💧 Ezekiel 26

Ezekiel 26 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “In the eleventh year, in the first of the month, Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.

Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “He will tread down all your streets with the hoofs of his horses. He will kill your people with the sword. The pillars of your strength will go down to the ground.” Ezekiel 26 opens with these words: “In the eleventh year, in the first of the month, Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,” The line to keep is Ezekiel 26:3: “therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh, ‘Behold, I am against you, Tyre, and will cause many nations to come up against you, as the sea causes its waves to come…” Carry the word “thus” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is Ezekiel 26:3: “therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh, ‘Behold, I am against you, Tyre, and will cause many nations to come up against you, as the sea causes its waves to come up.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in Ezekiel 26? Then try this: Read “therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh, ‘Behold, I am against you, Tyre, and will cause many nations to come up…” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.