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First light on a wide, straight canal in the flat Babylonian plain, the water still as glass under a thin mist, reed beds and date palms on its mud banks and low mud-brick houses small on the far side, beneath a calm, empty, pale sky.

The Book of

Ezekiel Intro

A priest in exile sees the glory leave, and hears that it will come home.

Before chapter 1≈ 2 min48 chapters

Images are artistic interpretations.

In 30 seconds

A priest in exile sees the glory of God.

He acts out Jerusalem’s siege before the exiles.

The glory leaves the temple, and the city falls.

Then the LORD promises a new heart and new life.

A new temple, and a city called The LORD Is There.

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Who wrote it

Ezekiel

Priest and prophet among the exiles

  • Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi.Ezekiel 1:3
  • He lived among the exiles by the River Kebar.Ezekiel 1:1
  • His words are dated from about 593 to 571 BC.Ezekiel 29:17
  • His wife died, and he was told not to mourn as a sign.Ezekiel 24:18

Where it happens

Kebar canalChaldeansEuphratesEgyptJerusalemBabylonTyre

Stylised map · locations approximate

On the map

By the canals of Babylonia

Ezekiel lived by a canal in Babylonia, far from home, and from there he saw Jerusalem, the nations and a new temple.

How to read it

Every ‘like’ is a picture: God is more than words.

The strip shows who speaks: the LORD or Ezekiel.

Hard signs, then hope: the glory leaves, then returns.

How it’s built

The glory leaves and returns

Visions ofglory1–3: the call by theKebarJerusalemjudged4–24: signs; the gloryleavesThe nations25–32: Ammon to EgyptThe city hasfallen33: the news arrivesNew life34–39: Shepherd,heart, bonesThe LORD isthere40–48: the new temple

Whiteboard

Judgment until the city falls, then hope from the day the news comes.

Big themes

Four threads to follow

Watch for

THE LORD IS THERE.

Ezekiel 48:35

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Question

Quick question

Ezekiel was sent to a hard-hearted people, and his name fits the task.

What does Ezekiel’s name mean?

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