48
Chapters
1,273
Verses
Ezekiel
Author
593-571 BC
Date Written
Ezekiel proclaimed God's judgment from Babylon, using dramatic visions and symbolic acts, while promising future restoration.
To explain why judgment came, call the exiles to repentance, and promise future restoration.
Ezekiel prophesied in Babylon among the exiles, before and after Jerusalem's fall.
Hebrew
יחזקאל
Y'chizki'el
“God Strengthens”
Greek
Ἰεζεκιήλ
Iezekiēl
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As you read Ezekiel, watch for these recurring ideas: Glory of God, Judgment, Restoration, New Heart. They'll come up in the quizzes!
Visions and oracles
Oracles against neighbors
New covenant and temple
“Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live.”
“A new heart also will I give you.”
“I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing.”
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