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Ezekiel delivered God's sobering message to exiles in Babylon: the exile wasn't just a temporary setback but divine judgment, yet even in judgment, God was already working toward restoration.

• Ezekiel was a priest by training who received his prophetic call at age 30 while in Babylonian exile
• The exile occurred in three waves (605, 597, and 586 BC), with Ezekiel part of the second deportation
• False prophets claimed the exile would be brief, but God's message through Ezekiel was that judgment had truly come
• The book follows a clear structure: judgment against Judah (ch 1-24), judgment against surrounding nations (ch 25-32), and restoration (ch 33-48)
• God called Ezekiel "son of man" over 90 times, emphasizing his humanity and dependence on divine strength
• Ezekiel used dramatic symbolic acts as visual sermons – lying on his side for hundreds of days, shaving his head, and even refraining from mourning his wife's death
• The vision of dry bones (ch 37) powerfully portrays God's ability to resurrect what appears beyond repair
• The book concludes with visions of a restored temple, purified worship, and a city named "The Lord is There" (Yahweh Shammah)
• Ezekiel's prophecies point forward to Jesus as the Good Shepherd and the gift of the Holy Spirit

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RELATED EPISODES

• The Prophets: Messengers of God's Word in the Bible - Pt.1 
• Journeying Through the Bible: Comprehending the Glory of God
• When Home Is Lost: Understanding the Babylonian Exile

SOURCES

• Carson, D. A., McGregor, L. J., & others. (1994). Ezekiel. In New Bible Commentary: 21st Century Edition (4th ed., p. 717). Inter-Varsity Press.
• MacArthur, J. (Ed.). (n.d.). The MacArthur Study Bible (NIV ed.).
• Ryken, L. (n.d.). Literary Introductions to the Books of the Bible (pp. 264–266). [Kindle edition].
• Youngblood, R. F., Bruce, F. F., & Harrison, R. K. (Eds.). (1995). Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Dictionary. Thomas Nelson, Inc.

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Note: All scripture references are from the NIV translation unless otherwise indicated.