Bible Explorer for the Young (Ezekiel - Part 1)Sample

A Tool in God’s Hand

2 Timothy 3:17

Using the Scriptures, those who serve God will be prepared and will have everything they need to do every good work.

Ezekiel was the prophet who was willing to obey God’s command, no matter how unusual it seemed. God asked Ezekiel to lie on his left side for 390 days and for an extra 40 days on his right side. He had to bake some bread over a fire which was fuelled with cow dung.

What did all this mean? 

It meant God would punish Israel for 390 years and punish Judah for 40 years. The food part was to show how the Israelites would be eating defiled food among the nations where God would drive them. 

The people of Israel would have seen Ezekiel daily, lying on his side, and also baking and eating bread. They would have been curious and started asking Ezekiel why he did all these things. This way, Ezekiel could explain to them what they would experience if they would not repent. 

Just like Ezekiel, let us be willing to become a tool in God’s hands to show God’s purpose and share God’s message to others.

Prayer

Dear God, I believe in Your Word as it is the guide of my life. Let me be Your tool to deliver Your word to the people around me. Amen.