Ezekiel’s name means ‘God will harden’ or ‘God will strengthen’. Ezekiel was a priest during the time of Zechariah and Jeremiah, when Judah was to be exiled to Babylon. It seems that Ezekiel and the exiles lived near the River Chebar or canal off the River Euphrates. It was from here that Ezekiel began his ministry when his eyes were opened and he saw visions of God, and felt the hand of God take hold of him. From our best calculations, we think that Ezekiel was thirty years of age in the year
593 BC. His ministry seems to have lasted twenty-two years until 571 BC. Many people avoid this book of the Bible because it seems too hard to understand. But as we take the time to read and explore, we learn much about the character of God and His plans for His people Israel. For instance, Ezekiel had a wife who died, and the LORD would not let him grieve properly. Instead, God used this time to illustrate the demise of Jerusalem. As we begin to study, let’s commit ourselves to explore God’s prophet Ezekiel in a time when he was emerging as a unique voice for God in Babylon.

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