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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.
Read the full text of Ezekiel, a prophetic book in the Old Testament that foretells the restoration of Israel and the glory of God. Learn about Ezekiel's vision, call, and message to the exiles by the River Kebar.
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.
Learn about the prophet Ezekiel, who lived in exile in Babylon and received God's message of judgment and hope for Jerusalem and the temple. Read the book of Ezekiel online, chapter by chapter, with summaries, background, and theology.
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 ).
May 27, 2024 · 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 ...
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.
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