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Ezekiel, also spelled Ezechiel ( / ɪˈziːkiəl /; Hebrew: יְחֶזְקֵאל Yəḥezqēʾl [jə.ħɛzˈqeːl]; Greek: Ἰεζεκιήλ Iezekiḗl [i.ɛ.zɛ.kiˈel] ), was an Israelite priest. The Book of Ezekiel, relating his visions and activities, is named after him. The Abrahamic religions acknowledge Ezekiel as a prophet.
Ezekiel 1. Ezekiel’s Vision by the River Kebar. ( Psalm 137:1–9) 1 In the thirtieth year, on the fifth day of the fourth month, while I was among the exiles by the River Kebar, the heavens opened and I saw visions of God. a. 2 On the fifth day of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin— 3 the word of the LORD ...
New International Version. Ezekiel’s Inaugural Vision. 1 In my thirtieth year, in the fourth month on the fifth day, while I was among the exiles by the Kebar River, the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God. 2 On the fifth of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin— 3 the word of the Lord came to Ezekiel ...
Read the Book of Ezekiel online. Scripture chapters verses with full summary, commentary meaning, and concordances for Bible study.
4 days ago · Babylonian Captivity. Ezekiel (flourished 6th century bc) was a prophet-priest of ancient Israel and the subject and in part the author of an Old Testament book that bears his name. Ezekiel’s early oracles (from c. 592) in Jerusalem were pronouncements of violence and destruction; his later statements addressed the hopes of the Israelites ...
Why is Ezekiel so important? The book of Ezekiel pronounces judgment on both Israel and surrounding nations, but it also provides a vision of the future millennial kingdom that complements and adds to the vision of other Old and New Testament texts.
Ezekiel is clear on one point: the Lord punishes and restores for one reason—for the sake of his name, in order to demonstrate once and for all that he is Lord. Ezekiel’s symbolic actions or performances foreshadow the inevitable destruction of Jerusalem ( 4:1–5:4; 12:1–20; 24:15–24 ).
Sep 14, 2022 · Ezekiel, whose name means “strengthened by God,” grew up in Jerusalem, where he trained to be a priest in the temple. He was among the second group of captives taken to Babylon along with King Jehoiachin about 597 BC. While in Babylon Ezekiel became a prophet of God; he is the author of the Old Testament book that bears his name.
Apr 9, 2024 · The Book of Ezekiel, one of the major prophetical books of the Old Testament. According to dates given in the text, Ezekiel received his prophetic call in the fifth year of the first deportation to Babylonia (592 bc) and was active until about 570 bc. Most of this time was spent in exile.
by Jay Smith. The book of Ezekiel is Narrative History, Prophetic and Apocalyptic in genre and even contains Parables. The prophet Ezekiel wrote it approximately 571 B.C. (this date is accurately precise because this book contains more defined dates than any other book in the Bible.)
