Fifth, more than any other prophet, Ezekiel is a prophet of the Spirit.10 Exploiting the word rûaḥ, “spirit, wind, breath,” to its full, he presents the Spirit of Yahweh as the signature of divine presence in many different contexts: (1) as agency of conveyance;11 (2) as agency of animation;12 (3) as agency of prophetic inspiration;13 (4) as the sign of divine ownership.14 But Ezekiel not only spoke of the power of the Spirit; he embodied the Spirit’s power in his own person. Sixth, as a corollary
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