🪨 Ezekiel 35

Ezekiel 35 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Moreover 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, “I will fill its mountains with its slain. The slain with the sword will fall in your hills and in your valleys and in all your watercourses.” Ezekiel 35 opens with these words: “Moreover Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,” The line to keep is Ezekiel 35:3: “and tell it, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Behold, I am against you, Mount Seir, and I will stretch out my hand against you. I will make you a desolation and…” Carry the word “tell” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is Ezekiel 35:3: “and tell it, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Behold, I am against you, Mount Seir, and I will stretch out my hand against you. I will make you a desolation and an astonishment.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in Ezekiel 35? Then try this: Read “and tell it, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Behold, I am against you, Mount Seir, and I will stretch out my…” 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.