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A commentary on the book of ezekiel southside christian. Ezekiel the son of buzi, a priest, may have completed writing the book in babylonia in about the year 591 b. He lived in a home near the river chebar, an irrigation canal that channeled the euphrates river to the surrounding areas. Ezekiel is a priest, the son of buzi my contempt, and his. Ezekiel, 1 international standard bible encyclopedia. I was in exile by the kebar canal in babylonia when the skies opened up, and i saw visions of god. It covers a period of approximately 22 years, from 6 to about 591 b. This book contains prophecies attributed to the prophetpriest ezekiel, and is one of the books of the prophets. If this is a reference to ezekiel s age at the time, he was born around 622 bce, about the time of josiahs reforms, and shortly after the call of. He was also a prophet, and comissioned to be a watchman over the house of israel ezekiel 3.

We are told that he was a priest, the son of buzi, and evidently a member of the zadok family of priests who were in charge of the sanctuary in jerusalem 1. Chapters available ezekiel john gills exposition of. The person manifested is always the same, but the form of the vision is modified. Rumble ezekiel 1 king james version 1 now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as i was among the captives by the river of chebar, that the heavens were opened, and i saw visions of god.

The book of ezekiel is the twentysixth book in the old testament. A number of dates in ezekiel can be crosschecked with dates in surviving babylonian records and related accurately to our modern calendar. The lord gave this message to ezekiel son of buzi, a priest, beside the kebar river in the land of the babylonians, and he felt the hand of the lord take hold of him. The pervasive theme throughout ezekiel is the judgment of judah by god through babylon as his agent and judahs eventual spiritual and. Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the lord, what he did in the red sea, and in the brooks of arnon, deuteronomy 31. After an account of his call to the prophetical office 1 3. He is a prophet of god and came from a priestly family. Ezekiel was a priest the son of buzi who lived with the jewish exiles beside the chebar canal in babylon. This agglomeration is carried about by some unusual beryl colored wheels which are also described in considerable detail. Very few details of ezekiel s life are known, since the book of ezekiel contains only a few references of a biographical nature. Jul 21, 2020 prophet ezekiel commemorated on july 21. The word of the lord came expressly unto ezekiel the priest, the son of buzi, in the land of the chaldeans by the river chebar. This remarkable prophecy bears the name of the prophet who was given this series of prophetic warnings and visions. Ezekiel is the primary author of the book s contents.

A prophet living during the babylonian exile and active from 593 to 571 b. Ezekiel the son of buzi, a priest, may have completed writing the book in babylonia in the year 591 b. Apart from identifying himself, the author gives a date for the first divine encounter which he presents. This was on the fifth day of the fourth month of the thirtieth year. The book of ezekiel is the third of the latter prophets in the tanakh and one of the major prophetic books in the old testament, following isaiah and jeremiah. Ezekiel, like jeremiah, is said by talmud and midrash to have been a descendant of joshua by his marriage with the proselyte and former prostitute rahab. Ezekiel creationwiki, the encyclopedia of creation science.

God will strengthen, the son of a priest named buzi, was taken to babylon in the captivity of jehoiachin. The septuagint employed the form iezekiel, from which the vulgate jeromes latin bible, 390405 ad. Some statements found in rabbinic literature posit that ezekiel was the son of jeremiah, who was also called buzi because he was despised by the jews. From the book, we know that ezekiel was the son of a man named buzi and that he was a priest taken captive to babylon in 597 bc. The book of ezekiel describes itself as the words of the ezekiel ben buzi. Book of ezekiel, chapter 1, kjv sealing time ministries. Ezekiel s name is recorded one other time in the book in a wordforword recording of one of yahwehs messages to judah. This 48chapter book, set within the sixth century bc exile in ancient babylon, records a series of visions, sign acts, and oracles of the exiled priest and prophet, ezekiel the son of buzi ezek 1.

This remarkable book bears the name of the prophet who wrote it. The book moves on to anticipate the destruction of jerusalem and the temple, explains this as gods punishment, and closes with the promise of a new beginning and a new temple inaugural vision ezekiel 1. Chapters available ezekiel john gills exposition of the. The book of ezewkiel consists mainly of three groups of prophecies. Abraham buzi daniel david ezekiel gog jaazaniah the son of azur. A free bible version and commentary on the old testament book of ezekiel in easy english. The book of ezekiel begins with joltsomething incredible shows up in an unexpected place. Ezekiel, the son of buzi, wrote this book in approximately 592570 b. The visions, and the book, are structured around three themes. It covers a period of approximately twentytwo years, from 6 to about 591 b. Prophetia ezechielis gives little detail about ezekiel s life.

The chariot is drawn by four living creatures, each. Chapter 35 1 moreover the word of the lord came unto me, saying, 2 son of man, set thy face against mount seir, and prophesy against it, 3 and say unto it, thus saith the lord god. He was most likely taken captive with king jehoiachin ezk. According to the book itself, it records six visions of the prophet ezekiel, exiled in babylon, during the 22 years from 593 to 571 bc, although it is the product of a long and complex history and does not necessarily preserve the very words of the prophet. Ezekiel began his ministry when he was thirty years old, in the fifth year of the exile of king jehoiachin, which would have been 592bc. In the year 586 bc, the jewish nation was carried away into captivity by the babylonians.

In the eleventh year, in the third month on the first day, the word of the lord came to me. The vision in the opening chapter of ezekiel is in the most general form the manifestation of the glory of the living god. Ezekiel 1 is the first chapter of the book of ezekiel in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christian bible. Date of vision of living creatures and glory of the throne of yahweh. Ezekiel sees in vision four living creatures, four wheels, and the glory of god on his throne.

English standard version the word of the lord came to ezekiel the priest, the son of buzi, in the land of the chaldeans by the chebar canal, and the hand of the lord was upon him there. Ezekiel 1 ezekiel s vision of god and his throne a. The first chapter of the book of ezekiel is a description of ezekiel s visionary encounter with the lord who appears to him upon a chariot see merkabah composed of 4 living creatures each having 4 faces and calfs feet. Little biographical information is contained in the book, although it is declared that ezekiel was. Nebuchadnezzar exiled the jewish king jehoiachin jeconiah along with ten thousand captives, including the kings family, the nobility of the land and the leaders of the army. He was born into the family of buzi, a zadokite priest eze. Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as i was among the captives by the river chebar, that the heavens were opened and i saw visions of god a. The author refers to himself in third person once in the book s introduction as ezekiel the priest, the son of buzi and then also refers to himself in the first person. His hebrew name yehezkel means god strengthens or strengthened by god. He spoke and wrote the messages god gave him, oracles of god for the israelites and certain nations eg ezekiel 16.

Ezekiel 1 the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Ezekiel hebrew, god makes strong, or may god strengthen, ezek 1. Ezekiel 1 tlb ezekiel was a priest the son of buzi bible gateway. Ezekiel chapters 1 to 24 free bible commentary in easy english. The title of this book comes from its writer, ezekiel, the son of buzi 1. One day late in june, when i was thirty years old, a the heavens were suddenly opened to me and i saw visions from god. He was one of the israelite exiles, who settled in telabib, on the banks of the chebar, in the land of the chaldeans. The book of ezekiel gives little detail about ezekiel s life. Ezekiel means god strengthens or hardens or god will strengthen harden or may god strengthen harden. Ezekiel, along with his wife, was part of the exiles taken to babylon by nebuchadnezzar in 597. Ezekiel 1 tlb ezekiel was a priest the son of buzi. Ezekiel was born in the land of israel to his father buzi, a priest, 1 and it was there that he began his career as a prophet. The book of ezekiel is the third of the latter prophets in the tanakh and one of the major.

The holy prophet ezekiel lived in the sixth century before the birth of christ. Jan 24, 2021 rumble ezekiel 1 king james version 1 now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as i was among the captives by the river of chebar, that the heavens were opened, and i saw visions of god. Ezekiel has 48 chapters and is the 26 th book of the holy bible. He was born in the city of sarir, and descended from the tribe of levi. Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as i. In the new king james version, this chapter is subtitled ezekiel s vision of god, and in the new international version, ezekiel s inaugural vision. The book of ezekiel describes itself as the words of the ezekiel be. Ezekiel 31 is the thirtyfirst chapter of the book of ezekiel in the hebrew bible or the old.

Ezekiel is a priest, the son of buzi my contempt, and his name means god will strengthen. In his book of the old testament their are parables, signs, symbols and. Detailed outline of the book of ezekiel oracles of. Eleven years before the destruction of jerusalem, ezekiel heb. Behold, o mount seir, i am against thee, and i will stretch out mine. It is repeated more than once in the course of the book compare ezekiel 8. David guzik commentary on ezekiel 1 describes the vision ezekiel had of god. Ezekiel 1 is packed full of the details of what he saw. Ezekiel 1 erv introduction i am the priest, ezekiel. Ezekiel is called by his name only one other time within this book 24. In the septuagint and protestant canons, ezekiel follows the book of lamentations.

The book of ezekiel contains the visions, revelations, and warnings given to the prophet ezekiel by yahweh during the exile of the people of judah away from their homeland in the land of babylon. The difficulties of the first three sentences of the book of ezekiel are well known. God approaches ezekiel as the divine warrior, riding in his battle chariot. The author of the book of ezekiel presents himself as ezekiel, the son of buzzi, born into a priestly lineage. You should take a moment to read it now if you arent familiar with it. According to the book itself, it records six visions of the prophet ezekiel, exiled in babylon, during the 22 years from 593 to 571 bc, although it is the product of a long and complex history and does not necessarily preserve the very.

Son of man, say to pharaoh king of egypt and to his. Ezekiel was a priest, the son of buzi of the tribe of levi ezekiel 1. Much in the beginning of the book reminds of the last book of the bible, the revelation. The book of ezekiel 1 and in the year thirty, fourth month, on the fifth of the month, i being among the exiles by the river kebar, the sky opened and i saw divine visions. One day late in june, when i was thirty years old, the heavens were suddenly opened to me and i saw visions from god.