Daily GNT Bible Reading Podcast

DANIEL 2: In the first chapter of Daniel, we heard how Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah were faithful to God in not wanting to be defiled by the king's food, and later they were found better than their companions and chosen for service to King Nebuchadnezzar. ISAIAH 23: Yesterday we heard two dramatic messages. One was about the failure of Jerusalem to appropriately respond to God's impendin...

DANIEL 1: Yesterday in Ezekiel, the land was divided in horizontal bands across the entire width of Israel. We will see the 12 gates of the New Jerusalem again in Revelation. We start the little but immensely important book of Daniel today. Daniel wrote this sometime between 540 and 530 BC. As Daniel will relate, he was an exile to Babylon starting from 606 BC. For comparison, Ezekiel tells us tha...

EZEKIEL 48: In the chapters from Ezekiel yesterday, we heard more rules for the prince's worship and about temple kitchens and a beginning part about the division of the land. Very fascinating in that is the part about the river that comes out from the east side of the temple, including trees that are for healing, bearing fruit every month. We will soon hear about this river and the trees of life...

EZEKIEL 46-47: Yesterday we heard regulations for the priests and Levites, about foreigners, and about the prince of Israel. Also there was the fascinating detail about the eastern gate, which must remain shut. ISAIAH 20: Yesterday we heard the prophecy against Egypt, but again it ends with a note of hope for Egypt. 2 CORINTHIANS 1: Yesterday we finished the book of Hebrews. I would encourage anyo...

EZEKIEL 44-45: In the vision of the ideal temple yesterday, we heard of the buildings of rooms for the priests and offerings, the altar, the glory of God coming to this temple, and the reason for this vision. ISAIAH 19: Yesterday in Isaiah we heard the prophecy about the defeat of the Ethiopians, and at the end of that message, there was a note of hope for that nation. HEBREWS 13: Yesterday (and e...

EZEKIEL 42-43: In yesterday's tour of the ideal temple we viewed the sanctuary and Most Holy Place. ISAIAH 18: Yesterday we heard of Damascus and Syria and Israel. HEBREWS 12: After recounting the more victorious heroes of faithful believing, the author spoke about all those unnamed people who victoriously suffered because of fully believing. The Faith Chapter ends with this: Heb. 11:39 NLT All th...

EZEKIEL 41: Yesterday we started Ezekiel's account of his long vision about the future and ideal temple of God, and this is another vision that is referred to in the book of Revelation. The reason for this vision is given in chapter 43: Ez. 43:10 NLT "Son of man, describe to the people of Israel the Temple I have shown you, so they will be ashamed of all their sins. Let them study its plan, 11 and...

EZEKIEL 40: In chapter 38-39 we heard of the kingdoms of Gog and Magog, which point to future kingdoms in the north. Like Ezekiel's prophecies against the kings of Tyre and Babylon, Gog and Magog also refer to spiritual entities beyond this world, and we will hear of them again in Revelation chapter 20. And today we begin hearing of something else that appears in Revelation. ISAIAH 16: Today's cha...

EZEKIEL 38-39: Yesterday we heard the famous 'dry bones' chapter of Ezekiel. Again the prophecy is that David will rule over the nation of Israel, which is like a nation of bones brought back to life. The references to David of course point to his heir, Christ. Starting in this chapter we hear of the kingdoms of Gog and Magog. These names point to future kingdoms in the north (in Turkey or farther...

EZEKIEL 36-37: In chapter 34, we heard the passage that many Jews would have thought of when they heard Jesus say, "I am the good shepherd. I give my life for the sheep." In Ezekiel 34, God promised to take away corrupt shepherds, saying that He would replace them with only one shepherd— namely David's descendant who will shepherd of the flock of God forever. ISAIAH 14: Like we heard in Ezekiel an...

EZEKIEL 34-35: In Ezekiel yesterday, we heard of how Pharaoh was to be mocked in the world of the dead. Then we heard of God's justice, which he showed by the illustration of Ezekiel as a watchman for a city. ISAIAH 13: Yesterday's reading in Isaiah was a psalm of praise including these poetic lines: Is. 12:2 NLT The LORD GOD is my strength and my song; he has given me victory." 3 With joy you wil...

EZEKIEL 32-33: Again, as seen in the messages to Tyre and to Egypt, God was not just speaking to one king or about one kingdom, but was also speaking against the kingdom/city of Man or the world system under the rulership of Satan. ISAIAH 12: In yesterday's reading we again heard of the righteous Branch, a shoot growing from David's root. And we heard these famous words which I give here from the...

EZEKIEL 30-31: As the Lord was pronouncing doom upon the Prince of Tyre in Ezekiel 28, did you notice how the language shifted to talking about things that the human prince could not have done. The spirit-world ruler behind the prince of Tyre is really in mind— that is, Satan. The tirade against the King of Egypt could also be similarly interpreted. ISAIAH 11: Isaiah recorded in yesterday's portio...

EZEKIEL 28-29: So why were there two whole chapters against the city-state of Tyre in yesterday's reading, plus one more today?! I think we see the answer in Revelation. Tyre is very like the picture of Babylon (which in that book is a picture of Rome). All the way through the Bible— starting with the Tower of Babel, we see a contrast between the 'city of man' and the 'city of God'. The world powe...

EZEKIEL 26-27: Yesterday we heard a second word picture of Jerusalem as a cooking pot. This was not good news. Then Ezekiel received word that his treasure— his wife, would die. And he was commanded not to mourn as a sign of what the people would do when they heard about the slaughter in Jerusalem. Then there were messages of punishment for the nations of Ammon, Moab, Edom, and Philistia. ISAIAH 9...

EZEKIEL 24-25: Yesterday in Ezekiel we heard the shockingly graphic story of the two adulterous sisters, which were really the cities of Samaria and Jerusalem. ISAIAH 8: In yesterday's reading, Isaiah was sent to Ahaz, and the message to the king contains a prophecy that probably had two fulfillments— one in King Ahaz' time and another at Jesus' birth: "The virgin will conceive a child! She will g...

EZEKIEL 23: In yesterday's reading, we heard the Lord promise that he would refine Israel as purifying silver in a crucible. And then we heard the famous and poignant words: Ez. 23:30 GNT I looked for someone who could build a wall, who could stand in the places where the walls have crumbled and defend the land when my anger is about to destroy it, but I could find no one. //NLT "I looked for some...

EZEKIEL 22: Yesterday we heard of the sword of the Lord, which was to come to Jerusalem, actually in the form of the army of the king of Babylon. And there would be punishment also for the Ammonites. ISAIAH 6: In yesterday's reading, we heard one of the famous chapters that relate to Israel as the Lord's vine. This would have been in the minds of those who listened to Jesus when he gave his teachi...

EZEKIEL 21: Yesterday we saw that the Lord was quite offended when unrighteous leaders of Israel came to ask for a message from the Lord! And Ezekiel begged to not have to give a highly figurative message because the people complained that he was always speaking in riddles. ISAIAH 5: Yesterday there was a temporary break in the clouds in Isaiah, and we heard the first hint about the Righteous Bran...

EZEKIEL 20: In yesterday's reading in Ezekiel, the Lord refuted the saying that the Israelite's were using, "The parents have eaten sour grapes, but their children's mouths pucker at the taste." And then Ezekiel conveyed two poems about the kings of Judah, spoken of symbolically as two lion cubs and like a vine. ISAIAH 3:24—4: Isaiah, like Ezekiel, also spoke of Israel like a vine, and in yesterda...

EZEKIEL 18-19: Yesterday in Ezekiel we read the riddle of the two eagles, portraying Israel's king breaking his sworn covenant with Babylon. There is a lesson here for us. Normally Babylon would be considered the enemy, and getting free from the enemy would be considered a good thing. But NOT SO if the country has made a promise of loyalty sealed by a vow taken in God's name! Faithfulness to oaths...

Lesson 6 THEME: Buckle up the belt of truth by believing you are ACCEPTED, SECURE, AND SIGNIFICANT . According to Dr. Neil T. Anderson, nearly all Christians struggle to overcome Satan's lies in at least one of these three areas: 1) I'm not accepted. No one wants me. God certainly couldn't want someone like me. Even though I confess sins, I never feel that I am fully forgiven. 2) I'm not secure. I...

EZEKIEL 17: Yesterday's chapter graphically portrayed how God considers idolatry like the adultery of a faithless wife. Jerusalem (as Judah's capital) was compared— in a very unflattering way, to her two sister cities, Samaria and Sodom. ISAIAH 2: In the first chapter of Isaiah, we heard the Lord compare Israel to Sodom and Gomorrah. And we heard how the Lord hates false religious rituals, includi...

EZEKIEL 16: This book should make modern day 'prophets' reconsider what they do in the Lord's name. In this book we have heard again and again that the Lord will punish those who prophesy falsely. And in the part about the wood of a vine being useless in yesterday's reading, there is only one useful thing a grape vine does, and this is bear grapes. And God was saying that since Israel did not bear...

EZEKIEL 14-15: The title that the Lord calls Ezekiel is 'son of man', which the Lord is using in the normal sense, meaning 'ordinary human'. The title for Jesus— 'Son of Man', is a special usage. For that, check out Daniel 7. Note in yesterday's reading when Ezekiel acted out how King Zedekiah would go into exile, Ezekiel covered his eyes. It was revealed to Ezekiel that Zedekiah would go to Babyl...