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MESSAGE OF EZEKIEL
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*Theme: *A proper understanding of Yahweh: The intended end of judgment and restoration
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!!! Introduction
(1) Ezekiel is both a and a prophet (1:3).
(2) Like many priests and Levites (Num.
4:3; I Chr.
23:3), Ezekiel began his lifework at age (1:1).
(3) Ezekiel was taken captive by the Babylonians (1:1) in BC, the year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity and the second stage of the Babylonian Exile.
(4) Ezekiel did not live at Babylon but was deported to (3:15), a community near ancient Nippur and located some 50 miles south of Babylon.
(5) The River Chebar (1:1) ran near Tel Abib and was a large that originated from and flowed back into the Euphrates River.
(6) Ezekiel was for much of the first seven years of his ministry (3:26), only capable of speaking when given a specific word from Yahweh.
His speechlessness was lifted just before he received the news that Jerusalem had fallen (33:21-22)./
Sometimes God does not want a man to say anything.
God does not always have a word for those in rebellion./
*Structure (Outline)*
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I.
Call of Ezekiel (chs.
1-3)
II.
Impending Judgment upon Judah (chs.
4-24)
III.
Judgment upon the Nations (chs.
25-32)
IV. Restoration (millennial) and blessing (chs.
33-48)
!!!! I. The Basis of His Message: Divine Authority
!!!!! A. Ezekiel was God’s
Whether Israel responded favorably was immaterial (2:5, 7; 3:11, 27).
Ezekiel’s job was to proclaim the words of Yahweh, as a divinely appointed Watchman.
Ezekiel is often designated as /Son of Man/ (2:1, 3, 6, 8; 3:1, 3-4, 10, 17, 25)/, /reminding him of his weakness.
!!!!! B. Ezekiel’s message was the words of Yahweh
The message he proclaims is said to be the word of the Lord (“the word of Yahweh”; “the declaration of the Lord Yahweh”; “thus said the Lord Yahweh”) 271 times.
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The Heart of His Message: Judgment and Restoration
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//Judgment (chs.
4-32)/
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Picture prophecies:
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Chief sin of Judah:
Chapter 8: Idolatry in the temple
Chapter 16: Allegory of Jerusalem, the foundling child
Chapter 20: history of Israel’s rebellion
Chapter 23: Oholah and Oholibah
3.
Extent of the judgment: universal—both Judah (chs.
4-24) and the nations (chs.
25-32)
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//Restoration (chs.
33-48)/
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Its basis: God’s name and character (36:22-23)
Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name's sake, which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went.
23 And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them… (Ezek.
36:22-23).
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Its components
a. to the land (36:24)
b. cleansing—regeneration! (11:19; 36:26; ch.
37)
c. of the two nations of Israel (37:22)
d. Re-establishment of kingship (37:24)
e. Restoration of the worship and its rituals (chs.
40-46)
f. Rejuvenating of fresh water (47:1-12)
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3. Its agent: The Messiah
/The Shepherd-King of Israel/ (34:23-24; 37:24)
!!!!! C. Accompanying theme: Individual responsibility
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! “I will judge you every one after his ways” (33:20; cf.
3:16-21; 18:1-32).
!!!!!! III.
The Intended End of His Message: A Proper Understanding of Yahweh
*“They shall know that I am Yahweh” *occurs 77 times (25:11; 28:26; 30:8, 26; 33:29; 34:27, etc.).* *
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A unique feature of Ezekiel is the “recognition formula” that occurs seventy-seven times in the book.
While retaining the standard prophetic themes of judgment and restoration, Ezekiel highlights God’s intended end in such action: /to bring His people to a proper understanding of who He is/.
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*Application:*
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