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This vision dates to the period of Israel's history known as the Babylonian Exile.
In 597 BC, the armies of Babylon overtook Jerusalem/Judah
EXILE GRAPHIC
Modern Middle East Countries
deported the Judean king and many Judean leaders to Babylon
Ten years later, in 587, after Jerusalem had rebelled again,
the Babylonians razed Jerusalem and its temple and deported a second wave of Judean leaders.
Among the first wave of the deported was the young Ezekiel,
Daniel was also taken during this time
For those deportees forced to live in Babylon, the future seemed a black hole into which the people were destined to disappear.
Why:....?
150 years before this:
Judah's sister kingdom Israel had been similarly deported, by the Assyrians
They faded into the mists of history--
the so-called lost tribes of Israel.
(never came back)
God had warned the Jews before they came into the promised land
The exile was a crisis of faith for Judah.
The key symbols of Judean faith--
Jerusalem, its temple, its people, and the Davidic monarchy--had been destroyed
According to the theological rationality of the ancient world,
Judeans assumed that their deity had been defeated by a stronger deity from Babylon .
The people wondered if the Lord was truly lord and truly faithful.
It was during this situation that God sent a message to Ezekiel & Judah
What was God showing Ezekiel?
Verse 11 tells us:
Ezekiel was being shown a situation that had:
A situation that only a miracle could change
Ezekiel knew it was serious enough that only God could bring it back to life.
Next week we will look at the principles of revival/renewal that happened when God spoke.
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