Preaching Ezekiel Gustave Doré The Vision of the

Preaching Ezekiel Gustave Doré, The Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones. 1865 James Robson

Carchemish Nebuchadnezzar Judah Neco

Jehoiachin + leaders Ezekiel

Mattaniah = Zedekiah

Ezekiel

1. Social Trauma 2. Theological Trauma a) b) c) d) e) The land Chosen people Jerusalem Temple Kingship By the rivers of Babylon – there we sat down and there we wept when we remembered Zion. Psalm 137: 1

The Messenger of Yahweh The Watchman The True Prophet The Message Incarnate The Visionary The Dramatist The Spinner of Parables and Riddles The Debater The Prosecutor The Judge of the Nations The Conscience of Kings 1: 1 -28 a; 1: 28 b-3: 15 The Pastor The Herald of Good News 34: 1 -31 The Apocalyptist The New Moses 38: 1 -39: 29 3: 16 -21; 6: 1 -14; 7: 1 -27; 33: 1 -9 Block 1: 46 12: 21 -28; 13: 1 -23; 14: 1 -11; 22: 23 -31 3: 22 -27; 24: 15 -27; 33: 21 -22; 33: 30 - 33 8: 1 -10: 22; 11: 22 -25; 43: 1 -14 4: 1 -5: 17; 12: 1 -20; 21: 23 -32 (Eng. 18 -27); 37: 15 -28 17: 1 -24; 19: 1 -14; 21: 1 -22 (Eng. 20: 45 -21: 17); 22: 17 -22 11: 1 -13; 11: 14 -21; 18: 1 -32; 24: 1 -14; 33: 10 -20; 33: 23 -29 14: 12 -15: 8; 16: 1 -63; 20: 1 -44; 22: 1 - 16; 23: 1 -49 25: 1 -17; 26: 1 -21; 27: 1 -36; 28: 20 - 23; 30: 1 -19; 32: 17 -32 28: 1 -10; 28: 11 -19; 29: 1 -16; 29: 17 - 21; 30: 20 -26; 31: 1 -18; 32: 1 -16 6: 8 -10: I 1: 14 -21; 16: 60 -63; 28: 24 -26; 35: 1 -36: 15; 36: 16 -38; 37: 1 -14 40: 1 -48: 35

593 1: 1 -3: 21 Block 1: 28 -29 3: 22 -27 592 591 8: 1 20: 1 587 24: 1 29: 1 596 30: 30 31: 1 33: 21 585 26: 1 573 571 32: 17 40: 1 29: 17 539 Ezra 1: 1 -4 Anti-Babylonian vassals meet in Jerusalem (Jer. 27: 1 -3) Hananiah prophesies imminent return of exiles (Jer. 28: 1 -4) Zedekiah visits Babylon (Jer. 51: 59) Ezekiel is called to prophetic ministry Ezekiel is inducted into the prophetic ministry; Ezekiel’s mouth is closed Unknown First temple vision End of Hananiah’s two-year prophecy (Jer. Elders visit Ezekiel; Oracle of Israel’s 28: 1 -4) abominations Siege of Jerusalem begins Ezekiel records the day his wife dies (? ) Pharaoh Hophra attempts to relieve the pressure on Jerusalem Oracle of Egypt’s doom See previous note. Oracle of Egypt’s doom Fugitive announces to Ezekiel, “The city has fallen!”; Ezekiel’s mouth is opened Nebuchadrezzar begins thirteen-year siege Oracle of Tyre’s doom of Tyre Unknown Oracle of Egypt’s doom Babylonian New Year’s Festival Second temple vision Nebuchadrezzar’s siege of Tyre ends Oracle of Egypt’s doom Death of Nebuchadrezzar Cyrus issues decree authorizing the exiles to return to Jerusalem

The Prophet and the Book Addressees Distance yourself from… Trust in… The prophet’s message Exiles in Babylon Jerusalem Yahweh and his words that came to me The book of Ezekiel’s message 2 nd? Generation in Babylon The prophet Yahweh and his Ezekiel’s words that came rebellious hearers to Ezekiel. Follow spirit-enabled Ezekiel’s example

Ezekiel as first human in Yahweh’s new work of creation by word and spirit. a) Ruach effects Ezekiel’s obedience b) Ruach gives life to hopeless exiles (37: 1 -14) c) Ezekiel 37: 1 -14 and Gen. 2: 7 So…word and spirit unite in an act of new creation, creating a new humanity