In this Sleepy Scriptures One-Year Bible episode, we complete the book of Ezekiel with chapters 42 through 48 from the King James Version.Ezekiel’s vision of the restored temple continues until, in a magnificent moment, the glory of the Lord returns from the east and fills the house. After years of visions marked by judgment, exile, and the departure of God’s glory, the prophet now sees divine presence restored among His people.The vision then turns to worship, the ordering of the land, and a remarkable river flowing from beneath the temple. At first the water is shallow, but it steadily deepens until it becomes “waters to swim in.” Wherever the river flows, it brings life, healing, abundance, and trees whose leaves are for medicine.The book concludes with the restored land divided among the tribes of Israel and a final name for the city: “The LORD is there.”Settle in with gentle narration, soothing music, and peaceful visuals as Ezekiel chapters 42 to 48 bring this extraordinary prophetic book to a close with visions of glory, living water, healing, restoration, and the abiding presence of God.Highlighted VersesEzekiel 43:2“And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east.”Ezekiel 43:5“So the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house.”Ezekiel 44:4“And, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD: and I fell upon my face.”Ezekiel 46:9“But when the people of the land shall come before the LORD in the solemn feasts, he that entereth in by the way of the north gate to worship shall go out by the way of the south gate.”Ezekiel 47:5“Afterward he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not pass over: for the waters were risen, waters to swim in.”Ezekiel 47:9“And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live.”Ezekiel 47:12“And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat.”Ezekiel 48:35“And the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there.”
In this Sleepy Scriptures One-Year Bible episode, we continue through the book of Ezekiel with chapters 37 through 41 from the King James Version.Ezekiel is carried by the Spirit into a valley filled with dry bones, where God asks a remarkable question: “Son of man, can these bones live?” As Ezekiel prophesies, the bones come together, breath enters them, and they live—a powerful vision of Israel’s restoration and the life-giving power of God.The Lord also promises to reunite His divided people, establish an everlasting covenant of peace, and dwell among them. The prophecy then turns toward Gog and the nations, declaring that God will make His holiness and sovereignty known throughout the earth.Finally, Ezekiel is shown a magnificent vision of a future temple. A heavenly guide leads him through its gates, courts, chambers, and sanctuary, measuring every part with extraordinary care.Settle in with gentle narration, soothing music, and peaceful visuals as Ezekiel chapters 37 to 41 lead us from a valley of death toward renewed life, divine presence, restoration, and hope.Highlighted VersesEzekiel 37:4“O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.”Ezekiel 37:5“Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live.”Ezekiel 37:14“And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land.”Ezekiel 37:27“My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people.”Ezekiel 38:23“Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the LORD.”Ezekiel 39:7“So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel.”Ezekiel 39:29“Neither will I hide my face any more from them: for I have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.”Ezekiel 40:4“Son of man, behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears, and set thine heart upon all that I shall shew thee.”Ezekiel 41:22“This is the table that is before the LORD.”
In this Sleepy Scriptures One-Year Bible episode, we continue through the book of Ezekiel with chapters 31 through 36 from the King James Version.Ezekiel speaks of the fall of proud kingdoms, laments over Egypt, and is reminded of his responsibility as a watchman to the house of Israel. The Lord then turns His attention toward the shepherds of Israel who have failed to care for the flock, promising that He Himself will search for His scattered sheep, feed them, bind up the broken, and raise up one shepherd over them.These chapters move from warning toward one of Ezekiel’s most beautiful promises of renewal. God declares that He will gather His people, cleanse them from uncleanness, give them a new heart, place a new spirit within them, and cause them to walk in His ways.Settle in with gentle narration, soothing music, and peaceful visuals as Ezekiel chapters 31 to 36 lead us from pride and scattering toward the tender care of the Shepherd, cleansing, restoration, and the promise of a heart made new.Highlighted VersesEzekiel 33:7“So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel.”Ezekiel 33:11“As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live.”Ezekiel 34:11“For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.”Ezekiel 34:15–16“I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord GOD.I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away.”Ezekiel 34:23“And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David.”Ezekiel 34:26“And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing.”Ezekiel 36:25“Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean.”Ezekiel 36:26“A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you.”Ezekiel 36:27“And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes.”Ezekiel 36:28“And ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.”
In this Sleepy Scriptures One-Year Bible episode, we continue through the book of Ezekiel with chapters 24 through 30 from the King James Version.The reading begins on the very day the siege of Jerusalem commences. Through the image of a boiling pot, Ezekiel announces that the long-promised judgment has arrived. Then the prophet himself is given a deeply personal sign when his wife dies, and he is instructed to bear his grief in an unusual way before the people.Ezekiel’s attention then turns outward. Ammon, Moab, Edom, Philistia, Tyre, Sidon, and Egypt each receive prophetic words. Powerful cities and proud rulers have trusted in wealth, commerce, military strength, and their own greatness, but Ezekiel declares that every nation ultimately stands beneath the authority of God.Again and again comes the refrain: “They shall know that I am the LORD.”Settle in with gentle narration, soothing music, and peaceful visuals as Ezekiel chapters 24 to 30 remind us that kingdoms rise and fall, human pride is temporary, but the purposes and sovereignty of the Lord endure.Highlighted VersesEzekiel 24:14“I the LORD have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it.”Ezekiel 24:24“Thus Ezekiel is unto you a sign: according to all that he hath done shall ye do.”Ezekiel 25:17“And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the LORD.”Ezekiel 26:6“And they shall know that I am the LORD.”Ezekiel 28:2“Thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God.”Ezekiel 28:22“And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Zidon; and I will be glorified in the midst of thee.”Ezekiel 28:25“When I shall have gathered the house of Israel from the people among whom they are scattered, and shall be sanctified in them in the sight of the heathen.”Ezekiel 29:21“In that day will I cause the horn of the house of Israel to bud forth.”Ezekiel 30:8“And they shall know that I am the LORD, when I have set a fire in Egypt.”
In this Sleepy Scriptures One-Year Bible episode, we continue through the book of Ezekiel with chapters 19 through 23 from the King James Version.Ezekiel laments the fall of Judah’s princes, recounts Israel’s long history of rebellion, and warns that Jerusalem’s persistent unfaithfulness is bringing judgment near. Through vivid poetry, parables, and prophetic imagery, the Lord exposes the ways His people have forgotten Him while placing their confidence in idols, alliances, and human strength.Yet within these solemn chapters, we also hear why God acts: that His holy name may be known, and that His people may remember Him. In chapter 22 comes one of Ezekiel’s most striking declarations—the Lord searches for someone who will “stand in the gap” before Him for the land.Settle in with gentle narration, soothing music, and peaceful visuals as Ezekiel chapters 19 to 23 invite us to remember the Lord, consider the cost of wandering from Him, and remain faithful even when the world around us has lost its way.Highlighted VersesEzekiel 20:12“Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them.”Ezekiel 20:20“And hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I am the LORD your God.”Ezekiel 20:41“And I will be sanctified in you before the heathen.”Ezekiel 20:44“And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have wrought with you for my name's sake.”Ezekiel 21:27“I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him.”Ezekiel 22:14“Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with thee?”Ezekiel 22:30“And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land.”Ezekiel 23:35“Because thou hast forgotten me, and cast me behind thy back, therefore bear thou also thy lewdness and thy whoredoms.”