{"id":14352,"date":"2005-10-27T21:10:21","date_gmt":"2005-10-28T02:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?page_id=14352"},"modified":"2023-12-23T21:39:38","modified_gmt":"2023-12-24T03:39:38","slug":"a-study-of-ezekiel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/a-study-of-ezekiel\/","title":{"rendered":"A Study of Ezekiel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h1 align=\"center\">A Study of Ezekiel<\/h1>\nby Jeffrey W. Hamilton\n<div id=\"attachment_11201\" style=\"width: 249px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11201\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/EzekielPreaching-239x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"239\" height=\"300\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11201\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ezekiel Prophesying (Ezekiel 2)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11202\" style=\"width: 251px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/EzekielsVisionTheValleyOfDryBones-241x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"241\" height=\"300\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11202\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ezekiel&#8217;s Vision of the Valley of the Dry Bones (Ezekiel 37)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The following are my class notes for teaching Ezekiel here in La Vista. They are presented here in hopes of helping you with your own study of Ezekiel.<\/p>\n\t<h2>Contents<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/a-study-of-ezekiel\/background-to-ezekiel\/\">Background to Ezekiel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/a-study-of-ezekiel\/the-vision-of-jehovah\/\">The Vision of Jehovah<\/a> (Ezekiel 1)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/a-study-of-ezekiel\/ezekiels-call-to-preach\/\">Ezekiel&#8217;s Call to Preach<\/a> (Ezekiel 2-3)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/a-study-of-ezekiel\/judgment-on-jerusalem\/\">Judgment on Jerusalem<\/a> (Ezekiel 4-5)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/a-study-of-ezekiel\/judgment-on-the-mountains-of-israel\/\">Judgment on the Mountains of Israel<\/a> (Ezekiel 6)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/a-study-of-ezekiel\/judgment-on-the-land-of-israel\/\">Judgment on the Land of Israel<\/a> (Ezekiel 7)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-second-vision-of-jehovah\/\">The Second Vision of Jehovah<\/a> (Ezekiel 8-9)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/a-study-of-ezekiel\/gods-response-to-evil\/\">God&#8217;s Response to Evil<\/a> (Ezekiel 10-11)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/a-study-of-ezekiel\/zedekiahs-captivity\/\">Zedekiah&#8217;s Captivity<\/a> (Ezekiel 12-13)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/a-study-of-ezekiel\/judgment-on-elders-and-jerusalem\/\">Judgment on the Elders and Jerusalem<\/a> (Ezekiel 14-15)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/a-study-of-ezekiel\/jerusalem-as-an-unfaithful-woman\/\">Jerusalem as an Unfaithful Woman<\/a> (Ezekiel 16)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/a-study-of-ezekiel\/the-parable-of-the-eagles\/\">The Parable of the Eagles<\/a> (Ezekiel 17)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/a-study-of-ezekiel\/gods-justice-to-individuals\/\">God&#8217;s Justice to Individuals<\/a> (Ezekiel 18)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/a-study-of-ezekiel\/lament-for-the-kings-of-israel\/\">Lament for the Kings of Israel<\/a> (Ezekiel 19)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/a-study-of-ezekiel\/an-inquiry-by-the-elders-of-israel\/\">An Inquiry by the Elders of Israel<\/a> (Ezekiel 20:1-44)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/a-study-of-ezekiel\/the-parables-of-the-forest-and-the-sword\/\">The Parables of the Forest and the Sword<\/a> (Ezekiel 20:45-21:32)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/a-study-of-ezekiel\/the-sins-of-israel\/\">The Sins of Israel<\/a> (Ezekiel 22)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/a-study-of-ezekiel\/parable-of-two-sisters\/\">Parable of Two Sisters<\/a> (Ezekiel 23)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/a-study-of-ezekiel\/the-siege-of-jerusalem-begins\/\">The Seige of Jerusalem Begins<\/a> (Ezekiel 24)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/a-study-of-ezekiel\/judgment-on-ammon-moab-edom-and-philistia\/\">Judgment on Ammon, Moab, Edom, and Philistia<\/a> (Ezekiel 25)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/a-study-of-ezekiel\/judgment-on-tyre\/\">Judgment on Tyre<\/a> (Ezekiel 26-28)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/a-study-of-ezekiel\/judgment-on-egypt\/\">Judgment on Egypt<\/a> (Ezekiel 29-32)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/a-study-of-ezekiel\/the-responsibilities-of-a-prophet\/\">The Responsibilities of a Prophet<\/a> (Ezekiel 33)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/a-study-of-ezekiel\/prophecy-against-the-shepherds-of-israel\/\">Prophecy Against the Shepherds of Israel<\/a> (Ezekiel 34)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/a-study-of-ezekiel\/prophecy-against-mount-seir-ezekiel-35\/\">Prophecy Against Mount Seir<\/a> (Ezekiel 35)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/a-study-of-ezekiel\/prophecy-to-the-mountains-of-israel\/\">Prophecy to the Mountains of Israel<\/a> (Ezekiel 36)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/a-study-of-ezekiel\/the-valley-of-dry-bones\/\">The Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones<\/a> (Ezekiel 37)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/a-study-of-ezekiel\/gog-and-magog\/\">Gog and Magog<\/a> (Ezekiel 38-39)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/a-study-of-ezekiel\/vision-of-the-new-temple\/\">Vision of the New Temple<\/a> (Ezekiel 40-44)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/a-study-of-ezekiel\/a-new-land-and-a-new-people\/\">New Land and a New People<\/a> (Ezekiel 45-48)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBible Studies\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Study of Ezekiel by Jeffrey W. Hamilton The following are my class notes for teaching Ezekiel here in La Vista. They are presented here in hopes of helping you with your own study of Ezekiel. Contents Background to Ezekiel The Vision of Jehovah (Ezekiel 1) Ezekiel&#8217;s Call to Preach (Ezekiel 2-3) Judgment on Jerusalem&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":459,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14352","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":64664,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/a-study-of-ezekiel\/background-to-ezekiel\/","url_meta":{"origin":14352,"position":0},"title":"Background to Ezekiel","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"December 15, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Background to Ezekiel I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0History \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0606 BC - First captivity, of which Daniel was a part \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0597 BC - Second captivity, of which Ezekiel was a part \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0586 BC - Destruction of Jerusalem \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0D.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The captivity lasted 70 years from 606 to 536 BC. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0E.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The book of Ezekiel covers a 22 year\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ProphetsDuringCaptivity.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ProphetsDuringCaptivity.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ProphetsDuringCaptivity.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ProphetsDuringCaptivity.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ProphetsDuringCaptivity.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":64689,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/a-study-of-ezekiel\/judgment-on-the-mountains-of-israel\/","url_meta":{"origin":14352,"position":1},"title":"Judgment on the Mountains of Israel","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"December 16, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Judgment on the Mountains of Israel Text: Ezekiel 6 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ezekiel is to face the mountains of Israel to prophesy against them - 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They had taken the land from the Horites - Deuteronomy 2:5, 12 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0This prophecy\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":20475,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/a-study-of-ezekiel\/the-valley-of-dry-bones\/","url_meta":{"origin":14352,"position":4},"title":"The Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"February 27, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"The Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones Text: Ezekiel 37 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ezekiel has a vision where he is again moved in the spirit to a new location - Ezekiel 37:1-10 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cHand of the Lord came upon me\u201d - Inspired - Ezekiel 1:3; 3:22; 8:1 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Moved as happened in Ezekiel\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":64679,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/a-study-of-ezekiel\/ezekiels-call-to-preach\/","url_meta":{"origin":14352,"position":5},"title":"Ezekiel\u2019s Call to Preach","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"December 15, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Ezekiel's Call to Preach Text: Ezekiel 2:1-3:27 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The Spirit enters Ezekiel, causing him to stand before God \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The Spirit carried Ezekiel - Ezekiel 3:12, 14 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0It is the Spirit of the Lord - Ezekiel 37:1 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Other references \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Spirit of the Lord came upon David - I Samuel 16:13 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0John\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14352","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14352"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14352\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}