In the book of Ezekiel, many things occurred. The house of Israel is gathered together, the lord provided them with a new and renewed spirit, god was mocked and judged, a message of restoration was provided, along with a message of the future of Israel and YHWH. From a vision seen by Ezekiel it is said according to the Bible, quote: “He said to, son of man, ‘can these bones live’ And I answered, ‘O lord god, thou know’" (Ezekiel 37:3).
Ezekiel shows the end of our salvation with god through the sins of the people. He makes the points that god is omnipresent, potent, etc. When man defiled the house of Israel, god was disappointed in his people. He folded the earth because of this. Water is a sacramental sin that was given by god to help cleanse the earth from all sin. To be unsure of the holiness is to follow
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And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.” In this passage it's clear how sin hardens our hearts to God and in consistent sinning, we end up having a "heart of stone." God is saying here that he will give the Israelites everything that they need to follow his rules and the 10 Commandments. According to John Gills, a heart of flesh is, quote “a heart sensible of sin and danger; a penitent one, soft and tender, through the love and fear of God; a spiritual and sanctified heart; submissive to the will of God; flexible and obsequious to the commands of Christ” (Exposition of the Bible, Ezekiel 36:26). This heart of flesh is made with God's grace and in the grace of love, hope, faith, fear of God, etc are in this heart. In order for them to change their ways, God knew they needed to feel his presence and that he needed to be with them constantly. In Ezekiel 36:28 he specifically says that they will be his people and that he will be their
Tanner, Paul J. 1996. Rethinking Ezekiel’s Invasion by Gog. Journal of the Evangelical Society.JETS 39-1 (March 1996).
So by the end of this passage, man is bound by a new covenant with
...hard to understand fully because of its comprehensive metaphoric language and the difference in culture from present day. It is also sometimes hard for us to understand God's actions because we think of him simply loving and caring rather than ruthless and violent. We need to understand that the creation of mankind is taking place in the recordings of these scriptures and so things may not be as customary as we would like to think. I believe that God has a plan for everyone. And, in the case of Saul, he had a plan to take away his kingdom in order to pass it on to David so the formation of history could continue. I also think this passage, like many other passages from the Bible, has a message linked to it, a lesson to the story if you will. The lesson is to prove that God's unlimited power must never be taken for granted or there surely will be hell to pay.
Although Ezekiel lived during a time when Israel was being demolished by the Babylonians his faith remained strong with one God, Yahweh. Unlike Ezekiel, many of the Israelites during this time believed in many gods, each having a political or social purpose for their society (The New Interpreter's Study Bible 169). Yahweh did not agree with this because the Israelites went into a covenant with him. This covenant meant that they could not continue to worship other idols, for if they did Yahweh would emanate his wrath upon them. Ezekiel understood this and he knew that this was the reason why they were being punished. Yahweh uses Ezekiel to relay this message to his people and show them the punishment that they will have to bare because of their sins.
An instructive and stirring string of verses, this passage from the Bible holds great relevance not only for the Ancient Israelites to whom it was spoken, but also acts as a herald to Christians today. This passage forms part of Moses great oration; his instructive teaching, advice and counsel narrated to the second generation of Israelites who required redirection before moving forward into what God had for them. Similarly, it is also relevant for all Christians as we remember what our faithful, loving and powerful God has done in the past, and what he requires of us to move forward.
In the passage quoted from Jeremiah above, the prophet is predicting that a new covenant would be formed between God and his people, an agreement that would supersede the pact made between Moses and God upon Sinai and at the Red Sea. The first covenant, Jeremiah indicated, would become null and void because of the sins of the Jewish people. The new covenant would absolve these sins and reaffirm God's fidelity to his people.
Many scholars believe eating the book that is mentioned in Ezekiel 3:1 is symbolic of receiving knowledge. While eating a book may not seem very delicious, it’s a test for John to understand the word of God. It’s more than receiving knowledge though; the greater meaning behind this test is for John to apply the prophetic message to his life. It’s not just talking the talk; it’s walking the walk. With this knowledge, John is to declare the message of God and share the Gospel with many ears. Hayyim Angel explains the prophetic message God shares with John (Hayyim, 11). He refers back to Jeremiah, Jeremiah, who is a prophet to all the nations. Hayyim does so because to maintain faithful witness is hard enough, but teaching the Gospel is even more significant and challenging. Hayyim discusses how Jeremiah taught on symbols, offerings, and written teachings (Hayyim, 11). All these lead toward the worshipping of God. This is not the first time God has asked a disciple to do something so crazy and insane (Hayyim, 11).
This is one of the few instances in Christianity where water is destructive; it is mostly a cleansing element, one in which sinners can become new again. Robert Frost’s poem “Once by the Pacific” gives another example of destructive water, and he uses a fearful tone combated with a protective tone to help create the theme of the impossibility to
Given the relative lack of primary resources and archeological remains, the events of Ancient Jerusalem are often difficult to study and tend to rely on biblical accounts and what primary sources have been preserved. For this reason there has been much uncertainty and discussion over the rule of Hezekiah. Among the debate over the exact years of his reign (i.e., whether it was from 727 - 698 BC or from 715 - 686 BC), there too exists disagreements as to whether Hezekiah was in fact one of the great Davidic Kings as he is often portrayed in the Bible (Na'aman, 29). Some researchers have argued that since historians, such as Josephus, speak very little of Hezekiah's reign, wisdom, temperance, or courage, then he must not have been one of the Great Judean rulers as his predecessors: David, and Solomon (Feldman, 598-607). However, upon further analysis of the on goings in Jerusalem during the reign of Hezekiah as well as his accomplishments as king, the argument arises that Hezekiah was in fact one of the greatest kings of Judah since the time of Solomon. Furthermore, the accomplishments of Hezekiah prove to be evidence that Hezekiah is viewed as the messianic king of 8th century BC Jerusalem due to his reforms to strengthen Judean religion, his developmental changes to improve the infrastructure of Jerusalem, and through his leadership that allowed Jerusalem to withstand the destruction of the Assyrian siege.
establish the throne of his kingdom for ever, I will be his Father, and he shall be my Son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men) connecting to the said " seed " of the remnant which was left behind and noe he is rediscovered in the Prophecy of Isaiah. Who is the { unknown Prince } in Ezekiel 44:3/ It is for the Prince, the Prince he shall he shall sit in it to eat bread before the Lord; he shall enter by the way of the Porch of that gate, and shall go out by the way of the same) his true identity is biblically confirmed in Revelation chapter's three and twenty one. Revelation 3:20&21/ Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: If any man hear
The kingdom of Jerusalem is one of the most important Kingdoms in the bible, thats why it was so important when it fell to the Babylonians. The beginning of the book is describing in first person from Jeremiah the prophet the destruction of Jerusalem and how sad it is of a site to see. In chapter two of the book Jeremiah is talking about the how mad the lord is at his people, and how he brought judgement to the wicked land. God is showing in chapter two how mad he is and he cut off the power of Israel, but in chapter three he Jeremiah tells us that he is faithful to us and he will restore the land. Even though he to is very sad from his city being taken and destroyed he remembers what the lord has told him. He then explains that the people of the kingdom of judah and the kingdom of Jerusalem need to fall back to the lord and get rid of those false gods. For the love and kindness of the lo...
(40:8) YHWH did not require any form of sacrifice and offerings. (40:6) But rather YHWH requires the narrator to do his will. This is coupled with verses 9 and 10 are examples of the narrators devotion. In verse 9 the narrator tells of how they spoke of their deliverance in congregation. Then in verse 10 the narrator expands by refusing to hide the information of his deliverance in their heart but they will continue to speak of it. It is coupled in reference to the way the narrator feels. Verse 6-8 shows an obedient heart and verse 9-10 shows a testifying heart. Verse 8 shows the willing heart the narrator that they find joy in pleasing YHWH. Verse 10 is the testifying heart, the heart that will gladly repeat YHWH’s greatness to any listener. (Motyer 512) This adds to the idea of the narrator being a hype man. The narrator only has to speak praises of YHWH and YHWH would take care of the rest. This passage also sounds like the narrator is fearful themselves. After talking about those who have turned away from YHWH in verse 4 and 5 they go back to how gracious they are for YHWH. Similar to when someone has a sibling and they are in trouble with their parent how one child will often rat out the other to get less of a punishment or a
In the days of Christ’s life on this earth, believers did not have access to the Bible in its entirety as we know and are familiar with today. Believers in this ancient time period only had access to the Old Testament. However, through their access to the Old Testament, believers were provided a foundation for New Testament times. This foundation provided New Testament believers with the Lord’s established principles of right and wrong they were expected to follow. In addition, the Old Testament is overflowing with accounts of people whose lives exemplified the future life of Christ on this earth. These pictures allowed the Israelite nation to begin to have an understanding of why Christ needed to come as their Messiah and the work He needed to do on earth. Finally, there are common themes that are interwoven throughout the entire Old Testament. Three of these themes: transgression, redemption, and consummation point to the purpose of Christ’s atoning death on the cross. These themes portray God’s work both in the lives of Old Testament believers, but they also foreshadow God’s desire and plan for believers in New Testament times and beyond.
...phet Ezekiel, the exile was a trial through which God tested Israel's faithfulness to God and God's teachings. Additionally, the experience deepened the Jewish appreciation of YHWH’s goodness.
One of the most perplexing events in the ministry of Jesus Christ is His resurrection from the dead. Many skeptics look at it as made up stories or hallucinations, or mass hysteria, yet the biblical accounts and other evidences point to another conclusion. This research paper will explore three pieces of evidence that the resurrection story is factual and can be accepted as a historical event.