OT Characters: Ezekiel

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Hebrew words:

• Yehezqe’l (Ezekiel) -- "God will strengthen"
• Only 2x in the O.T. (in the book of Ezekiel)

Further study:

• Passages referred to in this podcast: Ezekiel 2, 3, 4, 24, 33 (18)
• Further material:
  • Ezekiel 34: Messianic prophecy
  • Ezekiel 26: Tyre
  • Ezekiel 16: Allegory
  • Ezekiel 47: John 7
  • Ezekiel 36: Free Will
  • Ezekiel 38: Gog & Magog
  • For more on one of the literary types used in Ezekiel, apocalyptic, see my article on Armageddon.

Some things we learn about God:

• The Lord works through us powerfully when we imbibe, ingest, and incorporate the word of God into our own lives.
• He goes to great lengths to get our attention – sometimes in dramatic, colorful, even drastic ways.

For kids: Please see the useful lesson at Bible Study Planet.

Passages

Ezekiel 2 – Overwhelmed by the prophetic burden.

Ezekiel 3 – Has to keep on preaching, no matter what.

Ezekiel 4 – dramatization of siege of Jerusalem.

Ezekiel 16 -- Allegory of unfaithful Israel (see also chapter 23).

Ezekiel 24 – Subordinated emotions to the will of God.

Ezekiel 33 – Not to be drawn into his own personality cult.

Next lesson: Daniel