Ezekiel

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Ezekiel

• Son of Buzi
• Name means God will strengthen
• Born 622 BC during reign of Josiah, grew up in
  Palestine
• He was 17 when Daniel taken to Babylon

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Ezekiel

• He was 25 when taken to Babylon, along with
  10,000 others
• Jehoiachin was king at this time
• Called to prophecy at 35
• No indication he ever returned
• Jerusalem fell 6 years after he began to prophecy.

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Ezekiel

• Contemporary of Jeremiah Daniel but apparently
  never met
• Jeremiah Stayed in Jerusalem
• Daniel Capitol city of Babylon
• Ezekiel Rural are on irrigation canal near
  Euphrates River
• Also contemporary with Zephaniah, Nahum Habakkuk

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World History Political Situation - 1

• 721 b.c. 10 Tribes carried into Assyrian
  captivity southern tribes spared due to
  Hezekiahs righteous reign
• 686 b.c. Mannaseh introduced idol worship,
  sacrifice to Molech
• 642 b.c. Amon son of Mannaseh continued idol
  worship

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World History Political Situation - 1

• 721 b.c. 10 Tribes carried into Assyrian
  captivity southern tribes spared due to
  Hezekiahs righteous reign
• 686 b.c. Mannaseh introduced idol worship,
  sacrifice to Molech
• 642 b.c. Amon son of Mannaseh continued idol
  worship
• 640 b.c. Reign of Josiah begins over Judah (2
  Kgs 221ff.).
• 627 b.c. Prophetic call of Jeremiah (Jer 113)
• 626 b.c. Babylonian independence from Assyria
• 622 b.c. Book of the law found in the temple
  Josiah attempts religious reforms (2 Kgs
  22814).
• 612 b.c. Fall of Nineveh to Nebuchadnezzar of
  Babylon
• 609 b.c. Josiah killed at Megiddo by Pharaoh
  Necho (2 Kgs 232830).

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World History Political Situation - 1

• 721 b.c. 10 Tribes carried into Assyrian
  captivity southern tribes spared due to
  Hezekiahs righteous reign
• 686 b.c. Mannaseh introduced idol worship,
  sacrifice to Molech
• 642 b.c. Amon son of Mannaseh continued idol
  worship
• 640 b.c. Reign of Josiah begins over Judah (2
  Kgs 221ff.).
• 627 b.c. Prophetic call of Jeremiah (Jer 113)
• 626 b.c. Babylonian independence from Assyria
• 622 b.c. Book of the law found in the temple
  Josiah attempts religious reforms (2 Kgs
  22814).
• 612 b.c. Fall of Nineveh to Nebuchadnezzar of
  Babylon
• 609 b.c. Josiah killed at Megiddo by Pharaoh
  Necho (2 Kgs 232830).
• 605 b.c. Battle of Charchemish established
  Babylon as world power Jeremiah writes first
  scroll in fourth year of Jehoiakim
  Nebuchadnezzar makes first attack on Jerusalem
  first group of captives taken into exile Daniel
  taken captive.

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Chronology of Exile and Restoration -2

• 601 b.c. Jehoiakim rebelled against
  Nebuchadnezzar (2 Kgs 2417).

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Chronology of Exile and Restoration -2

• 601 b.c. Jehoiakim rebelled against
  Nebuchadnezzar (2 Kgs 2417).
• 598 b.c. Jehoiakim taken captive Daniel taken
  to Babylon
• 594 b.c. Jehoiachin reigns three months.
• Zedekiah follows Jehoiachin as king of Judah
  second group of captives (2 Kgs 24820) Ezekiel
  taken captive with this group.
• 589 b.c. Zedekiah attempts an alliance with
  Egypt, provokes the anger of Nebuchadnezzar.
• 587/586 b.c. Siege and final destruction of
  Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar third group of
  captives taken from Judah Gedaliah appointed
  governor Jeremiah goes to Egypt (2 Kgs 25130).
• 582 b.c. Fourth group of captives taken from
  Judah to Babylon (Jer 5230)

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Outline

• Judah will fall (1-24)
• Nations will fall (25-32)
• Message of restoration (33-48)

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Compare / Contrast

• Revelation 41-11
• V.2- throne set in heaven
• V.5- lightning, thunderings, lamps of fire
  burning
• V.6- four living creatures
• V.7- third living creature had a face like a man

• Ezekiel 14-14
• V.26- likeness of a throne
• V.4 raging fire, brightness, color of amber out
  the fire V.13- out of the fire went lightning
• V.5 likeness of four living creatures
• V.5 likeness of a man

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Compare / Contrast

• Revelation 41-11
• V.7- first like a lion, second like a calf, third
  like a man, fourth like a flying eagle
• V.8- each having six wings
• V.6 8- full of eyes in front/back, all around
  within

• Ezekiel 14-14
• V.6- each had four faces
• V.10- each had face of a man, face of a lion,
  face of an ox and face of an eagle
• V.6- each one had four wings
• V.18- rims full of eyes all around the four of
  them

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