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