In these passages, God tells Ezekiel that the people of Jerusalem were to be punished for their sins against God. God also said to Ezekiel that even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in their midst…
In these passages, Ezekiel tells of God speaking to him about the false prophets of Israel. There were false prophets among the exiles who were telling people that God would not punish Israel. They were…
In these passages, God has carried Ezekiel in spirit to Jerusalem from Babylon where Ezekiel is in exile with other Jews. God shows Ezekiel the leaders of Jerusalem worshiping idols, having turned from God. God…
In these passages, God carries Ezekiel in spirit to Jerusalem to witness the religious leaders of Judah worshiping idols. God wanted Ezekiel to see for himself the reason that God was about to destroy Jerusalem.…
In these passages, God instructs Ezekiel to speak and to demonstrate to the people the coming judgment and destruction of Jerusalem. The people in exile with Ezekiel did not believe that God would destroy Jerusalem.…
Ezekiel, like Jeremiah, was a Prophet of God. He was in exile in Babylon with the Jews who had been taken captive prior to the destruction of Jerusalem. The book of Ezekiel begins with God…
In these passages, Jeremiah describes the condition of the people who were under siege in Jerusalem and of those who lived in the land of Judah surrounding Jerusalem. Their condition was horrible. The Babylonians had…
In these passages, Jeremiah expresses his sorrow for the destruction of Jerusalem. Jeremiah also expressed his sorrow for his own plight. Jeremiah was God’s prophet and chosen instrument to convey God’s Words, but Jeremiah was…
In these passages, the Prophet, Jeremiah, mourns the destruction of Jerusalem. It appears that this was written during the period that Babylon was besieging Jerusalem. Jerusalem was surrounded by the Babylonian army. The people of…
In these passages, Jeremiah completes his prophecies and summarizes Babylon's conquest of Jerusalem. Babylon’s conquest actually spanned many years. In the seventh year of King Nebuchadnezzar Babylon carried away 3023 Jews into exile. In the…