Ezekiel

As a priest and prophet called to minister among the Jewish exiles in Babylon, Ezekiel bore witness to both the Lord's righteous judgment upon a rebellious nation and His unwavering commitment to restore a remnant. His ministry unfolded through dramatic symbolic acts and extraordinary visions, most notably the valley of dry bones revived by the breath of God and the detailed revelation of a new temple where divine glory would once again dwell. These revelations affirm God's sovereign power to bring life from death and to fulfill His redemptive purposes for Israel and ultimately for all creation.

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48 chapters total

Ezekiel

1 Ezekiel's Vision of God 2 Ezekiel's Call 3 Ezekiel as Watchman 4 The Siege of Jerusalem Symbolized 5 God's Razor of Judgment 6 Prophecy Against the Mountains 7 The End Has Come 8 Idolatry in the Temple 9 The Slaughter of the Wicked 10 God's Glory Departs 11 Judgment and Promise 12 The Exile Symbolized 13 False Prophets Condemned 14 Idolaters Condemned 15 Jerusalem the Useless Vine 16 An Unfaithful Bride 17 The Eagle and the Vine 18 The Soul Who Sins Shall Die 19 A Lament for Israel's Princes 20 Israel's Rebellious History 21 The Sword of the Lord 22 The Sins of Jerusalem 23 Two Unfaithful Sisters 24 The Cooking Pot 25 Prophecy Against Ammon and Others 26 Prophecy Against Tyre 27 Lament for Tyre 28 Prophecy Against the King of Tyre 29 Prophecy Against Egypt 30 Lament for Egypt 31 The Cedar of Lebanon 32 Lament for Pharaoh 33 Ezekiel the Watchman 34 The Shepherds of Israel 35 Prophecy Against Mount Seir 36 Restoration of Israel 37 The Valley of Dry Bones 38 The Prophecy Against Gog 39 The Defeat of Gog 40 The New Temple Vision 41 The Inner Temple 42 The Priests' Rooms 43 God's Glory Returns 44 The Priests and the Prince 45 Division of the Land 46 The Prince's Offerings 47 The River from the Temple 48 Division of the Land Among Tribes

Key Passages

Valley of Dry Bones

Ezekiel 37:1-10

T¹he hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones,

² And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry. ³ And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest. ⁴ Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. ⁵ Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: ⁶ And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. ⁷ So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone. ⁸ And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them. ⁹ Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live. ¹⁰ So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.

A New Heart

Ezekiel 36:26-28

A²⁶ new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

²⁷ And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them. ²⁸ And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.

The Watchman

Ezekiel 33:7-9

S⁷o thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.

⁸ When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand. ⁹ Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.