Dictionaries :: Ezekiel

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Ezekiel:

God will strengthen. (1.) 1Ch 24:16, "Jehezekel."

(2.) One of the great prophets, the son of Buzi the priest (Eze 1:3). He was one of the Jewish exiles who settled at Tel-Abib, on the banks of the Chebar, "in the land of the Chaldeans." He was probably carried away captive with Jehoiachin (1:2; 2Ki 24:14-16) about B.C. 597. His prophetic call came to him "in the fifth year of Jehoiachin's captivity" (B.C. 594). He had a house in the place of his exile, where he lost his wife, in the ninth year of his exile, by some sudden and unforeseen stroke (Eze 8:1; 24:18). He held a prominent place among the exiles, and was frequently consulted by the elders (8:1; 11:25; 14:1; 20:1). His ministry extended over twenty-three years (29:17), B.C. 595-573, during part of which he was contemporary with Daniel (Dan :14; 28:3) and Jeremiah, and probably also with Obadiah. The time and manner of his death are unknown. His reputed tomb is pointed out in the neighbourhood of Bagdad, at a place called Keffil.

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Ezekiel:

the strength of God

Nave's Topical Bible

Ezekiel: Definition Of

A priest

Ezekiel: Time of His Prophecy

Eze 1:1-3

Ezekiel: Persecution Of

Eze 3:25

Ezekiel: Visions Of

Of God's glory,

Eze 1; 8; 10; 11:22;

of Jews' abominations,

Eze 8:5, 6;

of their punishment,

Eze 9:10;

of the valley of dry bones,

Eze 37:1-14;

of a man with measuring line,

Eze 40; 41; 42; 43; 44; 45; 46; 47; 48;

of the river,

Eze 47:1-14.

Ezekiel: Teaches by Pantomime

Feigns dumbness,

Eze 3:26; 24:27; 33:22;

symbolizes the siege of Jerusalem by drawings on a tile,

Eze 4;

shaves himself,

Eze 5:1-4;

removes his belongings to illustrate the approaching Jewish captivity,

Eze 12:3-7;

sighs,

Eze 21:6, 7;

employs a boiling pot to symbolize the destruction of Jerusalem,

Eze 24:1-14;

does not show mourning upon the death of his wife,

Eze 24:16-27;

prophesies by parable of an eagle,

Eze 17:2-10.

Ezekiel: Other Parables

Eze 15; 16; 19; 23

Ezekiel: His Popularity

Eze 33:31, 32

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Ezekiel:

(the strength of God) one of the four greater prophets, was the son of a priest named Buzi, and was taken captive in the captivity of Jehoiachin, eleven years before the destruction of Jerusalem. He was a member of a community of Jewish exiles who settled on the banks of the Chebar, a "river' or stream of Babylonia. He began prophesying B.C. 595, and continued until B.C. 573, a period of more than twenty‐two years. We learn from an incidental allusion (Ezekiel 24:18) that he was married, and had a house (Ezekiel 8:1) in his place of exile, and lost his wife by a sudden and unforeseen stroke. He lived in the highest consideration among his companions in exile, and their elders consulted him on all occasions. He is said to have been buried on the banks of the Euphrates. The tomb, said to have been built by Jehoiachin, is shown, a few days journey from Bagdad. Ezekiel was distinguished by his stern and inflexible energy of will and character and his devoted adherence to the rites and ceremonies of his national religion. The depth of his matter and the marvelous nature of his visions make him occasionally obscure. Prophecy of Ezekiel.-The book is divided into two great parts, of which the destruction of Jerusalem is the turning‐point. Chapters 1-24 contain predictions delivered before that event, and chapters 25-48 after it, as we see from Ezekiel 26:2. Again, chapters 1-32 are mainly occupied with correction, denunciation and reproof, while the remainder deal chiefly in consolation and promise. A parenthetical section in the middle of the book, chapters 25-32, contains a group of prophecies against seven foreign nations, the septenary arrangement being apparently intentional. There are no direct quotations from Ezekiel in the New Testament, but in the Apocalypse there are many parallels and obvious allusions to the later chapters 40-48.