Ezekiel // Pastor Gene Pensiero
68 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsVerse by verse studies through books of the Bible. In this series titled Hard To Heart we learn about the work God does in the lives of His people as well as the fate of our world, particularly Israel, in the future.
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Ezekiel 48:1-35 – Shammah Wow!
May 30, 2019 18:58 - 28 minutes - 9.64 MBEzekiel ends his remarkable prophecy by letting us know that in the future Millennial Kingdom, Jerusalem will have a new name. Weʼll see it in the very last verse of the book – Jehovah-Shammah. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Ezekiel 47:1-23 – Water Lording
May 30, 2019 18:57 - 30 minutes - 10.4 MBOne special characteristic of the Feast of Tabernacles was the pouring of a vessel of water into a basin that was located at the base of the altar. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Ezekiel 46:1-24 – Sur La Temple
May 30, 2019 18:57 - 33 minutes - 11.6 MBFeasts are featured in this chapter. In fact, it closes with a look at the kitchens the levites will use in their preparations for the various feasts. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Ezekiel 45:1-25 – This Land Is Your Land
May 30, 2019 18:56 - 41 minutes - 14.3 MBIn the future Millennial Kingdom Jesus will again distribute the land by lot only without the drama. That distribution begins here in chapter 45. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Ezekiel 44:1-31 – In My House, Where My Priests Serve, Where My Children Pray
May 30, 2019 18:55 - 35 minutes - 12.4 MBWe begin to get the order of service in the future Millennial Temple. The very fact that there is an order of service and that the believers have certain assignments is itself instructive. You see, whenever we get together, there is to be some order in our serving the Lord and serving one another. (Pastor […]
Ezekiel 43:6-27 – The Word Bible Isn’t In The Bible
May 30, 2019 18:54 - 29 minutes - 10.3 MBSooner or later someone is going to tell you that the word “Trinity” is not found in the Bible. Thatʼs correct. A lot of words arenʼt found in the Bible. For example, the word “bible” is not found in the Bible, but we use it anyway to describe the Bible. Next time someone tells you […]
Ezekiel 43:1-5 & 44:1-3 – Get Up And Write Like A Man
May 30, 2019 18:53 - 30 minutes - 10.5 MBEzekiel is going to fall down at the glory of God only to be lifted up by the Holy Spirit so he doesnʼt miss recording anything. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Ezekiel 42:1-20 – The Cohen Brothers’ Millennial Temple
May 30, 2019 18:52 - 30 minutes - 10.5 MBOur text looks past the Tribulation Temple to the Millennial Temple. Priests will serve in it as well. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Ezekiel 41:1-26 – Disregarders Of The Lost Ark
May 30, 2019 18:52 - 27 minutes - 9.43 MBEzekiel had missed an opportunity. At the start of our studies we noted that although Ezekiel was a priest, he was exiled to Babylon before he was of age to actually serve in the Temple at Jerusalem. To say it was a disappointment would be an understatement. But now, as his visions are concluding and […]
Ezekiel 40:6-49 – Measuring With The Ruler
May 30, 2019 18:50 - 32 minutes - 11.3 MBA man with a measuring rod in his hand takes Ezekiel on a tour of the future Millennial Temple. Itʼs none other than the Lord Himself. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Ezekiel 40:1-5 – A Tour De Future
May 30, 2019 18:50 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBEveryone who reads the last nine chapters of Ezekiel asks and therefore must answer this question: Will there be animal sacrifices in the Temple during the future Millennial Kingdom on the earth? (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Ezekiel 39:1-29 – Mountain Doom
May 30, 2019 18:49 - 32 minutes - 11.2 MBEzekiel thirty-nine goes deeper into certain details of chapter thirty-eight. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Ezekiel 38:14-23 – Quake Boss
May 30, 2019 18:48 - 25 minutes - 8.59 MBReading about what is going to happen to the armies of Gog when they invade from the north reminded me of the futility of Das Boot. Before ever getting near Israel there is a mighty earthquake. Itʼs so disorienting that the soldiers turn upon one another and kill one another. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Ezekiel 38:1-13 – Captain Hooked
May 30, 2019 18:47 - 28 minutes - 9.81 MBItʼs going to be God versus Gog. Ezekiel was told to “prophesy against him,” against Gog, the captain of these would be conquerers. We might call him ʻCaptain Hooked,ʼ because God says He will “put hooks into [his] jaws, and lead [him] out. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Ezekiel 38.1-8 – Be In The Fight Place At The Right Time
May 30, 2019 18:47 - 32 minutes - 11.3 MBProphecy expert Mark Hitchcock says, “By far, the most controversial issue in Ezekiel 38-39 is the timing of the invasion. The specific time of the invasion in Ezekiel 38 is difficult to determine.” I should explain that we believe that this prophecy is literal and historical. In other words, it describes a real military campaign […]
Ezekiel 38:1-6 – Who Are Those Guys?
May 30, 2019 18:45 - 27 minutes - 9.5 MBWeʼve come to the most quoted passage, the most referenced passage, in the Book of Ezekiel. Chapters thirty-eight and thirty-nine tell of a coming northern confederacy of nations around the Black and Caspian seas who with Persia and North Africa will invade the promised land after Israelʼs restoration to it in the last days. (Pastor […]
Ezekiel 37:1-28 – Dem’ Bones
May 30, 2019 18:44 - 25 minutes - 8.72 MBEzekiel was an extraordinary illustrator of Bible truth. He was a walking Keynote presentation. His visions and his acted-out dramas brought Godʼs prophecies to life for the exiles in Babylon. We encounter two more of those in chapter thirty-seven. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Ezekiel 36:16-38 – The Comeback King’s Kids
May 30, 2019 18:43 - 26 minutes - 9.01 MBOur text in Ezekiel is about the return of the Jews to their land. It is a prophecy coming true before our very eyes. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Ezekiel 36:1-15 – Brought Back To The Mountain
May 30, 2019 18:42 - 28 minutes - 9.95 MBThe last fifty years has seen the desert of Israel blossom into a world leader in agriculture. It is exactly what you would expect from reading Bible prophecy regarding the last days. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Ezekiel 35:1-15 – Where Have All The Edomites Gone?
May 30, 2019 18:41 - 24 minutes - 8.29 MBHigh on the list of historic anti-semites are the descendants of Jacobʼs brother, Esau. They are the Edomites and are associated with Mount Seir. Their judgment is described in chapter thirty-five. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Ezekiel 34:1-31 – Sheepwrecked
May 30, 2019 18:39 - 31 minutes - 10.9 MBEzekiel thirty-four is all about shepherding. The Lord will compare the leaders of Israel to false, cruel shepherds who put their own needs ahead of His people. Then God will introduce the true shepherd of Israel to be revealed in the last days. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Ezekiel 33:21-33:33 – Ezekiel The Entertainer
May 28, 2019 21:51 - 29 minutes - 10.3 MBEzekiel was privy to the fall of Jerusalem before the messenger arrived. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Ezekiel 33:1-20 – Someone To Watch Over Me
May 28, 2019 21:49 - 31 minutes - 11 MBIn chapter thirty-three we have a review of Ezekielʼs call as a watchman to Israel. He has been warning the people for some seven years. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Ezekiel 29-32 – Egypt In Denial
May 28, 2019 17:51 - 31 minutes - 10.7 MBWeʼre in a long section of Ezekiel that declares Godʼs judgment against seven nations. In chapters 29 through 32 we come to a long section in that long section that deals entirely with Egypt. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Ezekiel 28:20-26 – A Thorn In Your Sidon
May 28, 2019 17:51 - 23 minutes - 8.07 MBIn this short section Ezekiel pronounces a quick judgment upon the city of Sidon, then reminds us in the closing verses of the chapter that itʼs all about Israel. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Ezekiel 28:1-19 – Tyre Rant
May 28, 2019 17:50 - 29 minutes - 10 MBGod was addressing a man, the ruler of Tyre, the whole time. But in the later verses He was revealing the motivation behind the man. It was Satan. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Ezekiel 27:1-36 – Large Living Sinks Ships
May 28, 2019 17:47 - 26 minutes - 9.22 MBSudden wealth can be hard to handle. But so can not-so-sudden wealth. Truth is, material prosperity of any kind can ruin you if youʼre not careful. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Ezekiel 26:1-21 – Overinflated Tyre
May 28, 2019 17:44 - 34 minutes - 32 MBOur passage in Ezekiel is a great example of predictive prophecy coming true in actual human history. I want to look at it from that perspective – as a proof of the Bibleʼs inspiration. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Ezekiel 25:1-17 – National Measure
May 23, 2019 18:05 - 33 minutes - 11.6 MBIsrael is at the very heart of Godʼs plan for human history. They are Godʼs special people, His elect nation. How you treat them will determined how youʼre treated. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Ezekiel 24:1-27 – A Watched Pot Over Boils
May 23, 2019 18:03 - 35 minutes - 12 MBI wonder what they would have thought about Ezekielʼs demeanor. The prophetʼs wife is going to die suddenly. Ezekiel will go to work the next day. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Ezekiel 23:1-49 – Divine Secrets Of The Oho Sisterhood
May 23, 2019 18:02 - 31 minutes - 10.7 MBWeʼre going to meet two sisters, Oholah and Oholibah. They are not real women, but rather characters in a rather graphic parable. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Ezekiel 22:1-31 – There Will Be Blood
May 23, 2019 18:01 - 37 minutes - 12.8 MBSixth century Jerusalem had earned a nickname. It was given to her by God. You see it in verse two, “The Bloody City.” (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Ezekiel 21:18-32 – Ain’t It Divine
May 23, 2019 18:01 - 25 minutes - 8.9 MBIn our text tonight King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon practices divination to make an important decision. God will overrule the results to accomplish His divine providence. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Ezekiel 20:45-21:17 – Only You Can Endure Forest Fires
May 23, 2019 18:00 - 35 minutes - 12 MBIf your life was a song, right now, what song would it be? I only ask because our text tonight will end in a song, and itʼs a pretty sad one. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Ezekiel 20:33-44 – Election Dei
May 23, 2019 17:58 - 30 minutes - 10.4 MBIsrael as a nation was the object of Godʼs national election. It put them into a place of privilege and blessing. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Ezekiel 20:1-32 – Not On Seeking Terms
May 23, 2019 17:56 - 31 minutes - 10.8 MBThe leaders among the exiles in Babylon came to Ezekiel seeking to inquire from the Lord. Problem was, they were no longer on ʻseeking termsʼ with God. In verse three the Lord directed Ezekiel to say, “I will not be inquired of by you.” (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Ezekiel 19:1-14 – The Lion Kings
May 23, 2019 17:55 - 24 minutes - 8.42 MBA “lament” is some verbal expression of great grief or sorrow. It should not surprise us that God can be grieved by the actions of His people. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Ezekiel 18:1-32 – When Proverbs Go Sour
May 23, 2019 17:55 - 31 minutes - 10.9 MBIn our text weʼre going to encounter something like that only itʼs called a proverbial saying. Itʼs right at the beginning, in verse two. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Ezekiel 17:1-24 – The Eagles Have Landed
May 21, 2019 17:18 - 29 minutes - 10.3 MBThe eagle represents two ancient nations in our text, first Babylon, then Egypt. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Ezekiel 16:35-63 – Like Mother, Like Daughter
May 21, 2019 17:17 - 31 minutes - 11 MBThe first thirty-four verses of chapter sixteen described the Jews in Judah and especially Jerusalem as an adulterous wife to God and a harlot to the surrounding Gentile nations. Godʼs judgment upon her is the subject of the rest of the chapter. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Ezekiel 16:1-34 – The Lady Is A Tramp
May 21, 2019 17:16 - 23 minutes - 8.15 MBChapter sixteen is the longest chapter in Ezekiel. By itself it is longer than six of the Minor Prophets. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Ezekiel 15:1-8 – Another Vine Mess You’ve Gotten Us Into
May 21, 2019 17:15 - 34 minutes - 11.7 MBEzekiel, in chapter fifteen, is going to talk about Israel as Godʼs vine. Itʼs the first of three illustrations over the next three chapters that show Jerusalem and the Temple will not be spared from judgment. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Ezekiel 14:12-23 – Three Men And A Blight
May 21, 2019 17:14 - 39 minutes - 13.4 MBIt seems that the Jews of the sixth century held to a hero mentality. Daniel had been carried away into Babylon. By the time of our text he was twenty-five years old. Heʼd already distinguished himself as a righteous man. Though some of his greatest accomplishments were still ahead of him, he was a bona […]
Ezekiel 14:1-11 – Cheaters
May 21, 2019 17:13 - 31 minutes - 10.7 MBIn our text “some of the elders of Israel” came to Ezekiel to inquire of the Lord. It sounds good until you read that their hearts were not right with God. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Ezekiel 13:17-23 – Black Magic Women
May 21, 2019 17:12 - 35 minutes - 12.1 MBWe encounter a group of women who are false prophetesses. While Israel was plagued with false prophets who spoke openly and publicly, a network of false prophetesses was at work behind the scenes in private. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Ezekiel 13:1-16 – Don’t Get Plastered
May 21, 2019 17:11 - 33 minutes - 11.7 MBThe exiles in Babylon were encouraged they would soon be free to return to Israel. The people should have felt the foulness of their words. The false prophets and prophetesses spoke not a word against Israelʼs idolatry. It was foul of them to overlook sin, to ignore Godʼs moral law, and tell the people what […]
Ezekiel 12:17-28 – Waiting To Expunge
May 21, 2019 17:10 - 34 minutes - 11.8 MBEzekiel was quite the actor there on the banks of the river Chebar in Babylon. He had just finished a one-man, one-day engagement during which he dug a hole through the wall of his house and portrayed a man trying to escape for his life during a violent siege by an invading army. (Pastor Gene […]
Ezekiel 12:1-16 – Hole Hearted
May 21, 2019 17:09 - 35 minutes - 13.2 MBEzekiel was ministering to the exiles in Babylon. The Jews still held out false hope they would soon return to Jerusalem. Ezekiel was called upon to act-out another drama before them. He acted the part of an evacuee. It was to represent to them what would befall Zedekiah. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Ezekiel 11:14-25 – Babylon New Heart
May 21, 2019 17:08 - 33 minutes - 12.5 MBGod promised His people that He would one day “put a new spirit within them.” They would have “a heart of flesh.” Itʼs the new birth being promised. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Ezekiel 11:1-13 – Fire Burn And Cauldron Bubble
May 21, 2019 17:07 - 30 minutes - 11.4 MBWe’re going to see the princes of Jerusalem describe themselves as “meat” in a cooking “caldron.” It sounds bad, and it is – but they thought otherwise. How could they think being in the caldron was something good? (Pastor Gene Pensiero)