Week 843 · Old Testament · about 2 minutes · 301 words
🌙 Ezekiel 5
Ezekiel 5 opens with these words: ““You, son of man, take a sharp sword. You shall take it as a barber’s razor to yourself, and shall cause it to pass over your head and…” The line to keep is Ezekiel 5:5: ““Thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘This is Jerusalem. I have set her in the middle of the nations, and countries are around her.” Carry the word “thus” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Ezekiel 5 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, ““You, son of man, take a sharp sword. You shall take it as a barber’s razor to yourself, and shall cause it to pass over your head and over your beard. Then take balances to weigh and divide the hair.” 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 do in you that which I have not done, and which I will not do anything like it any more, because of all your abominations.” Ezekiel 5 opens with these words: ““You, son of man, take a sharp sword. You shall take it as a barber’s razor to yourself, and shall cause it to pass over your head and…” The line to keep is Ezekiel 5:5: ““Thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘This is Jerusalem. I have set her in the middle of the nations, and countries are around her.” Carry the word “thus” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Ezekiel 5:5: ““Thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘This is Jerusalem. I have set her in the middle of the nations, and countries are around her.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Ezekiel 5? Then try this: Read ““Thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘This is Jerusalem. I have set her in the middle of the nations, and countries…” 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.
““Thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘This is Jerusalem. I have set her in the middle of the nations, and countries are around her.”
Ezekiel 5:5 · Ezekiel 5
Say it
Practice Ezekiel 5:5
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
“ThustheLordYahweh:‘ThisisIhavesetherintheofthenations,andcountriesarearoundher.
Talk about it
- What happens first in Ezekiel 5?
- Read ““Thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘This is Jerusalem. I have set her in the middle of the nations, and countries…” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from Ezekiel 5 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for Ezekiel 5. Help us remember Ezekiel 5:5 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If Ezekiel 5 is long, read Ezekiel 5:5 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 843 · the whole night
🌙 Ezekiel 5
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