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The book of Ezekiel was written during a tumultuous time in Israel’s history. It follows a period that began with Ezekiel’s warning of Jerusalem’s fall and his prediction of the destruction of the temple—a sanctuary regarded as so holy that its destruction was unimaginable. The period continues with Ezekiel’s and others’ exile to Babylon. Although much in the book of Ezekiel focuses on the...

The divine message given to the prophet convinced him that each affair had been doomed to failure as such human liaisons, based only on sexual desire, usually are. So in spite of the harshness of the language, the political judgment the prophet expresses through his parable is not far off the mark. From the perspective of the modern historian of this ancient world, it is not clear what alternatives there were. Not only Israel and Judah but all the small surrounding nations, which we are to meet more
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