Ezekiel: Son of Man; Watchman Over the House of Israel

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  1. A Look at the Book

    1. About the Author

      1. Born @ 622 B.C. and served as a priest — 1:3

      2. Had his own house (3:24; 8:1); married (24:18)

      3. His ministry lasted at least 22 years (1:2; 29:17)

    2. About the Book — a collection of visions (1, 8, 10,), exhortations (2-3) symbolic actions (ch 4-5), judgments (6-7) prophecies (11-12), calls to repentance (14), parables (15-17), and allegories (23)

    3. Date of Writing & Setting

      1. Probably written shortly after the events foretold, @ 565 B.C.

      2. Ezekiel had been carried away to Babylon in the second carrying away of Nebuchadnezzar, probably @ 597 B.C. This was 9 years after Daniel was carried away, and 11 years prior to the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 B.C.

    4. Contemporaries

      1. Daniel - Eze 14:14, 20; 28:3 (note Judah’s wickedness)

      2. Jeremiah - was not carried to Babylon, but rather remained in Jerusalem and was later carried to Egypt (Jer 43).

    5. Key Words & Phrases

      1. "They shall know that I am the Lord" = 63 times

        1. assurance to Ezekiel =

        2. condemnation of Judah =

      2. "The glory of the Lord" = 14 times

    6. Key Passages

      1. Ezekiel 3:17-21; 33:7-9

      2. Ezekiel 18 - a devastating refutation of Calvinism

      3. Ezekiel 37 — "the valley of dry bones" — a vision of restoration and the establishment of the church (36:22-27)

    7. Ezekiel as a type of Christ

      1. "Son of Man"

        1. appears 93 times in Ezekiel

        2. appears 88 times in the N.T. — 87 times in reference to Jesus (Matthew = 30, Mark = 14, Luke = 25, John/Rev = 11/2)

      2. Spoke more than 25 times with reference to the Holy Spirit

      3. Ezekiel 4:4-6 "Thou shalt bear the iniquity of Israel . . . Judah"

      4. Ezekiel 17:1-2 spake in parables

 

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