the book of Ezekiel

Question 1

timeframe of the book of Ezekiel

Answer 1

Ezekiel the prophet is among those deported with Jehoiachin, the first Babylonian deportation in 597 BCE

Question 2

Ezekiel the prophet is also:

Answer 2

a priest, one of the elite members of Jerusalemite society (likely a priest of the temple in Jerusalem)

Question 3

type of structure in book of Ezekiel:

Answer 3

a “classic” tripartite structure

Question 4

“classic” tripartite structure

Answer 4

judgement on Israel/Judah, judgement on the nations, then restoration for Israel/Judah

Question 5

Ezekiel is rooted in:

Answer 5

priestly theology

Question 6

Israel failed to:

Answer 6

maintain the level of holiness necessary to commune with the divine

Question 7

YHWH and the temple:

Answer 7

YHWH was forced to abandon the temple thus removing YHWH’s protective power from Jerusalem

Question 8

What will a transformed Israel look like?

Answer 8

a Messianic leader and a rebuilt temple