24 illustrations referencing Ezekiel
Ezekiel Ezekiel, a priest and prophet, was born around 623 BC. He was probably raised in Jerusalem, and he was married (24:16-18). He went into exile in Babylon with Jehoiachin in 597 BC, where he li
Ezekiel Ezekiel, a priest and prophet, was born around 623 BC. He was probably raised in Jerusalem, and he was married (24:16-18). He went into exile in Babylon with Jehoiachin in 597 BC, where he li
In 1854, Florence Nightingale arrived at the British military hospital in Scutari, Turkey, and found a nightmare. Wounded soldiers lay on filthy floors, neglected by...
In 2003, Seoul, South Korea, made a decision that baffled the world. Mayor Lee Myung-bak ordered the demolition of a six-lane elevated highway to uncover...
In December 1938, twenty-nine-year-old London stockbroker Nicholas Winton canceled his ski holiday and traveled to Prague. Jewish families were desperate, their children in grave danger...
In the autumn of 1904, a twenty-six-year-old Welsh coal miner named Evan Roberts asked his pastor if he could address the young people after a...
In August 1727, a small community of religious refugees gathered in the German village of Herrnhut on Count Nikolaus von Zinzendorf's estate. They were fractured,...
In 2011, researchers from Ben Gurion University discovered something remarkable along the shores of the Dead Sea. Fresh water springs were bubbling up from beneath...
At a middle school outside Memphis, the cafeteria had an unspoken hierarchy. The athletes and popular kids pushed to the front, loaded their trays with...
In 2010, a border collie named Keno worked with Montana Search and Rescue, covering terrain no human team could manage alone. When a twelve-year-old boy...
In 1793, a Northamptonshire cobbler named William Carey stepped off a ship in Calcutta with little more than a printing press and a stubborn conviction...
In August 1916, Ernest Shackleton stood at the bow of a Chilean tugboat, scanning the frozen shore of Elephant Island through binoculars. Four months earlier,...
In Utah's west desert, miles from anything green, there is a place called Fish Springs. The land surrounding it is cracked alkali — white, barren,...
In 2001, permaculture designer Geoff Lawton stood on a barren, salt-crusted plot in the Jordan Valley, just miles from the Dead Sea. The soil was...
In February 2019, a polar vortex dropped temperatures across the Texas Panhandle to twenty below zero. Cattle rancher Jake Herrmann of Amarillo woke at 3...
In August 1727, a small community of religious refugees gathered in the village of Herrnhut, nestled in the hills of Saxony. Count Nikolaus von Zinzendorf...
In 1514, a Spanish priest named Bartolomé de las Casas stood in his church on the island of Hispaniola and read the words of Ecclesiasticus:...
In February 2019, a polar vortex drove temperatures across the Midwest to forty below zero. Most ranchers in western Nebraska hunkered down and waited it...
In Mystic River, three childhood friends are bound together by a kidnapping that scarred them all. Dave, the victim, grows up haunted, his heart never fully clean. Jimmy and Sean grow up differently d
The sermon illustration emphasizes the profound meaning behind Psalm 23, highlighting God's active and protective care as the shepherd. It illustrates the shift from a general acknowledgment of God's presence to a personal relationship in times of suffering, ultimately pointing to Christ as the fulfillment of the shepherd role through His sacrificial love.
The sermon illustration emphasizes the profound meaning of Psalm 23, highlighting God's active and protective care as a shepherd. It illustrates the transition from a general acknowledgment of God's sovereignty to a personal assurance of His presence in times of suffering. Ultimately, it connects the imagery of the shepherd to Christ, who embodies perfect protection and sacrificial love for His followers.
In the vibrant hills of Colombia, where the colors of life seem to dance in rhythm with the wind, the Madrigal family resides in a magical home that reflects their gifts. Yet, amidst this wonder, a shadow looms — the...
"David prayed under the old covenant for what the new covenant provides: new hearts. Ezekiel promised it; Jeremiah foretold it; Christ accomplished it. In this dispensation of grace, the Spirit writes
"David wrote this Psalm looking forward to the Messiah-Shepherd. Israel awaits the fulfillment when Messiah reigns and literally shepherds His people. But in this church age, we too have the Good Shep