The book of Ezekiel is Narrative History, Prophetic and Apocalyptic in genre and even contains Parables. The prophet Ezekiel wrote it approximately 571 B.C. (this date is accurately precise because this book contains more defined dates than any other book in the Bible.) Key personalities include Ezekiel, Israel’s leaders, Ezekiel’s wife, King Nebuchadnezzar, and “the prince”.
It was written to announce judgment upon Judah, to allow them one last chance to repent. It also foretells of the coming deliverance of God’s nation from captivity in Babylon. It mainly discusses the events during the Babylonian captivity. Ezekiel is a priest who is called by God to deliver His messages.
Ezekiel 25: God wants people to realize that He is God and that He is in control. He speaks of huge acts of vengeance, massive punishments not only to His people in Jerusalem and Judah but will inflict the same on the nations (e.g. Ammon, Moab, Edom, Philistines) who brought threat to His people.
Ezekiel 26: Next up is Tyre! God will bring Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, a king’s king, down on Tyre. He’ll come with chariots and horses and riders—a huge army. He’ll massacre your surrounding villages and lay siege to them. The people living there will be intimated by the terrors of death.
Ezekiel 27:This chapter continues to depict the rise and decline of Tyre. Once filled with splendor, it now has been battered to bits by the waves, sunk to the bottom of the sea.
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The book of Ezekiel is Narrative History, Prophetic and Apocalyptic in genre and even contains Parables. The prophet Ezekiel wrote it approximately 571 B.C. (this date is accurately precise because this book contains more defined dates than any other book in the Bible.) Key personalities include Ezekiel, Israel’s leaders, Ezekiel’s wife, King Nebuchadnezzar, and “the prince”.
It was written to announce judgment upon Judah, to allow them one last chance to repent. It also foretells of the coming deliverance of God’s nation from captivity in Babylon. It mainly discusses the events during the Babylonian captivity. Ezekiel is a priest who is called by God to deliver His messages.
Ezekiel 25: God wants people to realize that He is God and that He is in control. He speaks of huge acts of vengeance, massive punishments not only to His people in Jerusalem and Judah but will inflict the same on the nations (e.g. Ammon, Moab, Edom, Philistines) who brought threat to His people.
Ezekiel 26: Next up is Tyre! God will bring Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, a king’s king, down on Tyre. He’ll come with chariots and horses and riders—a huge army. He’ll massacre your surrounding villages and lay siege to them. The people living there will be intimated by the terrors of death.
Ezekiel 27:This chapter continues to depict the rise and decline of Tyre. Once filled with splendor, it now has been battered to bits by the waves, sunk to the bottom of the sea.
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