By Michael C. Mack 1. Would you rather follow detailed instructions or wing it? Read Ezekiel 43:13-21. 2. What’s your first impression about this passage? 3. Why would this message from God have been exciting and hopeful to Ezekiel and God’s people? 4. “God is not a God of disorder but of peace. . […]
Where You Live — for November 2, 2014
By Michael C. Mack 1. Would you rather go to a home show or take an architecture tour? Why? Read Ezekiel 43:1-12. 2. What did Ezekiel see? What did he hear? 3. What did God call Ezekiel and the people to do? Why did God provide these specific conditions? 4. […]
God’s Glory Filled the Temple–The Uniform Lesson for November 2, 2014
By Sam E. Stone This month we consider “Visions of Grandeur,” looking primarily at Ezekiel’s prophecies. G. R. Beasley-Murray put our text in perspective: “Ezekiel was a priest as well as a prophet. It was his joyful task to balance the prophecies of the ruin of the temple, the departure of Jehovah, and the […]
The Lesson and Life — for November 2, 2014
By John H. Corbin During each summer Olympic Games, the marathon race is the last event. The marathon run is a grueling race which takes the contestants through the heat of city streets, up and down the hills of the countryside, and then back to the Olympic Stadium. The marathon traditionally ends with the […]
Are You a Lion Tamer?–1 Peter 5:8
By David Faust The radio broadcaster Paul Harvey created a popular essay called “If I Were the Devil.” You can find the full text of his comments online, along with modified and expanded versions of his original wording. Harvey said, “If I were the devil . . . I would whisper to you as […]
