Sovereign LORD. This is the day…
Improving Our Sound System
[May 4, 2011] Every Sunday our sound team sets up our audio equipment for our worship services. They have done an amazing job, especially lately as the equipment has started to show its age. We are working with the school to upgrade our equipment and theirs, each sharing the cost of the equipment we would…