Perhaps the pain of all The emphasis is placed on the idolatry (high places, altars, incense altars, idols). Chapter 35 is a prophecy against Seir (Edom) because of their activity in connection with the fall of Jerusalem.55 Ezekiel is now ready to turn his attention to the restoration of Gods people. The Bible only provides one sentence about her directly, but we can learn much more about this Old Testament woman as we look at the prophet Ezekiels life and Gods advice to him concerning his wife. 7:14); then (Hezekiah) went after the Chaldeans (Isaiah 3839); now (Zedekiah) is going after Egypt (23:1121). It appears on His lips more often than any other title, including Lord and Christ. d. The frustration of the plan of the combatants (38:1723). This reiterated statement about the watchman is to impress upon the people the place and purpose of Ezekiel and to encourage the people to listen to what he has to say, particularly when they get the message of the collapse of Jerusalem. c. An end! Lets keep in touch. The people have given up hope in Yahweh: they fail to recognize that their disobedience is the cause of His absence. At that time, the return of Gods protective care will take place as the glory of the Lord returns to the temple from which it departed (in a figure) prior to 586. So who was she and why no mention of her until her death? I am sending you to them, and you shall say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD. As for them, whether they hear or whether they refusefor they are a rebellious houseyet they will know that a prophet has been among them. Ezekiel 2:3-5 (NKJV), In other words, Im sending you to share difficult messages to difficult people who may or may not be receptive to what you have to say to them.. What is Uzu [ed. They form the basis for the revelation of God to John as well (Rev. This is the only reference to the number of years after the destruction of the city and temple in 586 B.C. Wisdom (12,17) parallels 28:4,5 of the Prince of Tyre. Demands that you must die tonight." This refers to the soon to be announced fall of Jerusalem (21:17). 36This is a play on the pot motif in chap. The same basic description as in chapter 3 is repeated here. See also D. J. Wiseman, Nebuchadrezzar and Babylon, 27ff, who shows Babylonian control of Tyre. His message will be Thus says Yahweh (3:411). An extensive quote from Childs is appropriate here:10, Surely one of the most important aspects of Ezekiels message was its dependence upon the activity of interpretation within the Bible itself. O dearest Zeke, last night I saw d. When they asked him about the significance of this awful event, he explained that he was a sign: what had happened to him would happen to the people of Judah (24:120-24). When God found Israel, she was squirming as a naked little baby with no postnatal care whatsoever. He will show no pity (as in 7:4). Ezekiel is the "son of man," the representative of the human race with all its limitations. One tradition says he made Egypt a Babylonian province, another that he invaded Libya, while Jeremiah foretold that he would set up his throne in Tahpanhes, but there is no proof that he did so. 54. e. God promises that a horn will sprout for the house of Israel (29:21). 17C. He responds that He is fair, but their way is not right. The seventy elders represent the leadership of Israel and show the pervasiveness of idolatry. Behold, it is coming (7:1013). The threefold judgment of God is promised against Judah: plague, sword, and famine. These, says God, are those who plan iniquity in the city. What does it mean that God does not delight in the death of the wicked (Ezekiel 33:11)? Jeremiah 21--23 denounces Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, and Jehoiachin, the prophets, and the priests. He will send a sword, the pestilence, rain, hailstones, fire, and brimstone against him. b. This refers to Jews who, though they may not be in the higher echelons of leadership, take advantage of their fellow Jews (they muddy the water with their feet so that other sheep may not drink). God gives a series of woe declarations against the people of Judah (6:17:27). The corpses are referred to as sacrifice. Thus Ezekiels ministry covered a span of at least twentythree years. 7). Two things must happen: He will regather the people and purge them of sinners. 24:1518). Ezekiel is the watchman, and through him we see some of God's generous plans for Israel that have yet to come about. Before the glory is removed, we are allowed to see it (8:4) and are reminded that it is the same glory seen in the exile. 23. That would lead to them to trust Him for salvation, the greatest good for any human being. I suspect that Ezekiel saw only one action, and even though we are accustomed to seeing gaps in prophecy, this restoration should be seen as the great eschatological act of God in bringing Jews from all over the world to Israel and regenerating them. 26 for covenant curses applied to continual sins.15 Gardiner suggests that the 430 years in Egypt forms the backdrop (Exod. A comparison of Ezekiel 1 with Revelation 4 yields the following results: Without trying to go into details on the significance of the component parts of the vision, suffice it to say that the entire vision is designed to show the glory of God and to overwhelm Ezekiel (the same thing happened to Isaiah). The peoples involved in this scenario are Gog (of Magog), prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal. An expanse is over the heads of the living creatures under which the creatures move, and the sound of their wings is like the sound of the Almighty. The four faces are like that of a man, a lion, a bull, and an eagle. He is regarded as the author of much of the Biblical "Book of Ezekiel." He bemoaned the fate of Israel and Judah calling for a revival of faith centering on the hope of a rebuilt . More than any other prophet (more even than Hosea and Jeremiah) he was directed to involve himself personally in the divine word by acting it out in prophetic symbolism. And everything for which they yearned The false prophecies will fail. This entire event probably takes place in a vision or trance. Hezekiah, Ahaz son, received ambassadors from the newly emerging Chaldean power group (Isa. God promises punishment on men who do this thing (14:611). God came to the prophet and told him his wife was going to die but that he should not engage in any of the customary mourning practices, which would have involved wearing sackcloth, lying on the ground, throwing ashes on one's head, and so on. One part he scatters to the wind, waving a sword. These mountains will be fruitful (better than at the first), and will not bereave Gods people of children.57 (36:615). Even those who escape will be extremely vulnerable. He will practice divination (arrows, idols, liver) and the answer comes: Jerusalem. However, the elders in the golah cannot believe it. 27The sister motif is put forth by Jeremiah (3:6-9) and is probably adapted by Ezekiel both here and in chap. Again, He restrained Himself because of His name (note in Exodus 32 that Moses interceded for Israel with the same argument about the inviolability of Gods name). The traditional enemies of Judah (Moab and Seir=Edom) were delighted to find that Jerusalem could fall to her enemies as any other people. And Hes with you, wrapping His arms around you to comfort you. It is in direct response to the lament of the people of Judah: Our bones are dried up. Yahweh promises to open their graves and to bring them to the land of Israel. However, as punishment, He told them they would not go to the land, but die in the wilderness (20:1017). The garden of Eden language sounds like Adam. God promises to fulfill his judgment (symbolized by the falling wall against which He will send a storm). 3:1014). In Ezekiel 3:2-3 were told that he consumed the words from the Lord and it tasted as sweet as honey. Later, Tyres interests were strictly mercantile and not in an empire. Create your account. He will send fire on Magog and others. Are there military arguments why Russia would blow up the Kakhovka dam? The theology of the Book of Ezekiel is centered on the glory of God. This is not the latest vision of Ezekiel (cf. Then they shall acknowledge that He is Yahweh (6:810). 31:31), idolatry will be over, they will be My people, and I shall be their God (11:1321). Get our Question of the Week delivered right to your inbox! a. Another world without a flaw Ezekiel is commemorated as a saint in the liturgical calendar of the Eastern Orthodox Churchand those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine Riteon July 21 (for those churches which use the traditional Julian Calendar, July 21 falls on August 5 of the modern Gregorian Calendar). He was an exile, captured by King Nebuchadnezzar and placed in refuge camp in the wasteland by the Chebar River. They must pass under the rod and be brought into the bond of the covenant. 1516). The people of the golah were quite willing to listen to what Ezekiel had to say, but they were unwilling to pay any attention to him. The prophecy against the hordes of the north (38:139:29). 38Josephus (Antiquities, X., 11, 1 [Loeb, p. 285]) cites Philostratos (otherwise unknown) to the effect that this king (Nebuchadnezzar) besieged Tyre for thirteen years at the time when Ithobalos was king of Tyre.. Ezekiel was a prophet of God who lived most of his life in Babylon during the time of the exile. He covered the sweepers with warships; Tyrian divers cut the cables under water. c. Her sister Oholibah should have known better, but she also pursued lovers: (Ahaz) went after the Assyrians (Isa. This latter promise was given to Ezekiel seven years before when Yahweh called him to the prophetic ministry (2:5). I gave you all Israel and Judah. Gods judgment will come upon you in the same way. In the vision of Ezekiel 3:1-10 God required Ezekiel eat a scroll, which may have included the written words God spoke to him. 24and Isaac and Rebeccas unhappiness with their son Esau for marrying oneGen. 13In Rev. we know that there was trouble in the Chaldean empire that led Judah and her neighbors to conspire against Nebuchadnezzar (Jer. (1) All the Jews will be regathered from the nations. These bad shepherds (hirelings, Jesus calls them) have no personal interest in the sheep; they are only concerned with their own financial gain. Yahweh brings Ezekiel by the Spirit to a valley (habiqe'ah, ) that is full of bones. 2. The responsibility is theirs. However, Genesis 36:2 -3 states that Esau's wives were Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, and Basemath, Ishmael's daughter. Where is the stream of the Litani? His acquaintance with general matters of culture, from shipbuilding to literature, is equally amazing. b. The judgment to come upon them, like the fire to the vine, will not improve them any. The temple, so tragically destroyed in 586, is being rebuilt in glorious dimensions. Ezekiel's "thirtieth year" is given as the fifth year of the exile of Judah's king Jehoiachin by the Babylonians,[6] counting the years after the exile in 598 BCE, that is from 597 to 593 BCE. thesis, DTS. Have any married couples been canonized at the same time? There are occasions when a good man can do little in the way of directly benefiting or influencing the ungodly by whom he may be surrounded. Egypt as an outstanding enemy of Israel will be brought to a final end in Sheol. The royal house as well as the people will mourn in this judgment. This message is to the Mountains of Israel to promise them restoration in Gods future plan. The sons of the east who will come against Ammon are the Babylonians, but they may include other people whom Nebuchadnezzar hires to fight for him (cf. God will bring the nations up and defeat them on the mountains of Israel. This greatness, however, must come to an end. The scroll represents the message of judgment Ezekiel is to preach. In conformity with the two parts of his book, his personality and his preaching are alike twofold. However, this is during the siege and probably not too long before the capitulation because Tyre is rejoicing that the gateway has been broken. After Persias entrance, Egypt began to prosper. Remember where we used to read Gardiner, Ezekiel in Ellicotts Commentary on the Whole Bible, Reprint, Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1959, 5:214. The vinewood is virtually worthless. 16.16ff. All that Hebrews is saying is that the old system could not take away sinonly the sacrifice of Christ could do that. B. Prophecies against the nations (25:132:32). The earlier part of the chapter speaks in historical terms of the defeat of Tyre. This is the promised kingdom. 7For an excellent summary and evaluation of the critical scholarship in Ezekiel, see D. N. Freedman, The Book of Ezekiel, Int 8 (1954): 46671. Imagine their fear as they were taken from their homeland and deported to a foreign wasteland, their struggles to survive, their concerns for the future. (3) The period from 567 B.C. e. The fourth stage is in the land. The judgment on the false prophets (13:816). 2728). This final word and not to fear. What does it mean to execute great vengeance (Ezekiel 25:17)? The way was now open for a great combined assault. a. And then she took Nations will be amazed at her fall. At the end of the first vision, God told him what He had in store for him to do. But it will get worse as the sword multiplies its efficiency against the people. Has God ever asked you to do anything that didnt make sense to you? The exiles kept arguing that God would not destroy the holy city. d. God declares that He will one day set up a special twig that will rule (17:2224). God does not take pleasure in the death of the wicked, but he is just and will deal justly (18:2529). defiled daughtersinlaw. The Jews are quoting a proverb: The things that have been prophesied must be for a distant future, because nothing is happening as prophesied. (They say this in spite of Jeremiahs prophecies.) Similar terms are used of different events because Gog and Magog, though literal designations of geographical areas, also represent remote parts of the world. A harlot collects pay for her services, but Judah pays her lovers (an allusion to taking the temple gold, etc., to buy off foreign powers).26. f. Gods judgment will be to turn her lovers against her (16:3543). When/how was Satan turned to ashes? There is no forest in the Negeb. thesis, DTS. Son of man, I am sending you to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me; they and their fathers have transgressed against Me to this very day. Bright, History of Israel, 333 (he says they were obliged to acknowledge Babylonian suzerainty). [9], The Aramaic Targum on Ezekiel 1:1 and the 2nd-century rabbinic work Seder Olam Rabba (chapter 26) both say that Ezekiel's vision came "in the thirtieth year after Josiah was presented with a Book of the Law discovered in the Temple", the latter taking place about the time of Josiah's reforms in 622 BCE,[10] shortly after the call of Jeremiah to prophetic ministry around 626 BCE. As a result God scattered her among the nations (Ezekiel is viewing the whole process from 722 B.C. Ezekiel, through a trance, is transferred to Jerusalem where he sees idolatry being practiced in the temple. This led to idolatry as she turned all Gods gracious gifts into idolatrous practices. The Prophet Isaiah was certainly married. God tells Ezekiel not to rebel as Israel does, but to accept the order to eat the scroll. This article is about the biblical prophet. At this point we are looking to the subsequent devastating calamity under Alexander the Great (26:12-14). (Note Revelation 1718 for a similar description of Babylon) (27:2636). c. The place of Scripture in Ezekiels ministry is illustrated by the scroll (2:83:11). Both righteous and wicked will suffer when Yahwehs sword goes forth (again all flesh will know that the drawn sword is from Yahweh). Yet, with all their preparation, no one will go into battle, because that would be futile. 2. Tyre was truly an international conglomerate! Slanted Brown Rectangles on Aircraft Carriers? Instead, he was to don a turban, that is, wear the garments of celebration (Ezek. When the temple is completely measured, he sees the glory of the Lord returning from the way it disappeared in chapter 8 (43:3-4). have reached the golah in written form and are being utilized by Ezekiel. The first vision concludes with the statement, Such was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. You couldnt view their body or hold a funeral or even have friends and neighbors drop off a casserole or two. There is evidence that she died from a plague. R. Driver, Introduction to the Literature of the Old Testament, 297. God speaks of his fourfold messengers of judgment: famine, wild beasts, sword and plague. Zimmerli has noted that Sodom is supposed to be somewhere near the southern end of the Dead Sea and that this region is to be included in the new Land of Israel (47:18). Defiance flared up within her as she brazenly called out the sacred name of God and fled from the Garden. But heres the deal. In chapter 24, God tells Ezekiel that he will take away the delight of his eyes, which was his wife. If there isn't any mention of a wife in the Bible, it is because the mention of the Prophets were only included because understanding of their persons is crucial to the understading of what they did as well those acts' place in Salvation History. He was taken out to the plain (the Euphrates Valleyhabiqeah, 14. Ezekiel was said to be already active as a prophet while in the Land of Israel, and he retained this gift when he was exiled with Jehoiachin and the nobles of the country to Babylon. During David and Solomons time, Hiram king of Tyre was a friend of Israel. Comfort us in our times of sorrow and grief. Learn more about Stack Overflow the company, and our products. They had three sons, naming the eldest Shear-jashub, meaning "A remnant shall return" (Isaiah 7:3), the next Immanuel, meaning "God with us" (Isaiah 7:14), and the youngest, Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz, meaning, "Spoil quickly, plunder speedily" (Isaiah 8:3). Assyria was a great tree; the birds of heaven nested in its boughs. . 5:15; 10:811; Jer. (8:111:25). The problem with including it is that it seems to be a sub point under the first main reference in 1:2. He is like a beautiful song that people listen to and appreciate as music, but it has no lasting impact on their lives. 60For a good general discussion of the issue of the temple and sacrifices during the Millennium, see Feinberg, The Prophecy of Ezekiel, 233239. [16] Josephus claims that Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia's armies exiled three thousand people from Judah,[17] after deposing King Jehoiachin in 598 BCE. The argument, however, moves back to Jerusalem in 8-11. Ezekiel is to shave his head and face with a sharp sword. The approach of B. S. Childs is refreshing. . Yet do not lament or weep or shed any tears. d. The fourth symbolic act is the cutting of hair (5:112). Not all sacrifice was propitiatory. Ezekiel suffered the loss of his wife. Press on, Ezekiel, rejoice God tells Ezekiel to dig through the wall and there he sees theriomorphic images being worshipped. 1. 12. Of course, everyone asked why he behaved in such an unusual manner. Here I refer to Ezekiel's prophecies, which came as visions, pictures and words from the Lord. All that happens comes from God. This is one of those obscure stories that most of us would have skimmed over a few years ago. xlix, 28 would show, for instance, that Arab nomads of Kedar gave him trouble at one time. All of our resources exist to guide you toward everlasting joy in Jesus Christ. Its contents were lamentations, mourning and woe. Egypts arms will be broken by the Yahwehstrengthened arms of Babylon (cf. Then they will be His people and He will be their God and the nations will know that it is Yahweh who sanctifies Israel when the temple is in their midst (37:2428). Nor you, and it will not be long i. When God addresses him, the Spirit enters him and he hears God speaking (2:12). ", Again the voice of God was clear: Jerusalem (Oholibah) has become involved in the religious practices of all these nations. Judahs conduct is what one would expect from someone who has such a family background. When the people made their offerings by faith, God forgave them on the basis of Christs finished work which was already completed in the mind of God. And its goddess? They declare it to be a false divination (Nebuchadnezzar has made a mistake? His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, and the mountain will split north and south. The call for the executioners (lit. Therefore, He promises to make their land desolate as they have rejoiced in the desolation of the land of Judah (35:1015). 13. Welcome to Christianity Stack Exchange. In the case of both of these the rebellion continued for some years.38 It thus follows inevitably that the prophetic message must be concerned in a quite special way with Yahwehs judgment on these two powers.39. The twigs mentioned so far are being rejected (cf. After admonishing those in Jerusalem who believe they can hold on without God and those in the golah who refuse to listen to Ezekiel, God denounces the false shepherds of Israel. This is one of the readings at Vespers on Great Feasts of the Theotokos in the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic Churches. [30][31], Ezekiel is portrayed by Darrell Dunham in a 1979 episode[32] of the television series Our Jewish Roots (1978-).[33]. 811). Zimmerli says: In 587, however, apart from Jerusalem, only Egypt and Tyre were in a state of rebellion against Nebuchadnezzar. God will deliver them over to foreigners and turn His face against them. Thus, for example, in ch. One is for Judah and the Israelites belonging to her; the other is for Joseph (Ephraim) and all the Israelites belonging to him. The devastation of the armies of the north is illustrated by God calling for the fowls of the air to come and eat the flesh. How can I tell if an issue has been resolved via backporting? 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