Sun 5/21 · Ezek 20 · Matt 20
1) They were worshipping the idols of Egypt (v.7-8). 2) They profaned the Sabbath (v.13).
Daily devotionals
Pastor Elmer Inafuku’s reflections on each day’s Bible reading.
2026 Bible reading plan
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Sat 5/20 · Ezek 19 · Matt 19
We see the tragic ending of the last kings (lion cubs) of Judah in chapter 19. They ended tragically because of their sins. One example is the 1st cub in…
Fri 5/19 · Ezek 18 · Matt 18
A popular proverb in Ezekiel’s day is found in v.2. It means: The father does something bad, and the children receive the punishment. Through it, the Jews expressed their feelings…
Thu 5/18 · Ezek 17 · Matt 17
1) Babylon (1st eagle) defeating Judah, taking some captives to Babylon (v.12), and allowing some to live in Judah (v.13). 2) Judah (vine) asking for aid from Egypt (2nd eagle)…
Wed 5/17 · Ezek 16 · Matt 16
Despite their many terrible sins, in the end God promised he would restore his covenant with Judah (v.60)! God will restore Israel a total of 3 times in history: 1)…
Tue 5/16 · Ezek 15 · Matt 15
This chapter contains the same message as Matt 5:13 about salt that loses its taste and is thrown out. A vine is for producing grapes and wine, but if it…
Mon 5/15 · Ezek 14 · Matt 14
V.12-23 tells us that even righteous men like Noah, Daniel and Job would not be able to stop God’s judgment upon a land that has acted faithlessly (v.13). So in…
Sun 5/14 · Ezek 13 · Matt 13
Just as Jeremiah prophesied against Judah’s false prophets, Ezekiel is also trying to stop the false prophets. They were saying Jerusalem will have peace, when there would be no peace…
Sat 5/13 · Ezek 12 · Matt 12
God wanted Ezekiel to go to exile in the daylight in 597 BC as a sign to Judah of what would happen to them in 586 BC. This had a…
Fri 5/12 · Ezek 11 · Matt 11
The 25 princes of Ezek 11:1 were like the false prophets in Jeremiah! They didn’t believe Jeremiah’s and Ezekiel’s prophecies and believed they were safe from Babylon. Scholars believe what…
Thu 5/11 · Ezek 10 · Matt 10
When we compare the 4 cherubim here with those in chapter 1, we find one face is different. Here one of the faces is a cherub’s (v.14), but in chapter…
Wed 5/10 · Ezek 9 · Matt 9
People who grieved over the sins of Judah had a mark put on their foreheads by the Lord (v.4). Their lives were spared from the severe punishment that those whose…
Tue 5/9 · Ezek 8 · Matt 8
When we see what kinds of idolatrous sins Judah was doing, even inside the Temple, we begin to understand why God allowed Babylon to destroy them and take them captive.…
Mon 5/8 · Ezek 7 · Matt 7
1) a. End (v.2), b. Disaster (v.5), c. Doom (v.7), d. Wrath (v.8). 2) a. I will judge you according to your conduct and repay you for all your detestable…
Sun 5/7 · Ezek 6 · Matt 6
What I found noteworthy was that the altars Judah used in their idolatry would be smashed, and the Jews would be killed before their idols (v.5). Thus they were shown…
Sat 5/6 · Ezek 5 · Matt 5
Ezekiel gives a dreadful prophecy in this chapter. He says parents will eat their children and vice-versa (v.10). Furthermore, he says 1/3 of the people will die by plague or…
Fri 5/5 · Ezek 4 · Matt 4
1) 390 days, which symbolized 390 years of “bearing Israel’s punishment,” which I interpret to mean “bearing Israel’s sins until their punishment is released.” 2) 40 days, which symbolized 40…
Thu 5/4 · Ezek 3 · Matt 3
1) Before we can declare God’s Word to others, we must eat, digest, understand and experience it ourselves. 2) So Ezekiel would not be afraid or dismayed at Israel’s resistance…
Wed 5/3 · Ezek 2 · Matt 2
I will post my devotions and comments of your devotions later on. First, I want to post Wed, 5/3's devotional assignment. Ezek 2: This chapter shows God’s calling upon Ezekiel.…
Tue 5/2 · Ezek 1 · Matt 1
The 4 living creatures (v.5) with 4 faces and 4 wings (v.6) represent the glory of the Lord (v.28)! There have been myriads of interpretations as to what they symbolize.…