Ezekiel ministered to his generation who were both exceedingly sinful and thoroughly hopeless. Ezekiel cries judgement on the israelites for their sins, but also sings of. Encounter divine dreams and visions in the book of ezekiel. A commentary on the book of ezekiel southside christian.
In the first two ezekiel announced judgment on jerusalem ezek. The prophet ezekiel is the author of the book ezekiel 1. Frank shallieu in 19871989 with notes inserted from a 19731976 study the first chapter of the book of ezekiel is a highly figurative vision of the glory of almighty god. The book of ezekiel is the third of the latter prophets in the tanakh and one of the major prophetic books in the old testament, following isaiah and jeremiah. Ezekiel 1, new international version niv the bible app. God strengthens, or god will strengthen ezekiel is one of the three that were called the. This ruler then was ethbaal iii, who ruled from 591590 b. Ezekiel speaks in the first person in this book and he identifies himself a member of one of judahs priestly families who was called by god to be a prophet.
Ezekiels mission to the judean exiles in babylon was to prepare them for the greatest crisis in the history of yahwehs covenant people. It is probably the most ignored book in the old testament. It simply means human one, and dis tinguishes the prophet from the nonhuman beings that are present in the world of his vision. Freekey zekeys book of ezekiel is easily the worst dipset release ever. The book of ezekiel is the third of the books of the major prophets, coming after the books of isaiah and jeremiah in the christian canon. Ezekiel cliffsnotes study guides book summaries, test. First of all, he brought judgement to them, but at the end of all the judgements that he pronounces upon the people of god, and then upon the gentile nations round about them. The book opens with an account of the vision that summoned ezekiel to his prophetic calling. The hebrew university edition of ezekiel follows the layout of the preceding volumes of isaiah edited m. The hypeman, the skit master, the sleaziest part of the dipset crew, and, believe it or not, the check. The book of ezekiel would have been hidden away nignaz sefer yehezkel. Among the exiles in babylon, ezekiel shows that israel deserved this judgment, and also that gods justice creates hope for the future. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then ezekiel must be regarded as artfully verbose. Ezekiel describes his vision as an elaborate and complex image that symbolizes the majesty of yahweh and proclaims yahwehs sovereignty over all the nations of the earth.
It is intended to help you better understand some of the background and issues in ezekiels prophecy. Listen free to freekey zekey book of ezekiel intro, daddy back and more. When jehoiakims successor, jehoiachin, surrendered in 597, nebuchadnezzar appointed zedekiah king and deported to babylon jehoiachin and the royal family, along with members of the upper class, including. Ezekiel 17 niv bible the word of the lord came to me. Book of ezekiel is definetly one chapter that should have been kept closed. In contrast to various other prophets ezekiel has not been criticised as much. The book is fascinating, replete with visions, allegories, and action parables. Asylumdiplomatic man for his solo debut, dipsets zekey delivers a wellrounded nyc hardcore album. Yes, after his breakthough performance in the video for hey ma and a semibrief jail stint, freekey zekeys finally got a solo album out. A great eagle with powerful wings, long feathers and full plumage of varied colors came to lebanon.
Wack beats, horrible rhymes and weaker guest spots make this album a definite buyers beware. It was released on july 24, 2007 via diplomatic manasylum records, and features guest appearances from juelz santana, camron, jim. There are no records of ezekiels life outside this book, so we have. This page was last edited on 11 january 2017, at 22.
The book of ezekiel, an album by freekey zekey on spotify. Ezekiel freekey zekey jiles, president of diplomat records, understands what it takes to succeed. Not without reason has ezekiel been dubbed the audiovisual aids prophet. Book of ezekiel is the debut solo studio album by american rapper freekey zekey of the diplomats. In response to the rebellion of jehoiakim of judah in 601 b. The book of ezekiel, one of the major prophetical books of the old testament. Doughty southside christian church december 2014 introduction. Ezekiel invites investigation not only because of what he said, but also because of how he said it. Dates referenced in the book itself, state that the prophecies came to ezekiel between 593 b. Ezekiels in babylon, having been exiled there after the first siege of judah by the babylonians. Albums like these are the exact reason why everybody hates dipset. I wanted a book on ezekiel for help me more fully understand these particular chapters. A commentary on the book of ezekiel by pastor galen l.
Ezekiel was a prophet of judgement but, you know, ezekiel was more than a prophet of judgement because he brought hope to gods people. This is very evident in the book we are about to study, ezekiel. Since things move fast in the diplomats purple world blink and you might miss a mixtape, a downloadable exclusive, or an affiliated release freekey zekeys threeyear stint in prison on a drug rap meant he missed an avalanche of product, some of which even went top ten. The prophet is so overcome by the vision that he falls on his face. While sitting by a river, ezekiel observes a storm from the north. Son of man, i have made you a watchman for the house of israel. This is not only the concise overview of the book of isaiah, but also of the book of ezekiel, except that ezekiel adds one more principle, the principle of individual responsibility which was also touched by the prophet, jeremiah. This commentary is based upon my personal devotional notes and reflections on the book of ezekiel. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. It is named after the prophet ezekiel it belongs to the neviim prophets and consists of 48 chapters the book begins with a vision of god in heaven and describes wheels and strange beings around his throne. After an account of his call to the prophetical office. The book of ezekiel is unique in that, with occasional exceptions, it is entirely autobiographical, that is, written in the first person, from the viewpoint of ezekiel himself. Book of ezekiel ezekiel chapter 1 ezekiel chapter 2 ezekiel chapter 3 ezekiel chapter 4 ezekiel chapter 5 ezekiel chapter 6 ezekiel chapter 7 ezekiel chapter 8 ezekiel chapter 9 ezekiel chapter 10 ezekiel chapter 11. Called by god during the fifth year of his captivity. Book of ezekiel simple english wikipedia, the free. The book of ezekiel was likely written between 593 and 565 b. The rabbis were greatly troubled by the fact that the book of ezekiel gives certain laws, chiefly as to the temple procedures, which actually contradict the laws given in the book of leviticus. Through his work on diplomats worldfamous mixtapes and camrons albums, freekey carved his niche as the skit master, bringing a fiery comedic side to the crew. The book of ezekiel follows the southern kingdom of israel, judah, into captivity by the babylonians. Ezekiel book of consists mainly of three groups of prophecies.
The breezy, selfconfident like this is perfect bbq music, while killem killem captures the moody menace. Taking hold of the top of a cedar, 4 he broke off its topmost shoot and carried it away to a land of. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Preparatory work on the edition of the book of ezekiel was done by the late m. Constables notes on ezekiel 2020 edition ezekiels wife died during the course of his ministry 24. Through his work on diplomats worldfamous mixtapes and. Again the word of the lord comes to ezekiel, and this time there are two messages. The book of ezekiel he will be strengthened of god. Many other dates are given by the author throughout the book. This book is basically about the destruction and exile of judah and the promise of its eventual restoration by god. According to dates given in the text, ezekiel received his prophetic call in the fifth year of the first deportation to babylonia 592 bc and was active until about 570 bc. According to the book itself, it records six visions of the prophet ezekiel, exiled in babylon, during the 22 years from 593 to 571 bc, although it is the product of a long and complex history and does not necessarily preserve. Freekey zekey book of ezekiel diplomatic manasylum.
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