Daniel mainly describes the history of the four great prophetic world empires, that is the "time of the nations" (compare with Luke 21:24) whereas Ezekiel describes the events before and after Jerusalem's treading down. In contrast to this Ezekiel and Daniel complete one another. Having said this, there are certain parallels with Jeremiah's prophecies in spite of all differences. Finally, we are given the prophecy on the return of the united Israel in days to come and the description of the millennium with the temple in Jerusalem (chap. Then Ezekiel announces the judgments over the neighbouring people (chap.
The first part shows the condition of the people that leads to Ezekiel's rejection (chap. In contrast to Jeremiah, Ezekiel arranges his prophecies in clear manner under the guidance of the Holy Spirit (who is mentioned extremely often in this book e.g. Both recall their sad condition to the apostate people both prophesy the downfall of the kingdom of Judah and Jerusalem's destruction but also the final restoration in the millennium.
His prophecies are interspersed with many pictures and symbols as well. While Jeremiah lived Judah's downfall in Jerusalem Daniel and Ezekiel had already been deported to Babylon.Įzekiel's prophecies correspond in many aspects to Jeremiah's prophecies as regards to the contents. Ezekiel is also one of the prophets who lived in exile. The book of Ezekiel is the third in a row of the so-called four Major Prophets. We neither find any references to the book in the NT but remarkable parallels (see paragraph on Peculiarities). All but three messages are therefore given in chronological order and have probably been written down accordingly.Įzekiel is not mentioned anywhere else in the Scriptures. Their chronological order is: Ezekiel 1:1 Ezekiel 8:1 Ezekiel 20:1 Ezekiel 24:1 Ezekiel 29:1 Ezekiel 26:1 Ezekiel 30:20 Ezekiel 31:1 Ezekiel 33:21 Ezekiel 32:1 Ezekiel 32:17 Ezekiel 40:1 Ezekiel 29:17. In his book Ezekiel gives 13 exact dates for his prophecies. Ezekiel therefore prophesied in Babylon for at least 22 years. The last dated message of Ezekiel was given in the 27th year of the captivity, that is the year 571 BC ( Ezekiel 29:17). At that time Daniel, the prophet, whom Ezekiel probably knew, had already been a prisoner for around 12 years in the palace of the king of Babylon (compare Ezekiel 14:14 Ezekiel 14:20 Ezekiel 28:3). After he was taken captive he lived in his own house in Tell-Abib by the river Chebar and he was esteemed by the Jews who had been taken into captivity, for they went to see him more than once ( Ezekiel 8:1 Ezekiel 14:1 Ezekiel 20:1).Įzekiel started his prophetic ministry in the 5th year of the captivity (chap. Ezekiel was married his wife passed away on the day Jerusalem was assaulted (chap. One explanation is that Ezekiel is talking about his own age (compare with Numbers 4:3 1 Chronicles 23:3). There are various explanations for the not very precise date in chap. This event is described in 2 Kings 24:14 and 2 Chronicles 36:10.Įzekiel originated from the priestly family of Aaron ( Ezekiel 1:3). Should the reason for it be that the book does not speak in such detailed manner of the glory of the Lord Jesus, the Messiah?Īccording to Ezekiel 1:3 the prophet, together with King Jehoiachin, and many noble of the people of Judah had been brought to Babylon in the second deportation in 597 BC. In contrast to various other prophets Ezekiel has not been criticised as much. The book of Ezekiel (= he will be strengthened of God some Bible editions Ezechiel according to the Latin Vulgate) bears the name of its author who is mentioned twice in this book ( Ezekiel 1:3 Ezekiel 24:24).
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