Today is the 9th day of November. Welcome to the Daily Audio Bible.

I am Brian. It's great to be here with you today.

And for that matter every day as we continue to take these

steps forward through the scriptures and right now we're working our way through the

book of Ezekiel and in the new

testament the book of Hebrews and we've been talking about that along the way

today reading from the new living translation Ezekiel 1 through 49.

On August 14th, during the seventh year of King Jehoekin's captivity, some of the leaders of Israel

came to request a message from the Lord.

They sat down in front of me to wait for his reply. Then this

message came to me from the Lord. Son of man, tell the leaders of Israel, this is what the sovereign Lord says. How dare

you come to ask me for a message? As surely as I live, says the sovereign Lord, I will tell you nothing.

Son of man, bring charges against them that condemn them.

Make them realize how detestable the sins of their ancestors really were.

Give them this message from the sovereign Lord.

When I chose Israel, when I revealed myself to the descendants of Jacob in Egypt,

I took a solemn oath that I, the Lord, would be their God.

I took a solemn oath that day that I would bring them out of Egypt to a land I had discovered and explored for them.

A good land, a land flowing with milk and honey, the best of all lands anywhere. Then I said to them, each of you get rid of the vile

images you are so obsessed with. Do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt, for I am the Lord your God. But they rebelled

against me and would not listen. They did not get rid of the vile images they were obsessed with or forsake

the idols of Egypt. Then I threatened to pour out my fury on them to satisfy my anger while they were still in Egypt.

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