The HUMAN of the Bible Reflection for the month of June is Ezekiel- A Major Prophet.  In researching Ezekiel, I learned that he grew up in Jerusalem.  He trained to be a priest to his generation.  Ezekiel was a part of the second group taken captive under King Jehoiachin in Babylon.  

I discovered in my study that “Prophet” is defined Biblically as a spokesman for God who delivers messages to humans.  It gets its meaning from the Hebrew word, “nabi.”  I found that nabi means, “one who announces or pours forth the declarations of God.”

During captivity, Ezekiel became a prophet of God.  God had messages He wanted His people to know and He gave them to Ezekiel to communicate to them.  Some of these messages from God were warnings, judgment, or rebuke.  He still gives caution, alerts, and admonitions in our lifetime.  BUT GOD …He always offers hope and guidance once understanding has been conveyed.  

One of the ways the Lord spoke to Ezekiel was through visions.  In the first chapter of the book that bears the name of this HUMAN of the Bible Reflection- we get the details and specifics of Ezekiel’s first vision from God.  I encourage you to read this book of the Bible in June as we study and glean from this particular human.  Begin now with chapter one and ask the Lord to give you insight as we study together. 

From my inquiry, I discovered this first vision to include Ezekiel recognizing God and His glory.  The heavenly scene includes a cloud, colors, chariot, cherubim, and collective command of communication- noise of their wings, like the noise of many waters, like the voice of the Almighty, a tumult like the noise of an army- such as described below:

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Ezekiel 1:24 KJV

And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty,

the voice of speech, as the noise of an host: when they stood, they let down their wings.

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We will discuss so much because of Ezekiel, A Major Prophet- the HUMAN of the Bible Reflection for June.  The titles for each Weekly Theme and Blog for this month are:

• Vision of God’s Glory

• Dry Bones? 

• Watchman 

• Irresponsible Shepherds/God the True Shepherd 

Ezekiel was obedient to God in captivity.  He experienced magnificent encounters with God because he was available to listen and do what God asked of him.  Friend, God only desires the same from us.  

Jesus wants you to welcome Him into your life as your Savior and Lord.  Further, enjoy a daily walk and talk of growing fellowship with Him. Should you want to know Jesus more or learn about Him as your Savior, please see my Invitation and Prayer page. 

If you have questions- contact me at thumanburgin@gmail.com and I will answer further.  

Let me know if you have a specific prayer request- I will pray!  I encourage you to visit my Prayer Requests page.  Complete and submit the form with your prayer need.  I will pray with you!

God loved His people then and He loves each one of us today.   He desired for His people to have an awareness and an awakening of Him during the days of Ezekiel.  They chose not to see or listen and they were taken into captivity.  My prayer is that we delve into the Word of God this month of June and gather knowledge from the Lord from this major Prophet of God.  These words penned by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit through our HUMAN of the Bible Reflection- Ezekiel, A Major Prophet, still apply to our lives and relationship with the Lord in our day.  

May it be that we apply wisdom we learn from the Holy Spirit in our daily walk with God.  I pray each of us can be a witness to our generation.  May we not be held captive in the midst of deception, lies, misdirected narratives in our current times.  Friend, my prayer is that we come to know Jesus greater than we imagined we could as we do a deep dive dig into God’s Word.   May we glean incredible insights from our HUMAN of the Bible Reflection- Ezekiel, A Major Prophet.  I pray for you, friend, that your connection with the Lord brings you so close to Him that you experience a Vision of God’s Glory, too!  I pray dry bones live in your life once again.  May you discern and even commit to be a Watchman in your world. Oh, dear irresponsible Shepherds- I pray you rise up responsibly and may we all recognize that God is the true Shepherd for us to follow. 

Let’s do this together, dear Reader. I pray you are blessed during this month as we focus on Ezekiel, A Major Prophet- our HUMAN of the Bible Reflection.  

Be reminded in this moment …Jesus loves you so!