The book of ezekiel was likely written between 593 and 565 b. The bible closes with a majestic book of visions and dramatic views of the future. A literary masterpiece of the english language, the original king james bible is. The prophetic books are divided into categories of major and minor prophets.
The book of ezekiel niv audio bible non dramatized youtube. A commentary on the book of ezekiel by pastor galen l. The book of ezekiel gives a compelling account of how the jewish people suffer. What is known of ezekiel is derived solely from the book that bears his name. Doughty southside christian church december 2014 introduction.
It was penned by the aged apostle john around 95 ad and describes. The book of ezekiel is narrative history, prophetic and apocalyptic in genre and even contains parables. And he spread it before me that i might understand the contents of it. The prophet ezekiel you shall know i am the lord bible study notes prepared by carey dillinger beginning march, 2003 for use in the adult class at the church of christ at beverly shores. If this is a prophecy of the book of mormon being written, then why is ezekiel the one doing the writing for mormonism to be correct, the text should have said that ezekiel would write on the stick of ephraim the bible and nephi to write on the stick of manassah the book of mormon.
To engage in such is to tap into the forethought, foreknowledge, foreshadows, and foresight of the eternal god whom we serve. Ezekiel is then handed a scroll, on which is written words of lament and mourning and woe. Written for our learning, it is a source of comfort and hope ro 15. The book of mormon restores plain and precious truths that have been lost from the bible. Was the biblical book of daniel written in the 6th century. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of ezekiel in the bible king james version. Lo, i come in the volume of the book it is written of me, to do thy will, o god. The book of ezekiel was written during ezekiels captivity in babylon. After being taken captive, ezekiel settled with other jews in a place called tel abib on the chebar river see ezekiel 1. These sermons are taken directly from the book of ezekiel.
The book of ezekiel is the twentysixth book in the old testament. Is the daniel of ezekiel 28 the same person as the book. We at the church of christ welcome you to our website. Book of ezekiel overview insight for living ministries. Interesting facts about ezekiel barnes bible charts meaning.
The priest ezekiel was the first prophet to be called by the lord outside of israel during the babylonian captivity. Watch our overview video on the first part of the book of ezekiel, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. The prophet ezekiel, who wrote his prophecy in babylon about the same time, mentioned three biblical figures in a row as men of righteousness, noah, daniel. I think ezekiel saw it better than any of the other prophets. It is traditionally thought that the book of ezekiel was written by the great jewish prophet ezekiel 6 centuries before the coming of the messiah, jesus of. Introduction and overview of ezekiel andy brewer introduction a study of the sacred old testament scriptures is an invaluable asset to any and all students of the bible, new testament christians or not. We will now consider several of the key passages of ezekiel, centering our attention upon the reflections of christ that occur throughout the book. He can be found on the biblical timeline at the end of 600 bc. Long standing jewish tradition says the book of daniel existed before 450 bc. Books such as paul, ezekiel, luke and matthew were. The holy bible book 26 ezekiel kjv dramatized audio.
Jesus christ, which ignited the flame that produced the new testament, as the new faith swept across the near east and then westward to greece and on to rome. Ezekiels commission in vision, the prophet saw the cherubim, who had the likeness of a man v. Ezekiel, whose name means god strengthens, was born in jerusalem during a time of great upheavals caused by the invading babylonian army. For another brief look at this book of the bible, see the related chapter in ot reflections of christ, by paul van gorder. In contrast to various other prophets ezekiel has not been criticised as much. Ezekiel ministered to a nation experiencing judgment for its sins, and may have some lessons for us today. These are all of the chapters of the book of ezekiel. Book of ezekiel bible wiki fandom powered by wikia. Having been cut off from jerusalem and its temple where alone yahweh dwelled and could be. Ezekiel and work bible commentary theology of work. This collection of audio lessons have been recorded from our own bible studies. Introduction to the book of ezekiel the church of jesus christ of.
Ezekiels commission to jerusalem, israel and judah. The recording is dramatized, from the king james bible. Ezekiels name means god strengthens, or god will strengthen. While this is not solid proof, it is consistent with the next fact. Ezekiel ministered to his generation who were both exceedingly sinful and thoroughly hopeless. Evidently, ezekiel knows that the message he is to proclaim portends impending disaster, yet he thoroughly enjoys the task given to him. This is, in my opinion, the best and most beautiful recording. The book of ezekiel, written by the prophetpriest ezekiel, who lived both in jerusalem prior to the babylonian exile 586 the book is valuable for understanding the life of the exiles of babylon. This is similar to what the apostle john was told to do when he received end. The prophet ezekiel is one of four major prophets along with isaiah, jeremiah, and daniel in hebrew scripture, our old testament of the bible. The bible was compiled from many books written by many authors in the centuries after the death of christ. The bible book of ezekiel with full chapters, footnotes and bible commentary to aid your bible search, reading, and study. Ezekiel of the old testament is somewhat of a counterpart to what the book of.
The book of ezekiel contains the visions, revelations and warnings given to the prophet ezekiel by yahweh during the exile of the people of judah away from their homeland in the. These labels do not refer to the importance of the prophets, but rather, to the length of the books authored by them. If so, the historicity of daniel and his book would seem to be established. Ezekiel bible book with full chapters king james version. Ezekiel must have been referring to the author of the book of daniel. The prophet ministered during the darkest days of judahs history.
The prophet ezekiel is the author of the book ezekiel 1. This commentary is based upon my personal devotional notes and reflections on the book of ezekiel. Ezekiel is introduced in the first chapter as the priest, the son of buzi. There are three stages in the development of the gospel narrative. For a verse by verse study of ezekiel, see the book notes on ezekiel. What is the most basic relationship that a christian can have. As peter said of the prophets, they saw the sufferings and they saw the glory that would follow 1 pet. Jesus repeats and even expands this command in luke 6. Most critics widely accept the book of ezekiel as being written between 586 bc and 538 bc. After the fall of jerusalem ezekiel was recommissioned to show the necessity and inevitability of judahs restoration to fellowship by god chaps. The book of ezekiel is generally divided into five parts.
Daniel, book of the book of daniel was written during the persecutions of israel by the syrian king antiochus epiphanes. A commentary on the book of ezekiel southside christian. The book of ezekiel takes its title from the priest of the same name, son to a man named buzi. The book of ezekiel, written by the prophetpriest ezekiel, who lived both in jerusalem prior to the babylonian exile 586 the literary history of the book is much debated, but its final form exhibits a threefold theme. Told to eat the scroll, when he does so he finds that it tastes as sweet as honey. In the first two ezekiel announced judgment on jerusalem ezek.
This latter section of ezekiels prophecy looks forward to the peoples worship after christs return in the end times. Direct calls to a particular kind of work are rare in the bible, and ezekiels is one. The book of the generation of jesus christ, the son of david, the son of abraham. Return to the table of contents for christ in all the scriptures. Dyer, notes on the book of ezekiel, unpublished class notes in 304 preexlic and exilic prophets, dallas theological seminary, fall 1993, 4.
Knowing god is the basic theme of the book of ezekiel. The book of ezekiel contains some of the most incredible prophecies in the bible, including detailed description of a nuclear war and the cleanup afterward. Ezekiel is the central protagonist of the book of ezekiel in the hebrew bible. When christian scholars refer to the prophetic books of the bible, they are talking primarily about the old testament scriptures written by the prophets. This book is named after the prophet whose writing it records ezekiel. Ezekiel looked beyond the sufferings of christ to the glory that should follow. Ezekiels message is not much different from his older contemporary, jeremiah, who wrote. Jehoiakims son jehoichin reined in his fathers place in judah at the year 597 bc.
What is fascinating is that the author, ezekiel, refers to daniel in ezekiel 14. He was born may 24, 1905, in taylor county to pioneer west texans so far out in the country it took two days to go to town and back. This is the holy book of ezekiel, known as the book of the prophet ezekiel. And nowhere in the bible are gods initiative and control expressed more clearly and pervasively than in the book of ezekiel. Overview james burton coffman commentaries on the bible. When we study the book of mormon, our understanding of the doctrines in the bible is clarified. The book of ezekiel is unique in that, with occasional exceptions, it is entirely autobiographical, that is, written in the first person, from the viewpoint of ezekiel himself. While the book exhibits considerable unity and probably reflects much of the historic ezekiel, it is the product of a long and complex history and does not necessarily preserve the very words of the prophet. The book of ezekiel includes a prophecy of a great battle that will precede the second coming of jesus christ see ezekiel 3839. After writing that god instructed ezekiel to speak to the house of israel, mr. We only ask that you give credit to the original creators.
Ezekiel intro to ezekiel biblica the international bible society. And lo, a roll of a book was therein wherein were contained the contents of the following prophecy. The altar of the cross facing to the east would be consistent with what he wrote in ezekiel 43. He was among the jews exiled to babylon by nebuchadnezzar in 597 b. A decisive argument against such a theory is that the epic danel was an idolater, hardly a model of faithfulness to israels god. The book of ezekiel he will be strengthened of god. Chapters 914 of the book of zechariah are an early example of apocalyptic literature. Ezekiels priestly lineage shines through in his prophetic ministry. From the first chapter, which graphically describes the overwhelming invasion of the divine presence into ezekiel s world, to the last phrase of ezekiel s vision the lord is there the book sounds and echoes gods. Behold a hand was sent unto me i saw a hand stretched out toward me, as from that divine person who appeared to me in the shape of a man. According to jewish tradition, the men of the great assembly wrote the book of ezekiel, based on the prophets words. Those who oppose that the book of daniel was written during the sixth century b. If the altar steps faced to the east and it was referring to the cross, the cross would have faced eastward.
Ezekiel s commission in vision, the prophet saw the cherubim, who had the likeness of a man v. Introduction to the book of ezekiel church of jesus christ. Isaiahmalachia life lesson from every chapter purchase. This latter section of ezekiels prophecy looks forward to the peoples worship after christs return in the end. The four tables give the most commonly accepted dates or ranges of dates for the old testamenthebrew bible, the deuterocanonical books included in roman catholic and eastern orthodox bibles, but not in the hebrew and protestant bibles and the new testament, including, where possible, hypotheses about their formationhistory table i is a chronological overview.
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