Ezekiel overview

God loves His people so much!  Ezekiel is a "street preacher" and he preaches during the period of captivity in Babylon.  If you think that Jeremiah used object lessons, "you ain't seen nuthin' yet".  God is going to have Ezekiel do many, what we would perceive to be weird, things to demonstrate and act out what God wants the people to know.  Ezekiel is going to be taken captive in 597BC.....Daniel is already there and we'll be reading about him.

Ezekiel means God is strong or God strengthens.....Do you think you would be able to lay on your side for 390 days?   Ezekiel remains obedient, no matter what God asks him to do.  The main message in this book is that because of the people's sins, God allowed their nation to be destroyed.   There was still hope....God wants people to turn back to Him.  God never forgets those that obey Him.

Ezekiel is a priest by training, and God makes him a prophet.   He is going to have a major calling that changes him forever, just like Isaiah.

Even when things seem crazy out of hand, God is in control.....He is just as much in control today as He was then.  Even with our government, even with earthquakes and hurricanes, God is in control.

We are getting ready to go straight through this book.....almost 3 weeks........hang on, here comes a bumpy ride!  Good  news from my perspective:  no poems!  LOL

Does this next image intrigue you about a vision that Ezekiel has?