This is French artist Gustave Dore's depiction of the Valley of Dry Bones from the 37th Chapter of the prophetic Book of Ezekiel. Dore lived from 1832-83. (Courtesy Photo) There is nothing else in the ...
The idea of “God’s Bread” often comes from descriptions found in the Bible, especially in passages that describe simple, ...
How can we proclaim any sort of hope right now? We aren’t the first Christians to wrestle with this question.
The Old Testament Book of Ezekiel opens in the fifth year of exile of King Jehoiachin when Ezekiel the prophet is in his 30th year of life. It begins with the first of Ezekiel’s prophetic visions ...
It was 597 B.C. when Ezekiel and thousands of other citizens of Judah were taken over by the Babylonians and forced into exile. Ezekiel had been living as a captive in Babylon for five years with his ...
“1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: 2 “Son of man, set your face toward Gog of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him. 3 And say: Thus says the ...
The Prophet Ezekiel’s memories of serving as a priest – the son of Buzi – in the Jerusalem Temple earlier in his life must have fortified him in exile. The Babylonian superpower first occupied ...