#book of ezekiel

[lionofchaeronea]

Ezekiel's Vision, Raphael, 1518

[boselliart]

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

Ezekiel the Watchman for Israel

1 And the Word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2 "Son of man, speak to the children of your people, and say to them, 'When I bring the sword upon a land, and the people of the land take a man from among them, and set him for their watchman; 3 If, when he sees the sword come upon the land, he blows the ram's horn and warns the people, 4 Then whoever hears the sound of the ram's horn and does not take warning, if the sword does come and take him away, his blood shall be on his own head. 5 He heard the sound of the ram's horn and did not take warning. His blood shall be on himself. But if he had taken warning, he would have delivered his life. 6 But if the watchman sees the sword coming, and does not blow the ram's horn and the people are not warned; if the sword comes and takes any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity. But I will require his blood at the watchman's hand. '

7 And you, son of man, I have set you as watchman to the house of Israel. Therefore you shall hear the Word from My mouth, and warn them from Me. 8 When I say to the wicked, 'O wicked one, you shall surely die;' if you do not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked one shall die in his iniquity; but I will require his blood at your hand. 9 But, if you warn the wicked of his way, to turn from it; if he does not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity, but you have delivered your soul.

10 And you, son of man, speak to the house of Israel. Thus shall you speak, saying, 'When our transgressions and our sins are on us, and we are wasting away in them, how then shall we live?' 11 Say to them, 'As I live,' says the Lord GOD, 'I have no delight in the death of the wicked, except that the wicked turn from his way, and live. Turn you, turn you from your evil ways; for why will you die, O house of Israel?' 12 Therefore, son of man, say to the children of your people, 'The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression. As for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall by it in the day he turns from his wickedness. Nor shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in the day that he sins. ' 13 When I shall say to the righteous that he shall surely live; if he trusts in his own righteousness and commits iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he has committed, he shall die for it. 14 Again, when I say to the wicked, 'You shall surely die;' if he turns from his sin and does that which is lawful and right; 15 If the wicked restores back the pledge, gives back again what he had robbed, walks in the statutes of life without committing iniquity, then he shall surely live; he shall not die. 16 None of his sins that he has committed shall be remembered against him. He has done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live.

17 Yet the children of your people say, 'The way of the LORD is not fair. ' But as for them, it is their way that is not fair. 18 When the righteous turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, he shall even die in it. 19 But if the wicked turns from his wickedness and does what is lawful and right, he shall live in it. 20 Yet you say, 'The way of the LORD is not fair. ' O house of Israel, I will judge you, each one according to his ways."

21 And it was in the twelfth year of our exile, in the tenth month, on the fifth day of the month, that one who escaped out of Jerusalem came to me, saying, "The city is taken." 22 And the LORD'S hand was on me in the evening, before he who had escaped came. And He had opened my mouth when he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was dumb no more.

23 And the Word of the LORD came to me, saying, 24 "Son of man, those who live in those wastes of the land of Israel are speaking, saying, 'Abraham was one, and he inherited the land. But we are many; the land is given to us for an inheritance. ' 25 Wherefore say to them, 'Thus says the Lord, "You eat meat with the blood, and lift up your eyes to your idols, and shed blood; and shall you possess the land? 26 You stand upon your sword, you work abomination, every man defiling his neighbor's wife. And shall you possess the land?" ' 27 Speak to them in this way, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "As I live, surely those who are in the waste places shall fall by the sword, and I will give him who is in the open field to the beasts to be eaten, and those in the forts and in the caves shall die of the plague. 28 For I shall make the land most desolate, and the pride of her power shall cease. And the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, so that none shall pass through. 29 And they shall know that I am the LORD, when I have made the land most desolate because of all their abominations which they have committed." '

30 And you, son of man, the children of your people are still talking about you by the walls, and in the doors of the houses, and speaking to one another, each man to his brother, saying, 'I pray you, come and hear what is the word which comes forth from the LORD. ' 31 And they come to you as the people come, and they sit before you as My people, and they hear your words. But they will not do them. For with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their covetousness. 32 And lo, you are to them as a singer of love songs with a beautiful voice, and able to play well on an instrument; for they hear your words, but they do not do them. 33 And when this comes to pass; (behold, it will come) then they shall know that a prophet has been among them." — Ezekiel 33 | A Faithful Version (AFV) Holy Bible, A Faithful Version © 2020 A Faithful Version. All Rights Reserved. Cross References: Leviticus 17:10; Leviticus 26:16; 1 Samuel 13:6; 2 Kings 25:4; 2 Chronicles 7:14; Job 34:11; Proverbs 6:29; Isaiah 1:18; Isaiah 3:11; Isaiah 29:13; Isaiah 41:15; Isaiah 55:7; Jeremiah 18:10; Jeremiah 18:16; Jeremiah 28:9; Ezekiel 3:11; Ezekiel 3:18; Ezekiel 18:21; Ezekiel 18:25; Ezekiel 32:32; Mark 6:20; Luke 1:64; Luke 3:8; Luke 12:15; Luke 19:8; Acts 3:19; Acts 5:20; Acts 13:40-41; Acts 18:6; 1 Corinthians 14:8; Hebrews 10:38; Hebrews 11:7

[apenitentialprayer]

tsêlâ, from the verb tsâla'' means...

side or rib?

In theory, it could mean both, and I believe that is the stance that Strong's Hebrew takes on it. It is often translated as "rib" in Genesis 2, where Eve is made from Adam's צֵלָע.

If you want, we can look at the other contexts in which צֵלָע is used. For example, the word gets translated as "sides" in Exodus 25. In this context, the author is describing how to create the Ark of the Covenant, including where the gold rings should be installed - two on one "side," and two on the opposite "side." Exodus 26, which describes the creation of the tabernacle, also uses צֵלָע in the sense of "sides." Exodus 27:7 also talks about placing poles on the "sides" of the altar, and later instances of צֵלָע also have it translated as "sides," as the later uses of the phrase are in passages describing the actual creation of these objects rather than the blueprints describes in the chapters I mentioned.

1 Kings also uses צֵלָע in a context of constructing things - this time, Solomon building the Temple in chapter 6. And again, it is translated as "sides" in most of the earlier part of that chapter. But then something interesting happens - צֵלָע starts to refer not to "sides" in the sense of the abstract concept, but to the wooden panels and boards that actually support the structure. In 6:16, these panels enclose the Holy of Holies, while in 6:34 two "panels" are hinged together to construct doors.

Ezekiel also uses צֵלָע in reference to architecture; how about we move onto how it's applied to living things?

Besides Genesis 3, well, we have Job 18:12 and Jeremiah 20:10. Translations of Jeremiah 20:10 seem to read צֵלָע as "slip" or "stumble," which is very different from the senses it was used in the previously mentioned instances. Job 18:12 is variously translated as "calamity is at their side" or "calamity is ready for their stumbling," so.... ???

I do not know enough about extra-Biblical Hebrew texts to say whether there are contemporary uses of the word צֵלָע to mean "rib." You could argue that the panels of a structure are analogous to "ribs" in the anatomy of a creature, but that seems like a bit of a stretch.

The Greek Septuagint translates צֵלָע as πλευρά, which means "side" - but in the way that it's used in the New Testament, πλευρά can also mean ribs. After He dies, Jesus is pierced in the πλευρά, which gets translated as "side" in most translations, but we're imagining His heart (and, presumably before that, His ribs) is getting pierced.

Peter also has an angel appear at his πλευρά, his "side" in the abstract sense (i.e., the angel appears beside him), but when πλευρά is used to refer to a corporal, bodily part, it seems that ribs would be a fair translation. And the translator of Genesis into the Greek chose πλευρά to render צֵלָע.

[dwa-razy-en]

‘Thus says the Lord God:

“Because your heart is lifted up And you have said and thought, ‘I am a god, I sit in the seat of the gods In the heart of the seas’; Yet you are [only] a man [weak, feeble, made of earth] and not God, Though you [imagine yourself to be more than mortal and] think your mind is as [wise as] the mind of God (...)"

Ezekiel 28:2 AMP

[twobrothersatwork]

"To them you are like a singer of love songs, one who has a beautiful voice and plays well on an instrument; they hear what you say, but they will not do it.

When this comes—and come it will!—then they shall know that a prophet has been among them."

Ezekiel 33:32-33

Artwork: Hans Multscher , The Resurrection of Jesus Christ (1437).

[cmariottini]

The Death of Ezekiel’s Wife - Ezekiel and the Prophetic Office

The Death of Ezekiel’s Wife As representatives of God before the people, the lives of the prophets of the Old Testament reflect the character of God as they proclaim their message. When Ezekiel spoke God’s words to the people, God was present in his words. When Ezekiel proclaimed God’s message through symbolic acts, God was present in what Ezekiel did. As an individual called by God to speak on…

[theologyforthelayman]

The Prophet Ezekiel And Restoration

The Prophet Ezekiel And Restoration

In sacred scripture there are only three people that were taken up to Heaven.  One was our Lord Jesus Christ, but since He did this under His own power He actually ascended.  The other two are Enoch and Ezekiel.  Ezekiel was a younger contemporary of Jeremiah, lived through the last days of Judah and the early days of the Exile in Babylon.  He was widely opposed to the political and religious…

[scripture-pictures]

[sculkshrieking]

this was gonna be part of a bigger project but i'm gonna redo it so until then have a spiral doodle <3

[j1gsawz]

it makes me so upset that jigsaw & spiral flopped because now the odds that we’ll ever see logan again or get a continuation of zeke & schenk’s story are virtually non existent. i’d sell a kidney for more logan nelson or spiralshipping content at this point.

[eegnm]

I'm your carnal flower, I'm your bloody rose Pick my petals off and make my heart explode I'm your deadly nightshade, I'm your cherry tree You're my one true love, I'm your destiny

[ghostlyarchaeologist]

"Your grace under pressure is always admirable, sir."

The Librarians S03E01 And the Rise of Chaos.

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

A Valley of Dry Bones

1 The LORD took hold of me, and I was carried away by the Spirit of the LORD to a valley filled with bones. 2 He led me all around among the bones that covered the valley floor. They were scattered everywhere across the ground and were completely dried out. 3 Then he asked me, “Son of man, can these bones become living people again?”

“O Sovereign LORD,” I replied, “you alone know the answer to that.”

4 Then he said to me, “Speak a prophetic message to these bones and say, ‘Dry bones, listen to the word of the LORD! 5 This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Look! I am going to put breath into you and make you live again! 6 I will put flesh and muscles on you and cover you with skin. I will put breath into you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’”

7 So I spoke this message, just as he told me. Suddenly as I spoke, there was a rattling noise all across the valley. The bones of each body came together and attached themselves as complete skeletons. 8 Then as I watched, muscles and flesh formed over the bones. Then skin formed to cover their bodies, but they still had no breath in them.

9 Then he said to me, “Speak a prophetic message to the winds, son of man. Speak a prophetic message and say, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Come, O breath, from the four winds! Breathe into these dead bodies so they may live again.’”

10 So I spoke the message as he commanded me, and breath came into their bodies. They all came to life and stood up on their feet—a great army.

11 Then he said to me, “Son of man, these bones represent the people of Israel. They are saying, ‘We have become old, dry bones—all hope is gone. Our nation is finished.’ 12 Therefore, prophesy to them and say, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: O my people, I will open your graves of exile and cause you to rise again. Then I will bring you back to the land of Israel. 13 When this happens, O my people, you will know that I am the LORD. 14 I will put my Spirit in you, and you will live again and return home to your own land. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken, and I have done what I said. Yes, the LORD has spoken!’”

Reunion of Israel and Judah

15 Again a message came to me from the LORD: 16 “Son of man, take a piece of wood and carve on it these words: ‘This represents Judah and its allied tribes.’ Then take another piece and carve these words on it: ‘This represents Ephraim and the northern tribes of Israel.’ 17 Now hold them together in your hand as if they were one piece of wood. 18 When your people ask you what your actions mean, 19 say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will take Ephraim and the northern tribes and join them to Judah. I will make them one piece of wood in my hand.’

20 “Then hold out the pieces of wood you have inscribed, so the people can see them. 21 And give them this message from the Sovereign LORD: I will gather the people of Israel from among the nations. I will bring them home to their own land from the places where they have been scattered. 22 I will unify them into one nation on the mountains of Israel. One king will rule them all; no longer will they be divided into two nations or into two kingdoms. 23 They will never again pollute themselves with their idols and vile images and rebellion, for I will save them from their sinful apostasy. I will cleanse them. Then they will truly be my people, and I will be their God.

24 “My servant David will be their king, and they will have only one shepherd. They will obey my regulations and be careful to keep my decrees. 25 They will live in the land I gave my servant Jacob, the land where their ancestors lived. They and their children and their grandchildren after them will live there forever, generation after generation. And my servant David will be their prince forever. 26 And I will make a covenant of peace with them, an everlasting covenant. I will give them their land and increase their numbers, and I will put my Temple among them forever. 27 I will make my home among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people. 28 And when my Temple is among them forever, the nations will know that I am the LORD, who makes Israel holy.” — Ezekiel 37 | New Living Translation (NLT) Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. All rights reserved. Cross References: Genesis 2:7; Exodus 6:3; Numbers 17:2-3; Deuteronomy 32:39; Psalm 88:5; Isaiah 11:13; Isaiah 32:15; Isaiah 43:5-6; Jeremiah 3:18; Jeremiah 13:5; Jeremiah 30:19; Ezekiel 11:18; Ezekiel 12:9; Hosea 13:14; Matthew 23:17; John 1:14; John 3:8; John 10:16; John 12:34; Acts 8:39; 1 Corinthians 15:35; Titus 2:14; Hebrews 13:20; Revelation 7:15; Revelation 10:11; Revelation 11:11; Revelation 21:3

[jacobstone]

Not to pop up randomly in the year of our lord 2024, but I’ve watched Percy Jackson recently and now I’m curious. If the librarians characters were in this universe, what would they be? Demigods? Satyrs? Centaurs? Monsters? Humans? Let’s get this conversation going for anyone still left in this fandom or any followers that are still around;)

[twobrothersatwork]

"Yet, when I cleansed you in your filthy lewdness,

you did not become clean from your filth;

you shall not again be cleansed

until I have satisfied my fury upon you.

I the Lord have spoken; the time is coming,

I will act.

I will not refrain,

I will not spare,

I will not relent.

According to your ways and your doings I will judge you, says the Lord God."

Ezekiel 24:13-14

Artwork: Giuseppe Maria Crespi (Italian, 1665 - 1747), The Massacre of the Innocents (1720s).