Category: <span>Ezekiel</span>

Ezekiel prophesied about Jerusalem to those who had already been taken from Jerusalem, exiled to Babylon. Why would God have the prophet speak words and perform symbolic acts in Ezekiel…

Commentary Ezekiel Major Prophets Old Testament

Ezekiel exhorted the exiles to acknowledge that—just as God was the cause of their captivity—He was also the hope of their restoration. Ezekiel 33-48 sounds this theme. The word of…

Commentary Ezekiel Major Prophets Old Testament

The final chapters of Ezekiel bridge Exodus and Revelation, stitching the Old and New Testaments together. Ezekiel’s vision of restoration in Ezekiel 40-48 establishes a grid for understanding the storyline…

Commentary Ezekiel Major Prophets Old Testament

Ezekiel warned and encouraged the exiles living in the land of the Chaldeans. These exiles had received the grace of God in a special way; their friends and family who…

Commentary Ezekiel Major Prophets Old Testament

Ezekiel was terrified by the visions he received concerning the destruction of Jerusalem. In Ezekiel 6-11, the prophet was forced to endure visions of the Lord’s glory exiting Jerusalem and…

Commentary Ezekiel Major Prophets Old Testament

While Jeremiah prophesied to the exiles in Babylon (Jer 24:1-14), Ezekiel described how the exile affected God’s plans for His people in Jerusalem. Ezekiel was called to be a watchman…

Commentary Ezekiel Major Prophets Old Testament