Ezekiel’s Prophecy Against Tyre

The middle section of the Book of Ezekiel focuses on God’s judgment against Judah’s neighboring nations because they took advantage of Jerusalem’s weakness during its destruction. Some of these prophecies are remarkably detailed. God spoke against Ammon, Moab, Edom, and Philistia in just one chapter, but He dedicated three chapters to Tyre. “Tyre,” meaning “rock,” […]

Ezekiel’s Six Special Prophetic Acts

Prophet Ezekiel not only needed to verbally deliver God’s message, but also had to ensure that God’s people could see with their eyes and hear with their ears. This poor prophet had to use many strange methods to convey his message, performing actions that spoke much louder than words. He used six distinct ways to […]

The Temple in Ezekiel’s Vision

Ezekiel was born into a priestly line (Ezekiel 1:3), but he served God as a prophet. He began his prophetic ministry before Jerusalem and the Temple were destroyed by Babylon in 586 BC. Before the destruction, many false prophets assured the people that God was with them and nothing bad would happen (Ezekiel 13:8-16). True […]

The Prophet Ezekiel

Ezekiel was both a priest and a prophet. His name means “God strengthens” or “God will strengthen.” He came from a priestly family (Ezekiel 1:3), being a descendant of Zadok and following the line of Aaron’s son Eleazar, thus belonging to the priestly nobility. His identity was unique, as he held both prophetic and priestly […]

 Historical Background of the Book of Ezekiel

The Book of Ezekiel is the third book of the “Latter Prophets” section in the Hebrew Bible. Tradition holds that its author is the prophet Ezekiel. Ezekiel was a prophet who frequently experienced visions. Although he lived among the Jewish exiles in Babylon, he was able to connect with the Jews in Palestine through God’s […]

The Weeping Prophet

Jeremiah’s emphasis on politics surpassed that of other prophets, even Isaiah. Because of the revelations God gave him, Jeremiah offered numerous political counsels to the kings of Israel, urging them not to resist, but to negotiate terms and surrender directly to Babylon. Of course, Israel’s last few kings considered this an act of treason. Consequently, […]

The Spiritual Prophet

[Jeremiah 31:33-34] “For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people. And no longer shall each one […]

Temple Sermon

[Jeremiah 7:1-4] “The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: ‘Stand in the gate of the Lord’s house, and proclaim there this word, and say, “Hear the word of the Lord, all you men of Judah who enter these gates to worship the Lord. Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: […]

The Prophet Jeremiah

Jeremiah was from Anathoth, a town not far northeast of Jerusalem, and was the son of Hilkiah, a priest from the territory of the tribe of Benjamin. The first part of his name has two meanings: “to establish” and “to overthrow”; the latter part means God. So, Jeremiah’s name means “God builds and overthrows.” Jeremiah […]

Background of the Book of Jeremiah

The Book of Jeremiah is the second book of the “Latter Prophets” in the Hebrew Bible’s Old Testament. This book is an edited collection of several units of text, without a strict chronological or thematic order. It gathers and compiles all relevant material, recording the important words spoken or actions performed by the prophet Jeremiah, […]