Everything that he said came directly from the Lord. Copyright 2023 The Gospel Coalition, INC. All Rights Reserved. The vision of the Valley of Dry Bones may be the best known prophecy of this Hebrew prophet. But the heavens open to welcome Ezekiel, the son of man (Ezek. Ezekiel's Vision--Glory of the Lord Ezekiel was a sixth century prophet. A prophet is someone with access to Yahwehs judgment hall and his divine council (Jer. It also suggests that it should not be done alone. The book of Ezekiel opens up with a vision that is quite startling in itself. 4] I will put my ruach within you. His desires for a holy nation. 48:2). Life and Building in the Book of Ezekiel (CWWL, 1961-1962, vol. THE VISION: EZEKIEL: REVELATION: 1. Throughout his description of this vision, Ezekiel often uses such expressions as "appearance," "appeared to be," "resembled," and "something like.". I will fall upon the quiet people who dwell securely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having no bars or gates, to seize spoil and carry off plunder [among] the people who were gathered from the nations., Bibles for Israel and the Messianic Bible Project, egathering and restoration of the Jewish People. Tearing Down False Promises: The War of Gog and Magog. The hand of the LORD was upon me there: For the third time ( Ezekiel 1:3, 3:14) Ezekiel experienced this. He takes Ezekiel by the hand and carefully explains what He says to Israel, and He reveals His very personal feelings and plans with Ezekiel. In Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, Ezekiel is acknowledged as a Hebrew prophet.In Judaism and Christianity, he is also . This is the heart of the vision. 1 Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.. 2 In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin's captivity,. Affiliate disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, we may earn commissions from qualifying purchases on Amazon.com. (John 10:7), You have received the Ruach of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, Abba! But the Lord would open their graves and bring them back to the land. Ezekiels directional indications may seem extraneous, but they hint at connections with other four-corner arrangements in the Bible. Of course, Bibles For Israel does not condone such travelling. That is not the way to get to know God, and one does not need a spiritual chariot to meet with God. He is clearly connected with the Holiness Code and its vision of a future dependent on keeping the Laws of God and maintaining ritual purity. The book is first of the major prophets, so called due to its greater length than the shorter minor prophets or twelve prophets. Peter J. Leithart is president of the Theopolis Institute in Birmingham, Alabama. It would be extremely humbling to them for them to have to rebuild their worship place to God. A further deportation of Jews from Jerusalem to Babylon occurred in 586 when a second unsuccessful rebellion resulted in the destruction of the city and its Temple and the exile of the remaining elements of the royal court, including the last scribes and priests. Amid the silence, God speaks, I will rain down on [Gog], on his troops, and on the many peoples who are with him, flooding rain, great hailstones, fire, and brimstone. Explore how the human body functions as one unit in He was a humble servant, he stood before his Master ready to do whatever He had for him. [23] In Ezekiel the phrase describes God mounted on His throne-chariot as he departs from the Temple in chapters 111 and returns to what Marvin Sweeney describes as a portrayal of "the establishment of the new temple in Zion as YHWH returns to the temple, which then serves as the center for a new creation with the tribes of Israel arrayed around it" in chapters 4048. Ezekiel sees the glory Moses and Solomon saw, but Ezekiel doesnt sees it on Sinai, at Shiloh, or in Jerusalem. In the Old Testament, God chose very specific people to give His message to Israel. In the visions of God brought he me into the land of Israel, and set me upon a very high mountain, by which was as the frame of a city on the south. A long passage with much detail, Ezekiel describes his first word from the Lord. . 1:10). Ezekiel goes through many different types of idolatry and images that the Israelites use to take the place of Father God. Ezekiel purpose were to bring restoration and hope to Gods people., Isaiah 6 is written with a mixture of prose and verse, detailing the calling, or commission, of Isaiah by the Lord God. Amazingly, Ezekiel describes all of these future scenarios that we have seen unfold in our generation. To get the full effect of the vision, we need to see that Ezekiel 1 is only the first of a three-chapter sequence, during which Ezekiel is commissioned as a prophet. number: 206095338, E-mail us: Another important lesson, God really, really, REALLY loves His kids. He received oracles from God and passed them on to . In the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible and in all other English Bibles, the book follows on from the Song of Solomon or Song of Songs. Just please come back, not because I need you, but because I want you. Approximately 65 occurrences of the clause (or variations) Then they will know that I am the Lord testify to that divine desire and intention (see note on 6:7). Episode 9 | Visions of Ezekiel - YouTube 0:00 / 44:37 Episode 9 | Visions of Ezekiel Lion and Lamb Ministries 62.7K subscribers Subscribe 6.5K views 7 days ago #Ezekiel #messianic. Ezekiel was one of the prophet who were taken into exile along with King Jehoiachin. In application to my life, I think that the biggest lesson one can learn is how to submit to the Lord and listen to His voice no matter what it is saying. Why will you die, people of Israel? Instead of an ascent, he sees a descent, the original living throne of Yahweh moving from heaven to earth. What a contrast visions and weeping! Preface and glimpse of the spirit world. Behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. Each cherub has four facesthe face of a bull, a lion, an eagle, and a man (Ezek. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan., The future; a daunting subject that people over generations have fretted about and try to plan against by constructing predictions on what may happen based on what they think they know. We may be tempted to think that David-plus-three-mighty-men form a human replica of the glory, and then we might recall that Jesus, the son of David, also has his three: Peter, James, and John. Ezekiel's Wheel was a magnificent vision that God showed him. 1 Chron. Then you will live in the land I gave your ancestors; you will be My people, and I will be your God. (Ezekiel 36:2224, 28). They had been buried, as it were, in the foreign lands to which they had been exiled. The various dates given in the book suggest that Ezekiel was 25 when he went into exile, 30 when he received his prophetic call, and 52 at the time of the last vision c.571. Ezekiel was a priest and 30 years old at the time of his vision. Tradition says John the apostle (Mark 3:14-19) was the author of both Revelation and the Gospel of John, but that is not certain. 124 teach that God will be revealed in the fall of Jerusalem and the destruction of the temple; chs. Ezekiels vision will be fulfilled some day; only time will tell if todays scenario in the Middle East is a direct precursor to it. And nowhere in the Bible are Gods initiative and control expressed more clearly and pervasively than in the book of Ezekiel. This is perhaps the most well known passage in Ezekiel. The Lord had descended on Sinai in a storm cloud (Ex. As a "sentinel for the house of Israel" (Ezekiel 3:17), Ezekiel had repeatedly warned of God's pending penalty for Judah's transgressions, including its fondness for idolatry (Ezekiel 5:7-10). His appearance was the same as it had been before by the river Chebar (yet another link which this closing vision has with Ezekiels earlier work) and it prompted the same response of awe and adoration. The heavens opened, Ezekiel tells us (Ezek. The prophet Jeremiah, who remained in Jerusalem during that time, tried to warn the Jewish People to repent of their idol worship and wickedness or face destruction and captivity. "The vision of dry bones," explains how God's people would miraculously come together and be re-gathered to their homeland from among the nations of the world where . 7:24. In this vision the Lord is as a teacher and instructs Ezekiel. We do know that after God brings the scattered people back to Israel, there will be a false peace treaty (Daniel 9:27) between Israel and the nations who want her destruction. Ezekiel 43:12. 46). And the spirit entered into me when He spake unto me, and set me upon my feet, that I heard Him that speak unto me. Scholars When Babylons King Nebuchadnezzar carried off Israels King Jehoiachim and the leading families of Jerusalem into captivity in 597 BC, Ezekiel the priest was in that group. Our staff at Bibles For Israel are especially privileged to see firsthand how the truth of prophetic Scriptures witness to the spirits of the Jewish People that Yeshua is their Savior and Lord, as well as Messiah. This captivity would be followed by a prophesied second captivity in 586 BC when Nebuchadnezzar fully destroyed Solomons Temple and besieged Jerusalem. Below, toward earth, are four living creatures that represent the main categories of land and sky creatures: wild animals, domesticated cattle, birds, and men. Through it all, God's powerful acts of justice and promises of undeserved covenant blessing display his heart for us to know and adore. Like Isaiahs vision of glory (Isa. Ill even give you instructions of how to build the temple and the laws that I have for you to follow. In T. Longman III & D. E. Garland (Eds. At the center of the vision is Yahweh himself, appearing as a glorified man to the prophet by the river Chebar. Ezekiel, was a great man of God and very faithful to Him. The Good News and Hope for all mankind that Ezekiel and every prophet of God shared regarding sin, no matter how detestable, is the same: Repent! Likewise, in the last days described in chapters 3839, Ezekiel foresees that all false walls of protection and rumors of peace (spoken or unspoken) will ultimately crash down as well, and the world will know that the Lord has done it. Bringing the Saints into the Lord's Up-to-date Vision and Move in His Recovery (CWWL, 1984, vol. Its a remarkable rare occurrence in Scripture. 2:1, 3, 8; 3:1, 3, 4, 10; etc.). Hes both commissioned prophet and commissioning glory, both Son of Man and the fiery One who sits on Yahwehs throne in the midst of the living creatures. with free plagiarism report. That means the eagle face must be facing back to the north, toward the Lords throne at the pole of the sphere of heaven (cf. The vision of the whirlwind. The priests and elders on Sinai peered up through a sapphire pavement to see the God of Israel and Moses got to enter the cloud. By continuing well assume youre on board with our Known as Mirkevet Yechezkel, "the Chariot of Ezekiel ," the reading speaks of the revelation to Ezekiel in which he saw the entire gamut of divine beings in what he describes as a "chariot.". Visions could vary in kind, differing in such things as length, intensity, number of symbols, and whether the vision was perceived in the spirit, as in a dream, or by the conscious physical senses. The information contained in this report was obtained from various websites, such as http://www.biblegateway.com, www.revelationcommentary.org and www.keyway.ca, God used people to speak his words for him. A Jewish man purchases groceries in the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem. For instance, if Ezekiel did not warn a righteous person about committing iniquity, God said that person shall die for his sin, and his righteous deeds that he has done shall not be remembered, but his blood I will require at your hand. He gets an up-close, interior view, and he shares it with us. The angelic guide is still with Ezekiel and will continue to explain and instruct him in the law of the temple, but at this point there is a special word from the Lord out of the temple, which is virtually a statement of consecration. God called this priest to be a prophet at the age of 30, five years into this first Babylonian exile. 28:12; Ps. Meanwhile, we await the construction of Ezekiels Temple, for which the Temple Institute and Temple Mount Faithful have already prepared blueprints, construction materials, utensils, adornment, furniture and priests who will reestablish ritual sacrifices. The most influential modern scholarly work on Ezekiel, Walther Zimmerli's two-volume commentary, appeared in German in 1969 and in English in 1979 and 1983. For an informed reading of Ezekiel 1:1-28, 3:12. . [31] To take just two well-known passages, the famous Gog and Magog prophecy in Revelation 20:8 refers back to Ezekiel 3839,[32] and in Revelation 2122, as in the closing visions of Ezekiel, the prophet is transported to a high mountain where a heavenly messenger measures the symmetrical new Jerusalem, complete with high walls and twelve gates, the dwelling-place of God where His people will enjoy a state of perfect well-being. Please Follow us on Twitter and receive Breaking News, Bible Teachings and Feature Articles from the Holy Land. Important Vision #2: Ezekiel 8-11. John was a Christian leader of Jewish origin who was in exile on the Roman prison island of Patmos. To bookmark your articles to Read Later - please sign in. Ezekiel, was a great man of God and very faithful to Him. C. S. Lewis and Mrs. Moore: Relationship of Sin or Sanctification? Take part in TGCs Read the Bible initiative, where were encouraging Christians and churches to read together through Gods Word in a year. In the Old Testament, the heavens typically open so Yahweh can rain his blessings on Israel (Deut. He is specifically mentioned by Ben Sirah (a writer of the Hellenistic period who listed the "great sages" of Israel) and 4 Maccabees (1st century CE). When Ezekiel sees the vision, in the fifth year of Jehoiachins exile (Ezek. My Those who have followed this school of mysticism since its earliest teachings in AD 100 seek to emulate Ezekiels experience and enter into the physical as well as emotional presence of God. Throughout the book of Ezekiel, he writes of the symbolic actions the Lord asks of him. 2:1, 3, 8; 3:1, 3, 4, 10; etc.). When the Philistines destroyed the tabernacle at Shiloh, they took Yahwehs ark back home as a war trophy, where Yahweh made war on Israels enemies (1 Sam. History Suggests It Isnt. 1:5 ), but with bronze legs and hooved feet ( Ezek. The Dry Bones. Because of these and other impure practices, Ezekiel declares that Yahweh will destroy the city. As God gives this message to His people, through Ezekiel, I think that Ezekiel also senses this great love for a disobedient people. Most scholars today accept the basic authenticity of the book, but see in it significant additions by a school of later followers of the original prophet. Instead of affecting change through Gods righteousness, they were swept away by the sins of the nations and worshiped idols and sacrificed their own children in the fire. From a distance, Ezekiel sees what Israel saw, a storm wind and a great cloud flashing with lightning and fire. By comparing the sound of the wings to the sound of Shaddai, Ezekiel makes use of a divine appellation that is generally associated with the ancestral age (e.g., Genesis 17:1; Exodus 6:3; and passim in the archaizing book of Job). The genre of the book is mainly of a prophetic nature, with a mixture of oracles, prophesies and reports of the situation in Judah; however it does deviate from this, most notably in chapter 13, where it takes the form of a supposed psalm. From the first chapter, which graphically describes the overwhelming invasion of the divine presence into Ezekiels world, to the last phrase of Ezekiels vision (the Lord is there) the book sounds and echoes Gods sovereignty. The Greek (Septuagint) version[18] of Ezekiel differs slightly from the Hebrew (Masoretic) version[19] it is about 8 verses shorter (out of 1,272)[20] and possibly represents an earlier transmission of the book we have today (according to the masoretic tradition) while other ancient manuscript fragments differ from both. This portion is as a reestablishment of the law and how to live according to the law. Daniel 1:17. To the right of the man face is the lion face, facing west, and to the left is the bull face, turned east. 2) Life and Building in the Gospel of John (CWWL, 1959, vol. (2:1-2) We find that the prophet was so penetrated with awe at the sight of the glory of God in the mystical chariot, that he fell upon his face; and, while he was in this posture of adoration, he heard the voice mentioned here. The cloud comes from the north (Ezek. The body of Amasis' mummified flesh was burned, and the ashes were spread on the mountains where it was cremated. We might conclude that Israel is a cherubic nation, called to stand watch at the house of God, just as cherubim were stationed at the gate of Eden. The parallels among these different structures are suggestive. [2] This chapter is part of a larger complex consisting of Ezekiel 1:1-3:15 which belongs to the genre of the prophetic call narrative, [3] and it details how YHWH arrives in his chariot to speak with Ezekiel. Turn from your idols and renounce all your detestable practices! (Ezekiel 14:6). Christians are no different. 1. Ezekiel or Ezechiel (/ z i k i l /; Hebrew: Yezql [j.zqel]; in the Septuagint written in Koin Greek: Iezekil [i..z.kiel]) is the central protagonist of the Book of Ezekiel in the Hebrew Bible.. I will establish them and increase their numbers, and I will put my sanctuary among them forever. Lesson 6 Ezekiel the Prophet of Visions in the Old Testament Unit 13 The Prophets. com/niv/study-bible/ezekiel/ accessed March 8th, 2013. 7. visions of the abominations in Jerusalem. And so, throughout Christianity, individuals have stepped up to the, One day in about the year 95 A.D., a man named John had a vision from heaven. Gog will think that Israel is living in relative peace and abundance, making her an easy target. In addition, general information and also my personal view are added to this report respecting to the book of Revelation with the goal to make the information more understandable and accessible to all readers. This is a reminder that God does pursue those whom He loves, but He also wants His people to come to Him out of freedom. Macbeth Dreams Visions and Hallucinations Rereading, The Art of Paul Kane: Visions from the Wilderness, Turish Visions For Sustainable Renewable Energy Environmental Sciences Essay, The Visions of the Narrator in the Cathedral by Raymond Carver, Write Throughout the book of Ezekiel, one sees the closeness that he has with the Lord. Ezekiel sees a whirlwind fire storm (Ezekiel 1:4). Need urgent help with your paper? This has been a consistent problem throughout history. 10:1). The Old Testament portion of the Bible, notably the most difficult portion of the Bible for most to study and follow, yields 39 books from multiple authors, and spans over 4000 years of crucial world and church history. Just as human kings had chariots, so did deities. Its a fitting prelude to a prophetic commission. When Ezekiel sees the vision, he falls like a dead man (Ezek. 20:1: The scene here is from heaven to earth as an angel comes down to earth having the key and a great chain with him; the key refers to access; to open access or to grant access to thus access is granted to this angel to bind Satan., This report supplies an overview of the Book of Revelation prepared by Leoner Suarez a biblical theologian with the purpose to contribute knowledge and understanding of the book of Revelation to the biblical studies program of Kean University. The veil that once separated the people from Gods Divine Presence in the Holy of Holies was torn down when Yeshua (Jesus) conquered sin and death. These faces always face the same direction ( Ezek. The author does not identify himself as an apostle., Ezekiel the watchman prophet who had an assignment to bring the message to Gods people. They performed the tasks to maintain relationships with God and the world., I continued my study in pursuit of the doctoral degree in Biblical Studies by reading the text, Encountering the Old Testament. [6]. They have a human form ( Ezek. His most recent book is a commentary on 1 & 2 Chronicles (Brazos Press, 2019). The bones symbolize the whole house of Israel, which had given up any hope of being revived as a nation. The very place where Ezekiel saw the visions was the place where Satan instigated the greatest rebellion against God among the fallen people. After the vision, the Lord speaks directly to Ezekiel and gives him instruction. Episode 6 | Visions of Ezekiel Lion and Lamb Ministries 63.1K subscribers Subscribe 489 10K views 1 month ago Join Monte as he looks at the visions given to the #prophet #Ezekiel. This word is parallel to the Greek word in the New Testament, Pneuma, which is typically used for describing the Holy Spirit. by Gerard Van der Leun. The Jewish Bible in Hebrew is called the Masoretic text (meaning passing down after a Hebrew word Masorah; for Jewish scholars and rabbis curated and commented on the text). Ezek. Ezekiel Sees the Glory & Receives the Call Chapter 4 -24 Judgments Against Judah Chapter 25-32 Judgments Against the Gloating Nations Chapter 33-39 Restoration of Israel to the LORD Chapter 40-48 Visions of the Temple Note that the breakpoint at Ezekiel 25 marks the end of Ezekiel's prophecies of doom and gloom for Judah. 2532 teach that the nations likewise will know God through his judgments; and chs. The seal on the Saint's foreheads The chariot is the original glory of God, and the world itself is modeled after the pattern of this glory. 48 Vitosha Boulevard, ground floor, 1000, Sofia, Bulgaria Bulgarian reg. Vision of the glory of the Lord. A Flemish enamel depicting Ezekiel 9, a vision in which those who grieved Israels sin had their foreheads marked in order to save them from Divine punishment for sins. Notably, Ezekiel blames the Babylonian exile not on the people's failure to keep the Law, but on their worship of gods other than Yahweh and their injustice: these, says Ezekiel in chapters 811, are the reasons God's Shekhinah left his city and his people. The famous phrase wheels within wheels is tantalizingly vague. Something like this has happened before. The wrath of God Chapter 7 Chapter 6:12-17 6. The book of Ezekiel opens up with a vision that is quite startling in itself. The pendulum swung back in the post-war period, with an increasing acceptance of the book's essential unity and historical placement in the Exile. 1:22), and above the expanse, Ezekiel sees a lapis lazuli throne, occupied by a figure like a man made of fire and metal (Ezek. We are always called to this devotion regardless of circumstance or opposition. This supernatural encounter with the heavenly realm began a new school of thought called merkabah (chariot mysticism). But, God did not do this for embarrassment, He did this to remind the people of Israel that He was still going to be their God and that He still desperately wanted to be loved and served by them. Ezekiel's commission would last for some 22 years and involve some challenging assignments. 1:6 ). In Ezekiel 43:10-12 it says, Son of man, describe the temple to the people of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their sins. They have a human form (Ezek. We know this is true because the number of Jewish People who believe that Yeshua is their Messiah have grown from an estimated 6,000 worshipping in 80 congregations in 1998 to about 25,000 today in 150 congregations of various sizes. His stern judgments on Israel ultimately reflect his grace. So, we can see that Isaiah is writing in a time of great conflict and insecurity, which increased throughout his prophetic life, ending in the unavoidable conquering of the small Judean kingdom by the Assyrian empire., The first 39 books of the larger work called the Bible, is called the Old Testament. . Ezekiel is different. Ezekiel was obedient to the visions and listened to Gods voice and what He instructed him to do, no matter what the consequence was or how strange, terrifying, weird the message may have been for Israel. The main works of Merkabah mysticism was composed in Israel from AD 200 to 700, and is a precursor to Kabbalah mysticism. The prophet is so overcome by the vision that he falls on his face. Therefore say to the Israelites, This is what the Sovereign Lord says: It is not for your sake, people of Israel, that I am going to do these things, but for the sake of My holy name, which you have profaned among the nations where you have gone. The vision of the temple. A frieze depicting the Prophets Amon, Nahum, Ezekiel, and Daniel. Soon after Jeroboams death, civil war broke out in Israel and in 721 BC the Assyrian armies completely subjugated the kingdom. This is an extremely fascinating word that the Lord uses. [26], Previous prophets had used "Israel" to mean the northern kingdom and its tribes; when Ezekiel speaks of Israel he is addressing the deported remnant of Judah; at the same time, however, he can use this term to mean the glorious future destiny of a truly comprehensive "Israel". Save time and let our verified experts help you. In this film, created for Practical Matters by independent documentary filmmaker Sonia Narang, an Indian Jewish visual artist works with a group of high school students at the SAR Academy, a modern Orthodox day school in New York City. This Temple is associated with the coming Messianic Age. Neither do we require such mystical works written outside the Biblical texts to teach us how to approach the throne of God; and it most certainly can be done alone, even in our prayer closets (Matthew 6:6). Such neglect did not characterize the earliest history of the book., Bibliography: Brown, M. L. (2010). Ezekiel unashamedly spoke the truth to Israel about their sin, their captivity and how the people could be redeemed from it. Here he shows them lost in reverence as they acknowledge the power and unshakable moral purpose of God. And third, you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken, and I have done it. A false religion perverts its life and threatens catastrophe. Even from a distance, he sees something like glowing metal in the midst of the fire (Ezek. 3-28 Ezekiel has the most profound vision of the glory of God. 1 It was the thirtieth year, on the fifth day of the fourth month of our captivity. 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