Peter Barnes | Ezekiel 10
SERMON NOTES
THE GLORY DEPARTS FROM THE TEMPLE
Ezekiel 10; Revelation 2:1-7
– Moses’ desire for God’s presence and glory (Ex.33:14-20)
1. The glory of God appears in Christ.
– 10:1-2, 9-17; reminiscent of the vision in Ezekiel 1
– Isa. 6:1-2 refers to Christ …
Peter Barnes | Ezekiel 8
SERMON NOTES
ABOMINATIONS IN THE TEMPLE
Ezekiel 8; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12
– 14 months after Ezekiel 1:2; four abominations: the idol that provokes to jealousy (8:5-6); painted representations of creatures (8:10; probably Egyptian deities); mourning for Tammuz (8:14-15; a vegetation deity); and sun worship (8:16)…
Peter Barnes | Ezekiel 4:1-5:4
SERMON NOTES
SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS OF JUDGMENT
Ezekiel 4:1-5:4; 2 Kings 25:1-21
– see Matt.22:17-21 and Acts 21:10-11 for visual aids
1. Jerusalem will be besieged.
– 4:1-3 by God! (5:8, 11)
– look at Ezekiel 8 and we see why
2. Ezekiel bears the sin …
Peter Barnes | Ezekiel 3:16-27
SERMON NOTES
EZEKIEL AS WATCHMAN
Ezekiel 3:16-27; Acts 20:17-38
1. We are responsible to speak God’s Word.
– 3:16-17 – either Ezekiel is pondering these things or there is empathy with his people, as in Job 2:13
– watchman as in Jer.6:16-17
– responsibility to …
Peter Barnes | Ezekiel 2:9-3:15
SERMON NOTES
A MAN OF GOD’S WORD
Ezekiel 2:8-3:15; Jeremiah 15:10-21
– Calvin says that Ezekiel is more verbose than Isaiah or Jeremiah!
1. We must digest the whole Word of God.
– 2:8-3:3; this sustained Jeremiah (Jer.15:16; 20:9)
– there is sweetness (3:3) and …
Peter Barnes | Ezekiel 2:1-7
SERMON NOTES
THE COMMISSIONING OF EZEKIEL
Ezekiel 2:1-8; 1 Corinthians 4:1-13
1. We ought to recognise our utter dependence on God.
– 1:28b-2:2; ‘Son of Man’ means the king in God’s kingdom in Daniel 7:13-14, but here it means just ‘man’ as in Numbers 23:19; …
Peter Barnes | Ezekiel 1
SERMON NOTES
THE GLORY OF THE LORD
Ezekiel 1:1-28; Revelation 1:9-20
‘Ezekiel’ means ‘God strengthens’. Theodore Beza called Ezekiel ‘the most obscure of all the prophets.
Ezek.1-24 – before the fall of Jerusalem; Ezek.25-33 – oracles against the nations; Ezek..33-48 – hope for the future.…
Peter Barnes | 1 John 4:1-6
SERMON NOTES
TESTING THE SPIRITS
Ezekiel 13:1-23; 1 John 4:1-6
1. Test the spirits.
– 4:1; note Matt.24:24; Deut.18:20-22; Jer.23:16-17; Acts 20:29-30; 2 Pet.2:1 (secretly)
– Jeremiah versus Hananiah in Jeremiah 28
– 1 Thess.5:21; Rev.2:2; Matt.7:15
2. Be confident in the Spirit.
– …
Peter Barnes | 1 John 2:18-19
SERMON NOTES
BEWARE OF COUNTERFEIT CHRISTS!
Ezekiel 13:1-23; 1 John 2:18-19
– focus on the right Christ
1. We live in the last hour.
– 2:18; the Old Testament looks to that day (Amos 9:11-12; Isa.2:2-4)
– Acts 2:17; Heb.1:1-2; 1 Peter 1:20; we …
Peter Barnes | Ezekiel 18:31, 36:26, Psalm 51:10
SERMON NOTES
Getting a New Heart
Ezek. 18:31; 36:26-27; Ps. 51:10-11
– from Charles Finney and Hugh Martin
1. Precept: we have the need and the responsibility but not the power.
– Ezek.18:31; but the problem is the heart (Jer.17:9; Mark 7:21-23; …
