Daily DEVOTIONAL

Ezekiel 48: The Lord Is There

November 19, 2024

Ezekiel 48,  Job 17,  John 12:12-19,  1 John 5:6-12   Ezekiel 48:   The land is now divided up between the different tribes, much of which we had heard before in chapter 45. There is also a plan given for the city itself, and its new name. All this is written to encourage the exiles and assure…

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