Ezekiel

Bible Reference: Ezekiel

Ezekiel was a prophet of God from a priestly family.
He spent his early years in Jerusalem until he was taken captive to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar in 597 BC.
He settled in his own house in a village near Nippur which was located along the Kebar River in Babylonia.
He prophesied for twenty-two years to those who were in Babylon.
His wife died unexpectedly in the year 587 by a sudden stroke.
He was well respected in the community, and the elders of Israel consulted with him on many different occasions.
Ezekiel’s ministry was to keep the people’s sins that brought them into exile in front them so they could be assured the future blessings if they kept their covenant with God.
He served in the early years of Daniel and alongside the ministry of Jeremiah who remained with the Jews in Palestine.
He was one of the four major prophets and his book shares the judgment that was to come to Israel and the future restoration.
He was distinguished as being firm and inflexible when it came to character and the observance of the Jewish law.
He was willing to endure any hardship or misery if it could serve as a warning or lesson to the people whom he loved.

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