The Didache: Rediscovering Christianity's Earliest Church Manual For many Christians today, the Bible is the sole source of Christian teaching and practice. But what if there was another document – not divinely inspired, but immensely valuable – that showed how the earliest followers of Jesus actually lived? That's
Ezekiel chapter 24 marks a pivotal moment in the prophet's ministry and in Israel's history. The chapter opens with a precise date—January 15th of the ninth year of King Jehoiakim's captivity (likely 588 BC). This timestamp is significant because it marks the exact
Ezekiel 23 contains some of the most graphic imagery in the entire Bible, employing shocking metaphors that make most readers uncomfortable. In this chapter, God speaks through the prophet Ezekiel using the allegory of two sisters—Oholah (representing Samaria, the capital of the northern kingdom of Israel) and Oholibah (representing
Ezekiel 22 presents a powerful and challenging message about divine accountability and human responsibility. As we explored in today's Bible Breakdown podcast episode, this chapter confronts us with the sobering reality of what happens when righteousness is absent from a community. God's lament that He "