REVIEW QUESTIONS 1. What is the relationship between Ezekiel 1:1 and Ezekiel 1:2-3 of the book? 2. What does the name Ezekiel mean? 3. What is known of Ezekiel's father? 4. What distinction can be made between the roles of prophet and priest in the Old Testament? 5. How long did Ezekiel's... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER TWO EZEKIEL'S INAUGURAL VISION 1:1-28 Before a prophet could speak to others, God had to speak to him. A special call vision catapulted the apprentice priest Ezekiel into the prophetic ministry. The vision of the divine chariot the _Merkabah_ as it is known in Jewish literature is a fittin... [ Continue Reading ]
II. THE SUBSTANCE OF THE VISION 1:4-28 The call-vision of a prophet is of immense importance in understanding the prophet himself. The vision granted to Ezekiel was more symbolic than that of Isaiah or Jeremiah and is indicative of this man's more pronounced visionary and mystic nature. The account... [ Continue Reading ]
B. The Cherubim 1:5-14 TRANSLATION (5) And from its midst the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they possessed the likeness of a man. (6) And each of them had four faces and four wings. (7) And their feet were straight feet, and the soles of their feet were like the... [ Continue Reading ]
C. The Wheels 1:15-21 TRANSLATION (15) Now as I saw the living creatures, behold one wheel on the earth beside each of the living creatures on its four sides. (16) The appearance of the wheels and their works was like the color of topaz and the four of them had one likeness; and their appearance an... [ Continue Reading ]
D. The Platform 1:22-25 TRANSLATION (22) And over the heads of the living creatures was something like a platform, gleaming terribly like ice, stretched forth over their heads above. (23) And under the platform their wings were straight one to another. Each one had two wings covering his body on e... [ Continue Reading ]
E. The Throne 1:26-28 TRANSLATION (26) And above the platform which was over their heads was what appeared to be a sapphire stone, the likeness of a throne; and upon the likeness of the throne was a likeness of the appearance of a man upon it above. (27) And I saw as the color of polished bronze,... [ Continue Reading ]