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Beyond the River Chebar: Studies in Kingship and Eschatology in the Book of Ezekiel is unavailable, but you can change that!

To many readers the book of Ezekiel is a hopeless riddle. However, if we take the time to study it, we will discover that despite the strangeness of the man and his utterances this is the most clearly organized of the major prophetic books. If we persist, we will also discover that from a rhetorical perspective, this priestly prophet knew his audience; he recognized in Judah’s rebellion against...

of peace with Israel would be renewed, and he would establish his permanent residence in their midst. It would have been inconceivable for Ezekiel to envision a full restoration of his people without a literal fulfillment of each of these elements. Nevertheless, in view of the considerations cited above, it seems best to interpret chapters 40–48 ideationally.37 The issue for the prophet is not physical geography, but spiritual realities. As in his earlier vision, historical events are described from
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