Introduction to Ezekiel
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III.Disciplined Israel Will Be Restored (33:1-48:35).
A.Basis of this message of hope (33:1-20)
B.News of Jerusalem’s fall arrives (33:21-33).
C.The promises of restoration (34:1-39:29)
D.The vision of restoration (40:1-48:35)
Year of Ezekiel’s birth 623
First siege of Jerusalem by the Babylonians and first wave of exiles, including Daniel, taken to Babylon 605
Babylonians’ second siege of Jerusalem; King Jehoiachin and 10,000 citizens of Judah, including Ezekiel, exiled to Babylon 597
God calls Ezekiel, then thirty years old, to prophesy. 593
Ezekiel prophesies against pagan practices at the temple in Jerusalem. 592
Elders of Israel seek a word of the Lord from Ezekiel. 591
The Lord tells Ezekiel to let the captives know that the king of Babylon has once again laid siege to Jerusalem. 588
Ezekiel prophesies Egypt’s ruin and the destruction of Pharaoh and his army. 587
Ezekiel prophesies the downfall of Tyre. 586
After a two-year siege, the walls of Jerusalem and the temple are destroyed; a third wave of exiles is taken to Babylon. 586
A messenger from Jerusalem comes to Ezekiel to announce the downfall of the city. 586/585
Ezekiel’s lament for Pharaoh 585
The Lord gives Ezekiel a vision of the new temple. 573
The Lord shows Ezekiel that Egypt will be given over to the Babylonians. 571
Nebuchadnezzar invades Egypt in fulfillment of both Jeremiah’s and Ezekiel’s prophecies. 569
Evil-merodach, Nebuchadnezzar’s son, succeeds him as king of Babylon. 562
Evil-merodach releases Judean King Jehoiachin from prison. 561
Nergal-sharezer becomes king of Babylon. 560
Cyrus the Great founds the Persian Empire. 559
Cyrus captures Babylon without resistance. 539
Cyrus issues decree allowing the Jews to return to Judah. 538
Work begins on rebuilding the temple in Jerusalem. 536
Renewed work on the temple 520-518
New temple dedicated 515
The Greek thinker Hecataeus of Miletus draws the first recognizable map of the Mediterranean basin and writes the first known geography book. 500