The Book of Ezekiel
EZEKIEL - Ezekiel was carried into exile in Babylon, where he received his call and exercised his prophetic ministry. His dual role of prophet-priest and his position as "watchman" over his people make Ezekiel unique among the prophets and may account for the uniqueness of his message and his methods of delivery. The book contains 48 chapters, divided at the halfway point by the fall of Jerusalem. Ezekiel’s prophecies before this event are chiefly messages of condemnation upon Judah for her sin; following the city’s fall, the prophet speaks to helpless people of the hope and certainty of restoration to their homeland and of worship again in the Temple.
Author: Prophet Ezekiel
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
| kjv@Ezekiel:1 | The Living Creatures and the Glory of the Lord |
| kjv@Ezekiel:2:1-3:15 | Ezekial's Call |
| kjv@Ezekiel:3:16-27 | Warning to Israel |
| kjv@Ezekiel:4:1-5:17 | Siege of Jersalem Symbolized |
| kjv@Ezekiel:6 | A Prophecy Against the Mountains of Israel |
| kjv@Ezekiel:7 | The End Has Come |
| kjv@Ezekiel:8 | Idolatry in the Temple |
| kjv@Ezekiel:9 | Idolaters Killed |
| kjv@Ezekiel:10 | The Glory Departs From the Temple |
| kjv@Ezekiel:11:1-15 | Judgment on Israel's Leaders |
| kjv@Ezekiel:11:16-25 | Promised Return of Israel |
| kjv@Ezekiel:12 | The Exile Symbolized |
| kjv@Ezekiel:13 | False Prophets Condemned |
| kjv@Ezekiel:14:1-11 | Idolaters Condemned |
| kjv@Ezekiel:14:12-23 | Judgment Inescapable |
| kjv@Ezekiel:15 | Jersalem, A Useless Vine |
| kjv@Ezekiel:16 | An Allegory of Unfaithful Jersalem |
| kjv@Ezekiel:17 | Two Eagles and a Vine |
| kjv@Ezekiel:18 | The Soul Who Sins Will Die |
| kjv@Ezekiel:19 | A Lament for Israel's Princes |
| kjv@Ezekiel:20:1-29 | Rebellious Israel |
| kjv@Ezekiel:20:30-44 | Judgment and Restoration |
| kjv@Ezekiel:20:45-49 | Prophecy Against the South |
| kjv@Ezekiel:21 | Babylon, God's Sword of Judgment |
| kjv@Ezekiel:22 | Jersalem's Sins |
| kjv@Ezekiel:23 | Two Adulterous Sisters |
| kjv@Ezekiel:24:1-14 | The Cooking Pot |
| kjv@Ezekiel:24:15-27 | Ezekiel's Wife Dies |
| kjv@Ezekiel:25:1-7 | A Prophecy Against Ammon |
| kjv@Ezekiel:25:8-11 | A Prophecy Against Moab |
| kjv@Ezekiel:25:12-14 | A Prophecy Against Edom |
| kjv@Ezekiel:25:15-17 | A Prophecy Against Philistia |
| kjv@Ezekiel:26 | A Prophecy Against Tyre |
| kjv@Ezekiel:27 | A Lament for Tyre |
| kjv@Ezekiel:28:1-19 | A Prophecy Against the King of Tyre |
| kjv@Ezekiel:28:20-26 | A Prophecy Against Sidon |
| kjv@Ezekiel:29 | A Prophecy Against Egypt |
| kjv@Ezekiel:30 | A Lament for Egypt |
| kjv@Ezekiel:31 | A Cedar in Lebanon |
| kjv@Ezekiel:32 | A Lament for Pharaoh |
| kjv@Ezekiel:33:1-20 | Ezekiel a Watchman |
| kjv@Ezekiel:33:21-33 | Jersalem's Fall Explained |
| kjv@Ezekiel:34 | Shepherds and Sheep |
| kjv@Ezekiel:35 | A Prophecy Against Edom |
| kjv@Ezekiel:36 | A Prophecy to the Mountains of Israel |
| kjv@Ezekiel:37:1-14 | The Valley of Dry Bones |
| kjv@Ezekiel:37:15-28 | One Nation Under One King |
| kjv@Ezekiel:38-39 | A Prophecy Against Gog |
| kjv@Ezekiel:40:1-4 | The New Temple Area |
| kjv@Ezekiel:40:5-16 | The East Gate to the Outer Court |
| kjv@Ezekiel:40:17-19 | The Outer Court |
| kjv@Ezekiel:40:20-23 | The North Gate |
| kjv@Ezekiel:40:24-27 | The South Gate |
| kjv@Ezekiel:40:28-37 | Gates to the Inner Court |
| kjv@Ezekiel:40:38-43 | The Rooms for Preparing Sacrifices |
| kjv@Ezekiel:40:44-47 | Rooms for the Priests |
| kjv@Ezekiel:40:48-41:26 | The Temple |
| kjv@Ezekiel:42 | Rooms for the Priests |
| kjv@Ezekiel:43:1-12 | The Glory Returns to the Temple |
| kjv@Ezekiel:43:13-27 | The Altar |
| kjv@Ezekiel:44 | The Prince, the Levites, the Priests |
| kjv@Ezekiel:45:1-12 | Division of the Land |
| kjv@Ezekiel:45:13-46:24 | Offerings and Holy Days |
| kjv@Ezekiel:47:1-12 | The River From the Temple |
| kjv@Ezekiel:47:13-23 | The Boundaries of the Land |
| kjv@Ezekiel:48:1-29 | The Division of the Land |
| kjv@Ezekiel:48:30-35 | The Gates of the City |
(see also: BIBLEBYCHAPTER-Ezekiel )
SUMMARY:
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Ezekiel, Book of
(1) utters words of denunciation against the Jews (3:22-24), warning them of the certain destruction of Jerusalem, in opposition to the words of the false prophets (4:1-3). The symbolical acts, by which the extremities to which Jerusalem would be reduced are described in ch. 4-5, show his intimate acquaintance with the Levitical legislation. (
See kjv@Exodus:22:30; kjv@Deuteronomy:14:21; kjv@Leviticus:5:2 kjv@Leviticus:7:18 kjv@Leviticus:7:24 kjv@Leviticus:17:15 ; 19:7; 22:8, etc.)
(2.) Prophecies against various surrounding nations: against the Ammonites kjv@Ezekiel:25:1-7), the Moabites (8-11), the Edomites (12-14), the Philistines (15-17), Tyre and Sidon (26-28), and against Egypt (29-32).
(3.) Prophecies delivered after the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar: the triumphs of Israel and of the kingdom of God on earth kjv@Ezekiel:33-39); Messianic times, and the establishment and prosperity of the kingdom of God (40;48). The closing visions of this book are referred to in the book of Revelation kjv@Ezekiel:38 kjv@Revelation:20:8; kjv@Ezekiel:47:1-8 kjv@Revelation:22:1-2). Other references to this book are also found in the New Testament. (Comp. kjv@Romans:2:24 with kjv@Ezekiel:36:2; kjv@Romans:10:5, kjv@Galatians:3:12 with kjv@Ezekiel:20:11; kjv@2Peter:3:4 with kjv@Ezekiel:12:22.) It may be noted that Daniel, fourteen years after his deportation from Jerusalem, is mentioned by Ezekiel (14:14) along with Noah and Job as distinguished for his righteousness, and some five years later he is spoken of as pre-eminent for his wisdom (28:3). Ezekiel's prophecies are characterized by symbolical and allegorical representations, "unfolding a rich series of majestic visions and of colossal symbols." There are a great many also of "symbolcal actions embodying vivid conceptions on the part of the prophet" (4:1-4; 5:1-4; 12:3-6; 24:3-5; 37:16, etc.) "The mode of representation, in which symbols and allegories occupy a prominent place, gives a dark, mysterious character to the prophecies of Ezekiel. They are obscure and enigmatical. A cloudy mystery overhangs them which it is almost impossible to penetrate. Jerome calls the book 'a labyrith of the mysteries of God.' It was because of this obscurity that the Jews forbade any one to read it till he had attained the age of thirty." Ezekiel is singular in the frequency with which he refers to the Pentateuch (e.g., kjv@Ezekiel:27; 28:13; 31:8; 36:11-34; 47:13, etc.). He shows also an acquaintance with the writings of Hosea kjv@Ezekiel:37:22), Isaiah kjv@Ezekiel:8:12 kjv@Ezekiel:29:6), and especially with those of Jeremiah, his older contemporary kjv@Jeremiah:24:7-9 kjv@Jeremiah:48:37).
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