Ezekiel

Old Testament · Major Prophets · 48 chapters

Visions of God’s glory to the exiles in Babylon, judgment on Jerusalem, and promises of restoration.

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Written by
Ezekiel the priest
Date
c. 593–570 BC

Themes

  • The glory of God
  • Personal responsibility
  • A new heart and a new temple

Outline

  1. Ezekiel’s callChapters 1–3
  2. Judgment on JerusalemChapters 4–24
  3. Oracles against the nationsChapters 25–32
  4. RestorationChapters 33–39
  5. The new templeChapters 40–48

Key verses

For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death, declares the Lord God. So repent and live!
Ezekiel 18:32
I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.
Ezekiel 36:26
This is what the Lord God says to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you will come to life.
Ezekiel 37:5