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| ====Ezekiel==== | | ====Ezekiel==== |
| ''Ezekiel'' contains three distinct sections. | | ''Ezekiel'' contains three distinct sections. |
− | # Judgment on Israel - Ezekiel makes a series of denunciations against his fellow Judeans ( [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ezekiel%203:22-24;&version=49; 3:22-24]), warning them of the certain destruction of [[Jerusalem]], in opposition to the words of the false prophets ([http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ezekiel%204:1-3;&version=49; 4:1-3]). The symbolic acts, by which the extremities to which Jerusalem would be reduced are described in [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ezekiel%204-5;&version=49; Chapters 4 and 5], show his intimate acquaintance with the Levitical legislation. (See, for example, [[Exodus]] [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus%2022:30;&version=49; 22:30]; [[Deuteronomy]] [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deut%2014:21;&version=49; 14:21]; [[Leviticus]] [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Lev%205:2;&version=49; 5:2]; [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Lev%207:18,24;&version=49; 7:18,24]; [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Lev%2017:15;&version=49; 17:15]; [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Lev%2019:7;&version=49; 19:7]; [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Lev%2022:8;&version=49; 22:8]) | + | # Judgment on Israel - Ezekiel makes a series of denunciations against his fellow Judeans ( [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ezekiel%203:22-24;&version=49; 3:22-24]), warning them of the certain destruction of [[Jerusalem]], in opposition to the words of the false prophets ([https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ezekiel%204:1-3;&version=49; 4:1-3]). The symbolic acts, by which the extremities to which Jerusalem would be reduced are described in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ezekiel%204-5;&version=49; Chapters 4 and 5], show his intimate acquaintance with the Levitical legislation. (See, for example, [[Exodus]] [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus%2022:30;&version=49; 22:30]; [[Deuteronomy]] [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deut%2014:21;&version=49; 14:21]; [[Leviticus]] [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Lev%205:2;&version=49; 5:2]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Lev%207:18,24;&version=49; 7:18,24]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Lev%2017:15;&version=49; 17:15]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Lev%2019:7;&version=49; 19:7]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Lev%2022:8;&version=49; 22:8]) |
− | # Prophecies against various neighboring nations: against the [[Ammon]]ites ( [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel%2025:1-7;&version=49; Ezek. 25:1-7]), the [[Moab]]ites ( [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel%208-11;&version=49; 25:8-11]), the [[Edom]]ites ( [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel%2012-14;&version=49; 25:12-14]), the [[Philistines]] ( [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel%2015-17;&version=49; 25:15-17]), [[Tyre (Lebanon)|Tyre]] and [[Sidon]] ( [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel%2026-28;&version=49; 26-28]), and against [[Egypt]] ([http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel%2029-32;&version=49; 29-32]). | + | # Prophecies against various neighboring nations: against the [[Ammon]]ites ( [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel%2025:1-7;&version=49; Ezek. 25:1-7]), the [[Moab]]ites ( [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel%208-11;&version=49; 25:8-11]), the [[Edom]]ites ( [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel%2012-14;&version=49; 25:12-14]), the [[Philistines]] ( [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel%2015-17;&version=49; 25:15-17]), [[Tyre (Lebanon)|Tyre]] and [[Sidon]] ( [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel%2026-28;&version=49; 26-28]), and against [[Egypt]] ([https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel%2029-32;&version=49; 29-32]). |
− | # Prophecies delivered after the destruction of Jerusalem by [[Nebuchadnezzar II]]: the triumphs of Israel and of the kingdom of God on earth ( [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel%2033-39;&version=49; Ezek. 33-39] ); Messianic times, and the establishment and prosperity of the kingdom of God ( [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel%2040;48;&version=49; 40-48]). | + | # Prophecies delivered after the destruction of Jerusalem by [[Nebuchadnezzar II]]: the triumphs of Israel and of the kingdom of God on earth ( [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel%2033-39;&version=49; Ezek. 33-39] ); Messianic times, and the establishment and prosperity of the kingdom of God ( [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel%2040;48;&version=49; 40-48]). |
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| ==External links== | | ==External links== |
− | *[http://www.tanakhprofiles.org An online encyclopedia of everybody in Tanakh] [[Hebrew]]/[[English]]. This site also has a [http://www.tanakhpersonalities.org/showappendix.php?num=4 chart of Israel's prophets] and [http://www.tanakhpersonalities.org/showappendix.php?num=8 translations of names.] | + | *[https://www.tanakhprofiles.org An online encyclopedia of everybody in Tanakh] [[Hebrew]]/[[English]]. This site also has a [https://www.tanakhpersonalities.org/showappendix.php?num=4 chart of Israel's prophets] and [https://www.tanakhpersonalities.org/showappendix.php?num=8 translations of names.] |
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| [[Category: General Reference]] | | [[Category: General Reference]] |
| [[Category: Religion]] | | [[Category: Religion]] |