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A Throne in the Storm: The Scroll That Tasted Sweet and a Watchman's Call | Ezekiel 1–4
Episode Overview
Today we open the book of Ezekiel with chapters 1 through 4. Ezekiel is a priest in exile by the Kebar River, and his book begins not with an argument but with a vision that nearly overwhelms description—a storm wind, creatures with four faces, wheels full of eyes, and high above them a throne with the appearance of a man surrounded by fire and radiance. Ezekiel falls face down. Everything he later says to the exiles rests on this: he has seen the glory of God.
Then comes the commission. He is sent to a stubborn, hard-hearted people, and God tells him plainly they may not…
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