Read the whole Bible in one year

Week 44, November 5, 2011:  “Visions”


This week's Reading:  Oct. 29 to Nov. 4

Old Testament:  Lamentations 1:1 to Ezekiel 11:25
New Testament:  Philemon 1:1 to Hebrews 6:20
Psalms:  Psalm 101:1 to 105:36
Proverbs:  Proverbs 26:20 to 27:2

Ezekiel had “visions of God.”  Were these just dreams?  Was there anything unusual about these visions?

Ezekiel 1:1-3 (RSV)

[1] In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the exiles by the river Chebar, the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.
[2] On the fifth day of the month (it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoi'achin),
[3] the word of the LORD came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chalde'ans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was upon him there. 

Is Jesus a High Priest?

Hebrews 4:14 (RSV)

[14] Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 


Why were the Hebrew Christians referred to as infants?

Hebrews 5:12-13 (RSV)

[12] For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need some one to teach you again the first principles of God's word. You need milk, not solid food;
[13] for every one who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a child. 


[Beginning in January 2012:  The Mens Breakfast group, will work toward becoming more like Christ, through study of this classic book by Thomas à Kempis.]