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Ezekiel Tod Kennedy Sunday, February, 2006 1. Theme of Ezekiel: Now God judges Israel; later, He will establish her promised kingdom 2. Key Verses. Ezekiel 36:24-26 and Ezekiel 36:33-35 Ezekiel 36:24 “For I will take you from the nations, gather you from all the lands and bring you into your own land. 25 “Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols. 26 “Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. Ezekiel 36:33 ‘Thus says the Lord God, “On the day that I cleanse you from all your iniquities, I will cause the cities to be inhabited, and the waste places will be rebuilt. 34 “The desolate land will be cultivated instead of being a desolation in the sight of everyone who passes by. 35 “They will say, ‘This desolate land has become like the garden of Eden; and the waste, desolate and ruined cities are fortified and inhabited.’ 3. History Overview a. General i. The history is the same as for Jeremiah and Lamentation. ii. Judah has rebelled against the Lord and against Nebuchadnezzar. iii. Nebuchadnezzar defeated Jerusalem (Jehoiakim) in 605 BC. At that time he took Daniel and his friends and other hostages to Babylon. iv. In 597 BC, because of Judah’s rebellion (Jehoiakim and Jehoiachin) Nebechadnezzar took 10,000 more hostages, including Jehoiachin, Ezekiel to Babylon. v. Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem and burned the temple in the summer of 586 BC. b. Chronology of the kings i. Josiah 640-609 BC. Reforming king. Killed by Pharoah Necho. ii. Jehoahaz 3 months in 609 BC. Pharoah Neco replaced him. Died in Egypt. iii. Jehoiakim (Eliakim) 609-598 BC. Destroyed Jeremiah’s prophecy; rebelled. iv. Jehoiachin December 598-March 597 BC. Taken captive to Babylon with Ezekiel and 10,000. v. Zedekiah (Mattaniah) 597-586 BC. Revolted; City and temple destroyed; Taken to Riblah; Sons killed; he was blinded and taken to Babylon. vi. Gedaliah 2 months in 586 BC. Assassinated by Ishmael. c. Dated prophecies i. 1:2. July-August 593 BC, Vision ii. 8:1. August-September 592 BC, Abominations iii. 20:1. July-August 591 BC, Panorama iv. 24:1. December-January 589-588 BC, Cooking Pot v. 29:1. December-January 588-587 BC, Egypt vi. 26:1. 587 BC, Tyre, Sidon vii. 30:20. March-April 587 BC, Egypt’s defeat viii. 31:1. May-June 587 BC, Egypt, like Assyria, falls ix. 33:21. December-January 586-585 BC, Restoration x. 32:1. February-March 585 BC. Lament for Pharoah xi. 32:17. February-March 585 BC. Egypt also falls xii. 40:1. March-April 573 BC. Restored Theocracy xiii. 29:17. March-April 571 BC. Nebuchadnezzar is God’s instrument against Egypt. 4. Author a. The book names Ezekiel as the author in 1:1-3 with chapters 2 and 3, and 24:15-27 (especially 24:15, 16, 24, 25). b. The author writes in the first person singular (I, me, my) very frequently (1:4, 15, 24; 2:1, 2, 9, 10; 3:2, 3, 12; 6:1) and the author is also called the son of man in many of these contexts (2:1; 3:1, 6:1-2; 7:1-2, and others. c. The language and unity of thought supports one author. d. Ezekiel was a priest who was taken captive by Nebuchadnezzar in 597 BC because of the rebellion of Jehoichin. This was the 8th year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign. e. He was probably born in 627 BC (Ezekiel 1:1) and was about the same age as Daniel, who was in Babylon at this time (Ezekiel 3:11). f. He began receiving visions from the Lord in 593 BC (Ezekiel 1:1-3). This ministry continued until at least 571 BC (Ezekiel 29:17). g. Ezekiel was married. His wife died in Babylon as a sign to Ezekiel and the Jews (Ezekiel 24:16-18). h. Daniel, Habakkuk, and Jeremiah were his contemporaries. i. In general, Ezekiel gives messages of warning and judgment in chapters 1-32 and then messages about restoration in 33-48. Note in association with this that God’s glory leaves Solomon’s temple in 9-11 and then returns to the millennial temple in chapter 43. 5. Overview Outline a. Preparation of Ezekiel, 1-3 b. Judgment of Judah, 4-24 c. Judgment of Nations, 25-32 d. Prophesies of Future Kingdom, 33-39 e. Future Kingdom temple, priesthood, sacrifices, and land, 40-48 6. Chapter Titles 1 a. Chapter 1.Vision: Living Creatures b. Chapter 2-3.Preparation of Ezekiel c. Chapter 4.Brick, Side d. Chapter 5.Razor, Hair e. Chapter 6.Idolatry Judged f. Chapter 7.Sword, Famine, Plague g. Chapter 8.Abominations in Temple h. Chapter 9.Executioners i. Chapter 10.Vision: Glory Moving j. Chapter 11.Vision: Glory Departs k. Chapter 12.Baggage, Bread, Proverb l. Chapter 13.Foolish Prophets m. Chapter 14.Self-Responsibility n. Chapter 15.Vine Wood o. Chapter 16.Prostitute Queen p. Chapter 17.Eagles, Cedar q. Chapter 18.Repentance Desired r. Chapter 19.Lamentation on Kings s. Chapter 20.Panorama t. Chapter 21.Yahweh’s Sword u. Chapter 22.Blood, Dross v. Chapter 23.Two Sisters w. Chapter 24.Cooking Pot x. Chapter 25.Ammon, Moab, Edom, Philistia y. Chapter 26-28.Tyre, Sidon z. Chapter 29-32. Egypt aa. Chapter 33.Watchman Dwellers bb. Chapter 34.Shepherds cc. Chapter 35.Mt. Seir dd. Chapter 36.Restoration, Regeneration ee. Chapter 37.Bones, Sticks ff. Chapter 38-39.Gog invasion gg. Chapter 40-42.Temple Detail hh. Chapter 43.Vision: Glory Returns ii. Chapter 44.Zadok Priesthood jj. Chapter 45.Priestly Land, Offerings kk. Chapter 46.Offerings ll. Chapter 47-48.Land Divided |