Prophetic of jesus in the book of ezekiel

False the prophecies of mercy were received before the destruction of jerusalem. The prophecies of ezekiel teachinghearts prophecy and. Compared to the other major prophetsisaiah, jeremiah, and danielezekiel has probably the fewest obvious messianic passages anticipating. God instructs ezekiel to continue to live out several prophetic acts, the second of which is a model of the babylonian siege of jerusalem as a sign to the exiles the first symbolic act was in 3. The vision of the godmobile was pretty bizarre, but by chapter 11 the point could hardly be missedisraels idolatry and violence had compelled god to leave his own temple. Whereas isaiah depicts gods holiness in terms of his sovereignty over nations and history, ezekiel emphasizes gods transcendent, aweinspiring nature as shown in his prophetic visions. According to the book itself, it records six visions of the prophet ezekiel, exiled in babylon, during the 22 years from 593 to 571 bc, although it is the product of a long and complex history and does not necessarily preserve the very. A series of studies in the old testament book of ezekiel.

Ezekiels ministry was conducted in jerusalem and babylon in the first three decades of the 6th century. He is the author of the book of jeremiah and lamentations. In fact, a lot of the scriptures in the new testament are the fulfillment of prophecies made in the old testament. Ezekiels doctrine represents a culmination of a prophetic tradition that, as subsequently developed by other prophets, would be reflected in the antitriumphalist spirit in which jesus proclaimed the messianic fulfillment. An examination of the comparison above shows that the son of man also experienced this sequence of events on the cross. The authors take the vision as describing a future, literal temple which will exist during the millennium as do i. Before the first surrender of jerusalem, he was a functioning priest. Ezekiel with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Ezekiel ministered during judahs seventy years of captivity by the babylonians. The book of ezekiel he will be strengthened of god.

The book of ezekiel has always been a problem book. However, if we take the time to study it, we will discover that despite the strangeness of the man and his utterances this is the most clearly organized of the major prophetic books. When jesus christ walked on the face of the earth, many prophecies given over hundreds of years began to unfold. In this vision ezekiel saw four brilliant, powerful angels in action. The priest ezekiel was the first prophet to be called by the lord outside of. May 15, 2016 ezekiel speaks of the four faces of god and reveals this fascinating progression that jesus brings to all of our lives. In the first half of the book of ezekiel ezekiel 3 judah is accused of breaking all of gods commandments, and they are warned by god that they will be destroyed if they persist in their sins.

Ezekiel was a biblical prophet and priest of ancient israel who was the subject and in part the author of an old testament book that bears his name. Ezekiel and work bible commentary theology of work. He was among the jews exiled to babylon by nebuchadnezzar in 597 b. As i read, i tried to imagine how it must look and found these two images. Judgment against the apostates among the covenant people extended to the ministry of jesus as well. Ezekiel presents in his book a unique prophecy concerning gog from the land of magog. 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.

Thousands of years ago, ezekiel recorded warnings and promises of god that are intended for our time, now. The name ezekiel comes from the hebrew name yehezkel meaning, god will strengthen. These doubts were strong enough, in those early days, to raise the question of whether ezekiel should be one of the biblical books. As such, his daytoday work had previously lain in slaughtering, butchering and roasting the sacrificial animals brought by worshipers to the temple in.

The prophetic book of ezekiel warns against the sin of idolatry. For instance, the crucifixion of jesus was foretold in psalm 22. Intro to ezekiel biblica the international bible society. In addition, modern scholarship, using archaeology babylonian annals on cuneiform tablets and astronomy accurate dating of eclipses referred to in ancient archives, provides precise modern calendar. 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. The book of the prophet ezekiel cambridge bible commentary.

The major divisions within the book of ezekiel reveal the purpose of this ministry. Jehovah introduced the prophecy by directing ezekiel to tell his fellow exiles a prophetic riddle that illustrated the faithlessness of judahs. In chapter 1 of the book named after ezekiel, god gave the prophet a glimpse of the spirit realm, which serves god in accomplishing his will. Gods people are now one unified, spirittransformed body living under the just and compassionate reign of king jesus just as ezekiel prophesied long ago in the gospel according to ezekiel. The new testament frequently cites jewish scripture to support the claim of the early christians that jesus was the promised jewish messiah, but only a handful. Symbolic action as prophecy in the old testament religious. The canonical order of ezekiels prophecies is logical, but not strictly chronological.

These make me think of a book i read several years ago about end times. Jesus was nailed, sitting on the sedulum of the cross between two thieves with a crown of thorns on his head. Each of the four had the face of a human being, and on the right side each had the face of a lion, and on the left the face of an ox. Jun 25, 2019 the books of the old testament contain many passages about the messiah all prophecies jesus christ fulfilled. Toward the fulfillment of the gog and magog prophecy of ezekiel. Major and minor prophetic books of the bible share flipboard email print. The new testament church was begun by the descendants of those who heard this prophecy of ezekiel the first time.

The christological purpose of ezekiel the book of ezekiel anticipates and points to jesus christ throughout. Soaping out the mouths of the mockers verse 15 september21 the prophetic book of jude. For the chronological order of ezekiels prophecy, see below. The prophecies of ezekiel concerning the restoration of. Bible prophecy or biblical prophecy comprises the passages of the bible that reflect communications from god to humans through prophets. He was called to preach a message of coming judgment to the rebellious children of israel, on the occasion of the lords delivery of the nation into enslavement under the babylonians. The prophet ezekiel, in exile from the land of judah,came, to see the reason for his countrys downfall, and prophesied its eventual restoration with the revival of faith and moral responsibility. According to dates given in the text, ezekiel received his prophetic call in the fifth.

Isaiah confronted a false prophet and predicted the coming of jesus christ. Christs prophetic ministry was anticipated as ezekiel announced that god would destroy jerusalem and send its population into exile because of continued unbelief. Duguid, niv application commentary nivac, zondervan, 1999, 576 pp. Ezekiel contains the most references to the term son of man. When we meet ezekiel, as a descendant of jacobs son levi, he is by profession a priest ezek. Nov 24, 2016 thousands of years ago, ezekiel recorded warnings and promises of god that are intended for our time, now. Ezekiel witnessed marvelous things in his prophetic visions even as he lived through terrible things on earth. This book is a helpful general introduction to various issues surrounding the temple of ezekiels prophetic vision eze. After ezekiel s announcement of jerusalems destruction the book. The book of ezekiel introduction to the book of ezekiel in the bible. Jan, 2019 prophetic books of the bible prophets have existed throughout every era of gods relationship with mankind, but the old testament books of the prophets address the classical period of prophecy from the later years of the divided kingdoms of judah and israel, throughout the time of exile, and into the years of israels return from exile. There is a definite continuation of gods people in the church of jesus christ and we cannot accept the sharp distinction made between israel and the church by. Last week, we explored ezekiels prophetic calling as he was confronted by the awesome glory of gods temple presence, his kavod, in babylon.

To many readers the book of ezekiel is a hopeless riddle. Ezekiel speaks of the four faces of god and reveals this fascinating progression that jesus brings to all of our lives. The prophet ezekiel had a most unenviable assignment. Understanding the environment and significance of symbolic actions in the old testament can aid latterday saints in four ways. The book of ezekiel is the third of the latter prophets in the tanakh and one of the major prophetic books in the old testament, following isaiah and jeremiah. Ezekiel s doctrine represents a culmination of a prophetic tradition that, as subsequently developed by other prophets, would be reflected in the antitriumphalist spirit in which jesus proclaimed the messianic fulfillment. Although the prophets concentrated mainly on israeljudah, all of them were very conscious that god was lord of the whole world. In addition, modern scholarship, using archaeology babylonian annals on cuneiform tablets and astronomy accurate dating of eclipses referred to in ancient archives, provides precise. The books of the old testament contain many passages about the messiah all prophecies jesus christ fulfilled. Properly understood, this mysterious book with its obscure images offers. For the references to the pentateuch in the prophetical books, see ap. For most, ezekiels message is a mystery, but you can understand gods message for. Jesus is the fulfiller of the promises laid out in the book. Ezekiels commission would last for some 22 years and involve some challenging assignments.

Ezekiel contains the most references to the term son of man an examination of the comparison above shows that the son of man also experienced this sequence of events on the cross. The book of ezekiel bible prophets and prophecy of the. Summary of the book of ezekiel the story of the bible. This book is a helpful general introduction to various issues surrounding the temple of ezekiel s prophetic vision eze. In judaism and christianity, he is also viewed as the 6thcentury bce author of the book of ezekiel, which reveals prophecies regarding the. Jews and christians usually consider the biblical prophets to have received revelations from god prophetic passagesinspirations, interpretations, admonitions or predictions appear widely distributed throughout biblical.

The rabbi cited a prophetic source for the coronavirus. The priest ezekiel was the first prophet to be called by the lord outside of israel during the babylonian captivity. May 02, 2020 jesus is the great physician who heals our spiritual wounds isaiah 53. Major and minor prophetic books of the bible learn religions. Concerning egypt, concerning the army of pharaohneco, the king of egypt, which was on the euphrates in carcemish, whom. Certainly a beginning of the fulfillment of this prophecy happened at christs first coming. This visionary book is often difficult to understand. He is the one who seeks and saves that which is lost luke 19. What is known of ezekiel is derived solely from the book that bears his name. Dr carleys commentary makes its meaning available to the modern reader, particularly by. Best commentaries and books on ezekiel logos bible software.

The book of ezekiel calls us to join in a fresh and living encounter with the god of abraham, moses and the prophets. In contrast to various other prophets ezekiel has not been criticised as much. Old testament messianic prophecies quoted in the new testament. The book of ezekiel is the fourth of the five books of the major prophets in the old testament. Studies in kingship and eschatology in the book of ezekiel.

Among the exiles in babylon, ezekiel shows that israel. What prophecy did ezekiel relate, and how did jehovah introduce that prophecy. Jul 03, 2016 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. 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. Ezekiel is also a bifid book in that the first half of the book is dedicated to one kind of topic and the second half to another.

The latter part of the chapter shows them bearing what is apparently a portable throne of god 1. Even now ezekiels prophecies are being fulfilled through the church, the new israel, as people come to the new david, jesus christ and as gods spirit lives in and among them. Bleaching out the spots verses 12 the prophetic book of jude. Ezekiel was called to his prophetic ministry during the fifth year of his captivity. Jesus is the great physician who heals our spiritual wounds isaiah 53. I will pour out my anger upon sin, the stronghold of egypt, and i will destroy the wealth of no. Since the book of ezekiel contains more dates see chart, p. The book of ezekiel, one of the major prophetical books of the old testament. Let us begin, as the book of ezekiel does, with gods call to ezekiel to become a prophet. Chapter 18 of ezekiel underscores the need of each personand each generationto confront their own sin. In the first two ezekiel announced judgment on jerusalem ezek. Prophesying with enoch verse 14 the prophetic book of jude. Since the book of ezekiel contains more dates than any other ot prophetic book, its prophecies can be dated with considerable precision. First, our religious tradition embraces a number of sacred ordinances, including baptism, the sacrament of the lords supper, administrations on behalf of the sick, ordinations, confirmations, and temple ordinances.

Recognizing a true christian verse the prophetic book of jude. That the sign concerns jerusalem is obvious from the plan of the city etched on the brick. Sin shall writhe in anguish and no shall be torn apart. The first 24 chapters are various ways in which ezekiel tries to help people believe, before the fall of jerusalem in 586 b. Coronavirus prophesized in book of ezekiel, mystic rabbi. The book of ezekiel is generally divided into five parts.