52 Weeks in the Word - Week 37

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 Welcome to Week 37!  This week we will finish the book of Ezekiel and begin reading Daniel.  Chapter 37 has always been my favorite chapter in Ezekiel as we read about God taking the dry bones and bringing them to life.  If you notice, there has been a shift in our reading.  The Book of Ezekiel has gone from hopelessness to hope!  God is revealing what He will do for His people.  Chapter 37 and the dry bones coming back to life has always been a powerful imagery for me on what the Lord can do with His people scattered and all the hopelessness we had just read about in the first part of the book.

Looking ahead to Week 37:

The reading for Week 37 includes: Ezekiel 37 - Daniel 6.

The author of the Book of Daniel is believed to be Daniel, written about 530 B.C.  To set the scene for the Book of Daniel, Jerusalem is in ashes.  The temple has been destroyed.  If you were a Jew in Babylon, things looked hopeless.  Jeremiah was right about everything he was saying!  The God's chosen are in captivity.  

David was a teenager when he was taken captive, but he still remembers the songs the people used to sing before they were taken captive.  Daniel believed that God was sovereign.  He even has the opportunity to share this with the king.  God had a special plan for Daniel's life, and I pray it will be interesting and insightful reading about those events with you over the next 2 weeks.

We look forward to hearing your comments on this week's reading!  Many blessings to you all this week.

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