Today is the 17th day of November. Welcome to the Daily Audio Bible.

I am Brian. It is great to be here with you today as we gather around the global campfire

and move forward together. And moving forward will lead us back into the book of Ezekiel

in the Old Testament. And then we completed Hebrews yesterday in the New Testament, which

brings us to some brand new territory. A book of James. And we'll talk about James when

we get there, but first. Ezekiel, chapter 35, and 36.

The word of the Lord came to me. Son of man, set your face against Mount Seer. Prophecy

I against it and say, This is what the sovereign Lord says. I am against you, Mount Seer, and

I will stretch out my hand against you and make you a desolate waste. I will turn your

towns into ruins and you will be desolate. Then you will know that I am the Lord. Because

you harbored an ancient hostility and delivered the Israelites over to the sword at the time

of their calamity, the time their punishment reached its climax. Therefore, as shortly

as I live declares the sovereign Lord, I will give you over to bloodshed and it will pursue

you. Since you did not hate bloodshed, bloodshed will pursue you. I will make Mount

Seer a desolate waste and cut off from it all who come and go. I will fill your mountains

with the slain. Those killed by the sword will fall on your hills and in your valleys

and in all your ravines. I will make you desolate forever. Your towns will not be inhabited

and you will know that I am the Lord. Because you have said, These two nations and countries

will be ours and we will take possession of them. Even though I the Lord was there,

therefore as shortly as I live declares the sovereign Lord, I will treat you in accordance

with the anger and jealousy you showed in your hatred of them. And I will make myself

known among them when I judge you. Then you will know that I the Lord effort all the

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