{"id":55887,"date":"2020-08-03T21:42:12","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T18:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/?p=55887"},"modified":"2025-09-22T07:14:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T04:14:21","slug":"55887","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/en\/2020\/08\/03\/55887\/","title":{"rendered":"Books of the Bible\u00a0 Part 8: The Book of Ezekiel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"wrapper\" class=\"wrapper-header-preset2\"><nav class=\"1 navbar navbar-default navbar1 header-preset2 header-sticky stickymenu\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"navbar-header\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<div class=\"footer-section\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row footer-widget-section\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-6 footer-widget-column\">\n<div class=\"menu-menu-ya-category-container\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"wpadminbar\" class=\"nojq mobile\"><a class=\"screen-reader-shortcut\" tabindex=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/en\/2020\/08\/03\/55887\/#wp-toolbar\">Skip to toolbar<\/a>\n<div id=\"wp-toolbar\" class=\"quicklinks\" role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Toolbar\">\n<ul id=\"wp-admin-bar-root-default\" class=\"ab-top-menu\" role=\"menu\">\n<li id=\"wp-admin-bar-site-name\" class=\"menupop\" role=\"group\">la&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li id=\"wp-admin-bar-new-content\" class=\"menupop\" role=\"group\"><a class=\"ab-item\" role=\"menuitem\" href=\"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/wp-admin\/post-new.php\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span class=\"ab-label\">New<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"wp-admin-bar-edit\" role=\"group\"><a class=\"ab-item\" role=\"menuitem\" href=\"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=10140&amp;action=edit&amp;lang=sw-tz\">Edit Post<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"wp-admin-bar-wpseo-menu\" class=\"menupop\" role=\"group\">\n<div class=\"ab-item ab-empty-item\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"menuitem\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n<div id=\"yoast-ab-icon\" class=\"ab-item yoast-logo svg\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">SEO<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpseo-score-icon na\" title=\"Enter a focus keyphrase to calculate the SEO score\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"wpseo-score-text screen-reader-text\">Enter a focus keyphrase to calculate the SEO score<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"wp-admin-bar-exactmetrics_frontend_button\" class=\"exactmetrics-adminbar-menu-item\">\n<div class=\"ab-item ab-empty-item exactmetrics-toggle\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"wp-admin-bar-top-secondary\" class=\"ab-top-secondary ab-top-menu\" role=\"menu\">\n<li id=\"wp-admin-bar-my-account\" class=\"menupop with-avatar\" role=\"group\"><a class=\"ab-item\" role=\"menuitem\" href=\"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/wp-admin\/profile.php\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Howdy, <span class=\"display-name\">Prisca<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-circle avatar-26 photo\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3fb89c2ec7ca6c237c67bb236d8754c934ac5519e2d195276e59e8c2202e3697?s=26&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3fb89c2ec7ca6c237c67bb236d8754c934ac5519e2d195276e59e8c2202e3697?s=52&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"26\" height=\"26\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Blessed be the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Welcome again to our Bible study journey.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is part eight in our ongoing exploration of the books of the Bible. So far, we\u2019ve covered the first 17 books, including significant ones like <em>Ezra<\/em> and <em>Jeremiah<\/em>. Today, by the grace of God, we continue with the next book in line\u00a0 the prophetic book of <strong>Ezekiel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Before we begin, if you haven\u2019t yet gone through the earlier books we studied, I encourage you to do so at your own pace and in a prayerful, reflective manner. This teaching is intended to <strong>build upon your personal study<\/strong>, not replace it.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Overview of the Book of Ezekiel<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Book number:<\/strong> 26th in the Bible<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Chapters:<\/strong> 48<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Author:<\/strong> The prophet Ezekiel<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Name Meaning:<\/strong> <em>Ezekiel<\/em> means \u201cGod strengthens\u201d or \u201cGod will strengthen.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Estimated date of writing:<\/strong> Between <strong>593\u2013570 BC<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Written during the Babylonian exile, particularly after the second wave of deportation of Jews to Babylon.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>The Three Exiles to Babylon<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The deportation of the Jews to Babylon occurred in <strong>three major waves<\/strong>, each connected to a different king:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p><strong>First Exile\u00a0 Under King Jehoiakim (around 605 BC):<\/strong><br \/>Notable captives included <strong>Daniel<\/strong>, <strong>Shadrach<\/strong>, <strong>Meshach<\/strong>, and <strong>Abednego<\/strong> (Daniel 1:1\u20136).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Second Exile\u00a0 Under King Jehoiachin (a.k.a. Jeconiah or Yekoniah):<\/strong><br \/>This is when <strong>Ezekiel<\/strong> was taken into captivity (2 Kings 24:10\u201317).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Third and Final Exile\u00a0 Under King Zedekiah:<\/strong><br \/>Zedekiah rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar, resulting in <strong>the complete destruction of Jerusalem<\/strong>, including the burning of the Temple. He was captured, had his eyes gouged out, and was taken to Babylon (2 Kings 25:1\u20137).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>At this point, <strong>Jeremiah<\/strong>, still in Jerusalem, mourned deeply for the people and warned them of the coming judgment, but they refused to listen (Jeremiah 25; Lamentations 1).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Ezekiel\u2019s Calling and Initial Vision<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Ezekiel began receiving visions <strong>while still on the journey into exile<\/strong>, around the <strong>River Kebar<\/strong>. His first vision is powerful and mysterious:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIn the thirtieth year, in the fourth month on the fifth day, while I was among the exiles by the Kebar River, the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God.\u201d<br \/><em>Ezekiel 1:1, NIV<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Like <strong>Isaiah<\/strong> (Isaiah 6) and <strong>John<\/strong> in Revelation (Revelation 4), Ezekiel saw <strong>the heavens opened<\/strong>, <strong>God\u2019s throne<\/strong>, and <strong>cherubim (angelic beings)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In the vision, God gave him a <strong>scroll<\/strong>, not to read, but to <strong>eat<\/strong>\u00a0 a symbolic act that represents internalizing God&#8217;s message:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThen I looked, and I saw a hand stretched out to me. In it was a scroll\u2026 and on both sides of it were written words of lament and mourning and woe.\u201d<em>Ezekiel 2:9\u201310, NIV<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This scroll symbolizes <strong>God\u2019s prophetic message<\/strong>\u00a0 filled with <strong>warnings, judgment, and sorrow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>God\u2019s Commission to Ezekiel<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Ezekiel was called to speak not to foreign nations, but <strong>to the house of Israel<\/strong>\u00a0 specifically, <strong>those still remaining in Jerusalem<\/strong> and the broader Jewish exilic community.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cHe said to me, \u2018Son of man, eat what is before you, eat this scroll; then go and speak to the people of Israel.\u2019\u201d<em>Ezekiel 3:1, NIV<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cYou are not being sent to a people of obscure speech and strange language\u2026 If I had sent you to them, they would have listened to you.\u201d<em>Ezekiel 3:5\u20136, NIV<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Here we see a painful truth: <strong>those closest to God\u2019s covenant often reject His messengers<\/strong>, even more than outsiders might.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Structure of the Book of Ezekiel<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The book of Ezekiel can be broken into <strong>four major sections<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<h3><strong>1. Chapters 1\u201324: Judgment on Jerusalem and Judah<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>These chapters contain <strong>prophecies against the sinful practices<\/strong> of Judah and Jerusalem\u00a0 including idolatry, injustice, and hypocrisy. Ezekiel warns them of the coming <strong>destruction of the Temple<\/strong> and the city.<\/p>\n<p>Ezekiel\u2019s message parallels that of Jeremiah, who remained in Jerusalem. While <strong>Jeremiah preached within the city<\/strong>, <strong>Ezekiel prophesied from among the exiles<\/strong> in Babylon. They both delivered the <strong>same warning<\/strong>\u00a0 impending judgment.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>2. Chapters 25\u201332: Judgment on the Surrounding Nations<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>After Jerusalem&#8217;s fall, Ezekiel shifts to prophesy against <strong>neighboring nations<\/strong> like <strong>Ammon, Moab, Edom, Philistia, Tyre, Sidon, and Egypt<\/strong>. These nations had mocked or harmed Israel and would now also experience judgment from God.<\/p>\n<p>This fulfills God&#8217;s word that <strong>He is sovereign over all nations<\/strong>, not just Israel.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>3. Chapter 33: A Renewed Call to Repentance<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Following judgment, God gives a renewed appeal for repentance. He affirms personal responsibility and the need for each individual to <strong>turn from sin<\/strong> and live.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAs surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live.\u201d<em>Ezekiel 33:11, NIV<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>4. Chapters 34\u201348: Future Restoration and Hope<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>These final chapters are filled with <strong>hope and prophecy<\/strong>. God promises to <strong>restore His people<\/strong>, shepherd them Himself (Ezekiel 34), and eventually <strong>rebuild the Temple<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most profound prophecies includes a <strong>future third temple<\/strong>, described in great architectural detail (Ezekiel 40\u201348). Many scholars and theologians believe this refers to an <strong>end times<\/strong> structure not yet built.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAnd the name of the city from that time on shall be, The LORD Is There.\u201d<em>Ezekiel 48:35, ESV<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Themes in Ezekiel<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>1. <strong>God\u2019s Holiness and Justice<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>God demands purity in worship and conduct. He will not tolerate idolatry or compromise (Ezekiel 8, 14).<\/p>\n<h3>2. <strong>Personal Responsibility for Sin<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Each soul is accountable before God. Salvation is not based on the righteousness of others.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe soul who sins shall die.\u201d<em>Ezekiel 18:4, 20, ESV<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>3. <strong>The Role of the Watchman<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>God calls His messengers to <strong>warn others<\/strong>. Failure to do so brings guilt.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIf you do not speak to warn the wicked from his way\u2026 his blood I will require at your hand.\u201d<em>Ezekiel 33:8, ESV<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>4. <strong>False Prophets<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>God rebukes those who claim to speak for Him but speak from their own imagination:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWoe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit and have seen nothing!\u201d<br \/><em>Ezekiel 13:3, ESV<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>5. <strong>Future Warfare Gog and Magog<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In chapters 38\u201339, Ezekiel prophesies about a massive war involving nations around Israel\u00a0 many interpret this as an <strong>end times battle<\/strong>, possibly involving <strong>modern day Russia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Relevance to Today\u2019s Church<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>We now live in what Revelation 3 calls the <strong>Laodicean church age<\/strong>\u00a0 a lukewarm spiritual era.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot\u2026 So, because you are lukewarm\u2026 I am about to spit you out of my mouth.\u201d<em>Revelation 3:15\u201316, NIV<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This is not about a specific denomination. It&#8217;s a warning to the <strong>global body of Christ<\/strong> to <strong>wake up spiritually<\/strong>, return to holiness, and prepare for Christ\u2019s return.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Call to Repentance and Salvation<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>If you have not yet surrendered fully to Christ if you are still caught in sin (sexual immorality, pornography, lying, slander, profanity)\u00a0 <strong>repent today<\/strong>. Jesus offers complete forgiveness and a new beginning. 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