Summary
Ezekiel prophesied among the Jewish exiles in Babylon, using dramatic visions and symbolic actions to declare God's judgment on Judah and the nations, followed by promises of restoration. The book's central theme is the glory of God — departing from the defiled temple and returning to a future restored one.
Outline
- Ezekiel's Call and Throne Vision (1–3)
- Judgment on Jerusalem (4–24)
- Oracles Against the Nations (25–32)
- Restoration of Israel (33–39)
- The New Temple Vision (40–48)
Key Verses
"I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh."
"This is what the Sovereign LORD says to these bones: I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life."
"I will place over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he will tend them; he will tend them and be their shepherd."
Christ in Ezekiel
The Good Shepherd (34:23); the valley of dry bones prefiguring resurrection; the glory of God returning to the temple fulfilled in Christ