Buzi in the book of ezekiel 1 31

Ezekiel sees this vision as a captive beside the river. On the fifth of the monthit was the fifth year of the exile of king jehoiachin 3 the word of the lord came to ezekiel the priest, the son of buzi, by the kebar river. Ezekiel 1 a vision of living beings 1 on july 31 of my thirtieth year, while i was with the judean exiles beside the kebar river in babylon, the heavens were opened and i saw visions of god. A more reasonable conclusion is that the 30 th year refers to ezekiels age, especially when we consider that he was a priest ezekiel 1. The book of ezekiel takes its title from the priest of the same name, son to a man named buzi. Ezekiel 1 ezekiels inaugural vision in my bible gateway. 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 the very. Ezekiel is one of the most fascinating prophets of the old testament.

As i looked, behold, a 8 storm wind was coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing forth continually and a bright light around it, and in its midst. The fire and the bright metal show something of the glory of god. Ezekiels inaugural vision in my thirtieth year, in the fourth month on the fifth day, while i was among the exiles by the kebar river, the heavens were opened and i saw visions of god. The aramaic targum explains the thirtieth year as the thirtieth year dated from the recovery of the book of the torah in the temple in jerusalem 2 kgs 22. Ezekiel 1 is the first chapter of the book of ezekiel in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christian bible. A number of dates in ezekiel can be crosschecked with dates in surviving babylonian records and related accurately to our modern calendar. On the fifth of the month in the 4 fifth year of king jehoiachins exile. Ezekiel niv ezekiels inaugural vision in my bible gateway. Isa ka adlaw, sang nagaestar ako sa higad sang suba sang kebar kaupod sang iban nga mga bihag, nagabri ang langit kag gingamhan ako sang ginoo, kag dayon ginpakitaan niya ako sang mga palananawon. Verse 3 since ezekiel had to cut off all his hair ezekiel 5. Ezekiel 1 ezekiel s vision of god and his throne a. 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 ezekiel s inaugural vision. In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king jehoiachins captivity.

This policy of settling a conquered people in lands distant from. He can be found on the biblical timeline at the end of 600 bc. The righteous and the othersthe wheels and cheribums. Book of ezekiel overview insight for living ministries. Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as i was among the captives by the river chebar, that the heavens were opened and i saw visions of god a. 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. Ezekiels vision is an example of contextualization, where god accommodates his selfrevelation to cultural expectations and norms. A recital to pharaoh of the assyrians greatness, and of his fall for pride, ezekiel 31. Commentary critical and explanatory on the whole bible. The word of the lord came expressly unto ezekiel the priest, the son of buzi, in the. Ezekiel chapters 1 to 24 free bible commentary in easy english. The word of the lord came expressly or, in being was d.

One day late in june, when i was thirty years old, the heavens were suddenly opened to me and i saw visions from god. Ezekiel chapters 1 to 24 free bible commentary in easy. The word of the lord came expressly unto ezekiel the priest, the son of buzi, in the land of the chaldeans by the river chebar. Some take it to mean the age of ezekiel when he prophesied e. Vision of four creaturesthe sealed book ezekiel 34. The priest ezekiel was the first prophet to be called by the lord outside of israel during the babylonian captivity.

It covers a period of approximately 22 years, from 6. The book of ezekiel is the third of the latter prophets in the tanakh and one of the major. Ezekiel was a priest the son of buzi who lived with the jewish exiles beside the chebar canal in babylon. A stormy wind and a bright cloud come out of the north. Ezekiel 1 swordmasterpublications wiki fandom powered. May 10, 2016 ezekiel, whose name means god strengthens, was born in jerusalem during a time of great upheavals caused by the invading babylonian army. Ezekiel among the captivesnow it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as i was among the captives by the river chebar, that the heavens were opened and i saw visions of god. Ezekiel 1 new international version niv ezekiels inaugural vision. Very few details of ezekiels life are known, since the book of ezekiel contains only a few references of a biographical nature. The book of ezekiel is distinguished by visions, similes, and. A free bible version and commentary on the old testament book of ezekiel in easy english. I was in exile by the kebar canal in babylonia when the skies opened up, and i saw visions of god. Aug 12, 2003 a more reasonable conclusion is that the 30 th year refers to ezekiels age, especially when we consider that he was a priest ezekiel 1. It covers a period of approximately 22 years, from 6 to about 591 b.

Ezekiel 1, new english translation net the bible app. Ezekiel 1, new living translation nlt the bible app. Ezekiel sees in vision four living creatures, four wheels, and the glory of god on his throne. Next, god compares pharaoh to a lofty cedar, the kind that grows in lebanon. Josephus seems to have heard that ezekiel left two books of his prophecies. Book of ezekiel, chapter 1 nasb new american standard. Ezekiel 31 niv bible in the eleventh year, in the third. The use of the conjunction indicates here, as in jonah 1. Ezekiel 1 tlb ezekiel was a priest the son of buzi bible gateway. The like destruction shall be to pharaoh, ezekiel 31.

Ezekiels inaugural vision 1 in my thirtieth year, in the fourth month on the fifth day, while i was among the exiles by the kebar river, the heavens were opened and i saw visions of god. Book of ezekiel, chapter 1 nasb new american standard bible. Ezekiel, god strengtheneth or hardeneth, was the son of buzi, a priest probably of the family of zadok. This remarkable book bears the name of the prophet who wrote it. The number seems somehow to be equated with the fifth year of jehoiachins exile in 1. Ezekielson of a priest named buzisees visions of god. Ezekiel 1 the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Ezekiel is introduced in the first chapter as the priest, the son of buzi. Ezekiel the son of buzi, a priest, may have completed writing the book in babylonia in about the year 591 b.

Ezekiel 1 is the first chapter of the book of ezekiel in the hebrew bible or the old testament of. Verse 2 as ezekiel looked, he saw a strange person. The book as a whole serves as a source of symbols and imagery for the book of revelation, such as the eating of the scroll ezekiel 2. Ezekiels ministry ended in the 27th year, in the first month on the first day see ezekiel 29. He was one of those who went into exile with jehoiachin 2 kings 24. Ezekiel s priestly lineage shines through in his prophetic ministry.

One of the captives with king jehoiachin in the second of three deportations under king nebuchadnezzar of babylon, he mentions daniel three times, who had been in. Ezekiel 1 new international version niv dramatized audio. On the fifth of the monthit was the fifth year of the exile of king jehoiachin the word of the lord came to ezekiel the priest, the son of buzi, by the kebar river in the land of the babylonians. Ezekiel, whose name means god strengthens, was born in jerusalem during a time of great upheavals caused by the invading babylonian army. We are told that he was a priest, the son of buzi, and evidently a member of the zadok family of priests who were in charge of the sanctuary in jerusalem 1. Ezekiel among the captivesnow it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as i was among the captives by the river chebar, that the heavens were opened and i saw visions of god a.

The author of this book is ezekiel the priest, the son of buzi. We may think of ezekiel as retracing the years of his life till he comes to the thirtieth. Ezekiel is in his 30 th year, a captive in the land of babylon. The word of the lord came expressly unto ezekiel the priest, the son of buzi. Desolation and war over israelvision of wickedness. Ezekiel 1 tlb ezekiel was a priest the son of buzi. Visions, throughout scripture, are symbolic in nature e.

In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day. The book of ezekiel describes itself as the words of the ezekiel benbuzi. Ezekiel s vision is an example of contextualization, where god accommodates his selfrevelation to cultural expectations and norms. But they that wait upon the lord shall renew their strength. He received one of his first fantastic visions of four. Sep 18, 2014 ezekiels inaugural vision 1 in my thirtieth year, in the fourth month on the fifth day, while i was among the exiles by the kebar river, the heavens were opened and i saw visions of god. Ezekiel son of a priest named buzi sees visions of god. Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as i was among the captives by the river of chebar, that the heavens were opened, and i saw visions of god 1. The book ends with god showing ezekiel how the temple will be rebuiltsoon to be an episode of this old old old old house, and tells him how the land will be distributed among the different tribes of israel and gods presence will return to jerusalem.