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To most modern readers the book of Ezekiel is a mystery. Few can handle Ezekiel’s relentless denunciations, his unconventional antics, his repetitive style, and his bewildering array of topics. This excellent commentary by Daniel I. Block makes sense of this obscure and often misunderstood prophet and demonstrates the relevance of Ezekiel’s message for the church today. An extensive introduction...

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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