OUTLINE :

1. Context - Why Ezekiel’s

message was important to

the Jews ?

2. What YHWH SHAMMAH

means to us today.

Division of the Kingdom 930 BC

Exile of Israel 772 BC - End of Northern Kingdom

Daniel’s Exile (ca. 605 BC) 1st wave into exile (King Jehoaikim)

Ezekiel’s Exile (ca. 597 BC) 2nd wave into exile (King Jehoaichin)

Fall of Jerusalem (ca. 586 BC) 3rd wave into exile (King Zedekiah) End of Southern Kingdom

LOCATION : Kebar River in Babylon , thriving but small Jewish community . Ministry lasted 22 years

Judah’s Judah’s Condemnation Condemnation

Condemnation Condemnation of the Nations of the Nations

Judah’s Judah’s Consolation Consolation

Chapters Chapters 1 1 -- 2424 Chapters 25 Chapters 25 -- 3232 Chapters 33 Chapters 33 -- 4848

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37 - Valley of Dry Bones 40 - The new temple 43 - The glory of the LORD returns 44 - Restoration of the priests, levites and worship 48 - The new land and city

The name of the city : “The LORD is THERE “

What YHWH SHAMMAH means to us today?

The LORD is OMNIPRESENT

He is infinite and transcends the restriction of space and time.

He is ever-present

1.1. The LORD is there The LORD is there AT CREATION AT CREATION Gen 1.1 In the beginning , God created ….

The LORD is thereThe LORD is there SUSTAINING CREATION SUSTAINING CREATION (Mat 5:45; Col 1:17)(Mat 5:45; Col 1:17)

2.2. The LORD is there The LORD is there AT OUR CONCEPTION AT OUR CONCEPTION (Ps 139 : 13 (Ps 139 : 13 –– 16)16)

V. V. 16 16 your eyes saw your eyes saw my unformed my unformed body body V. V. 15 15 my frame was not hidden my frame was not hidden from youfrom you V. V. 13 13 you created you created my inmost my inmost being, being, you knit you knit me togetherme together V.V.14 14 fearfully and wonderfully fearfully and wonderfully made, your works are made, your works are wonderfulwonderful V.V.1616b All the days ordained for me b All the days ordained for me were written in your book were written in your book before one of them came to bebefore one of them came to be

3.3. The LORD is there The LORD is there IN OUR LIVES IN OUR LIVES (Ps 139:7(Ps 139:7--12)12)

V.V.7 7 Where can I go from Where can I go from your Spirit ? Where your Spirit ? Where can I flee from your can I flee from your presence ?presence ? V.V.12 12 even darkness will even darkness will not be dark to you, not be dark to you, the night will shine the night will shine like the day, for like the day, for darkness is as light darkness is as light to you.to you.

4.4. The LORD is there The LORD is there GOD WITH US (Immanuel) GOD WITH US (Immanuel) (John 1:1(John 1:1--2, 14 ; 8:19; 14:9) 2, 14 ; 8:19; 14:9)

GOD is transcendentGOD is transcendent

and also and also personalpersonal. .

We can haveWe can have

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5. The LORD is there The LORD is there GOD IN US GOD IN US (Acts 2:33(Acts 2:33--34 ; 34 ; Eph 1:12 ; Titus 3:5 ; 2 Tim 1:14 ; Rom 8:23)Eph 1:12 ; Titus 3:5 ; 2 Tim 1:14 ; Rom 8:23)

• Promise of the Father Promise of the Father •• Holy Spirit who dwells within usHoly Spirit who dwells within us •• Renewal of the Holy Spirit Renewal of the Holy Spirit •• Holy Spirit who is the guarantee Holy Spirit who is the guarantee of our inheritanceof our inheritance •• Receive “the first fruit of the Receive “the first fruit of the Spirit” Spirit”

•• 2 2 CorCor 2:18 Aroma of 2:18 Aroma of Christ Christ

•• Eph 3:20 Now to him Eph 3:20 Now to him who is able to do who is able to do immeasurably more immeasurably more than all we ask or than all we ask or imagine imagine according to the power that is at work in us

Acts 16:25 ; 27:20 -25

IF GOD IS IN US, IF GOD IS IN US,

DOES MY DOES MY

PRESENCE PRESENCE

MAKE A MAKE A

DIFFERENCE ?DIFFERENCE ?

6.6. The LORD is there The LORD is there And We Will Be with Him And We Will Be with Him FOREVER FOREVER 1 Pet 1: 31 Pet 1: 3--5; Rev 21:35; Rev 21:3--4 ; 22:34 ; 22:3--55

CONCLUSION :